A.S. Goldstein Co. v. Bloomfield Plaza Associates

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DREIER, J.A.D.

Plaintiff, a real estate broker, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing its complaint for a real estate commission based upon plaintiffs negotiation of a proposed lease between defendants, the owners of a strip mall,2 and Blockbuster Video. Plaintiff approached defendants with Blockbuster as a potential tenant and negotiated the terms of a proposed lease for an out-building to be constructed in defendants’ strip mall. Defendants argue that plaintiff is not entitled to a commission as the proposed lease was never signed and because the…