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The court considered consolidated motions in holdover proceedings where the landlord sought to evict tenants under the Good Cause Eviction Law (GCEL), asserting an intent to demolish the fair-market apartments. The court denied the landlord's motion to strike tenants' defenses, finding that the landlord's architectural reports, unsupported by expert testimony, failed to establish a prima facie plan for demolition rather than mere renovation. Concurrently, the court denied the tenants' cross-motion to dismiss, ruling that GCEL's definition of "housing accommodation" includes individual residential units, not solely entire buildings. The factual dispute regarding the landlord's good faith intent to demolish versus renovate remains for trial.