In Abdul Mutadir v. 80-90 Maiden Lane Del LLC, 110 AD3d 641, 974 N.Y.S.2d 364 [1st Dept 2003], the owner entered into a lease with a tenant-supermarket, under which the tenant was to perform substantial demolition and construction work on the lease premises. When plaintiff was injured in performance of this work, the Appellate Division, First Department found that the lease created a sufficient "nexus" for imposing liability on defendant as a statutory owner. Id. at 642.