Niagara Venture v. Sicoli & Massaro, Inc.

Order insofar as appealed from reversed on the law without costs and petition granted. Memorandum: Petitioner sought summary discharge of mechanic’s liens pursuant to Lien Law § 19. It had owned 20.6 acres of land, and in March 1987 it contracted with respondent Sicoli & Massaro, Inc. for construction of a theme park on part of the land. In September 1987, after the theme park was constructed on the northerly 16.1 acres, that area was conveyed to the city; petitioner retained an unimproved 4.5-acre parcel fronting on Rainbow Boulevard. After the conveyance of the theme park and *993apparently…