Kushner Companies Hit with $10 Million Lawsuit Alleging It Violated Construction Rules

By Sarina Trangle

Williamsburg tenants filed a lawsuit Sunday alleging that Kushner Cos. flouted construction laws — including provisions for containing lead paint particles — as part of a campaign to force out rent-stabilized residents and convert the Austin Nichols House into luxury condominiums.

More than a dozen current and former residents of the 184 Kent Ave. building filed a complaint digitally, which asks the court to compel Kushner Cos. to abide by construction regulations and compensate the plaintiffs with at least $10 million.

Shortly after Kushner Cos. purchased the building in 2015, workers allegedly began gut renovating the vast majority of its 338 rent-stabilized apartments, according to The Associated Press, which first reported on the lawsuit.

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Source: amNEWYORK (via Empire Report New York) 

UPDATE: 12:25 P.M. (EST) - Cuomo Administration Launches Investigation Into Allegations of Tenant Harassment By Kushner Cos.