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I have been putting this off for too long, but now feel like I need to bite the bullet and deal so I thought I’d come to the experts for advice…

When we bought our ramshackle house (naive first-time buyers), there were no plans on file at DOB and the inspector did not flag that the extension was done illegally. Now it seems obvious, but we had no idea at the time.
Halfway into the job, our contractor/architect pair hipped us to the problem and said that DOB would probably make us knock it down. They did a gut reno using plans that did not show the extension and advised us that this would be an issue if we ever wanted to sell (which we don’t). We have not yet closed out the work order at DOB
When I asked the architect recently how much it would cost for him to revise the plans for submission to DOB, he quoted $12K! Now I’m feeling 100% stuck and also unclear on the implications re: a fine from DOB at some point or even the likelihood of a plan revision getting through.
Can anyone suggest a plan of action here? (Oh yeah, we can’t refi our mortgage with an open work order, too.)
Thank you.