A New York City mother sues the broker and seller of her $19 million Tribeca penthouse for allegedly misrepresenting the presence of a full-time doorman at the seven-story luxury residence.
A complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court contends the mother of three was misled into purchasing after the seller and broker lied about having a 24-hour doorman.
The penthouse costs $19 million and is part of Warren Lofts, a luxurious apartment complex in New York City’s Tribeca area.
The apartment has a separate patio brimming with vegetation that delivers “three-season bloom.”
In 2012, a $15.5 million renovation saved the building from foreclosure.
A single mother of three has filed a lawsuit saying she was duped into purchasing a $19 million penthouse in New York City by her real estate broker and the seller, who allegedly lied about the building having a full-time doorman.
The action, which was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, contends that the 37 Warren Street building has a virtual doorman on weekends and a part-time doorman throughout the week.
It also claims that the vendor, described in court records as Zoelle LLC, fraudulently misrepresented the property.
According to the complaint, real estate agency Corcoran Group and one of its agents, Catherine Juracich, only let the mother to visit the house while the doorman was working, giving the impression that the doorman was always there.
It is also said that Juracich and her coworkers would stand in front of the virtual doorman panel in the hopes that a potential buyer would not see it and inquire why it was necessary if there was a doorman there 24/7, as they claimed.
A complaint alleges that a seller and real estate agent misled a mother of three about the apartment’s genuine advantages.
As the potential buyer was lead to think, the property with a private patio with a “three-season bloom” does not have a 24-hour doorman.
The website touts the home as having a doorman, but the complaint claims the doorman only works part-time during the week, and renters employ a virtual doorman on the weekends.
It further noted that Zoelle’s misrepresentation of the condo was ‘obviously designed to fraudulently entice [the plaintiff] to enter into the purchase agreement.’
According to the complaint, the absence of a doorman has made the mother feel ‘unsafe,’ and a full-time doorman was crucial to the settlor-beneficiary.
The unit is situated in Warren Lofts, an opulent Tribeca building constructed in 1931, and its penthouses include individual patios and fireplaces, according to the listing.
Sonny Bazbaz, a New York City and Miami-based real estate developer, refurbished the property for $15.5 million after it had been threatened with foreclosure.
The lady intended to purchase a three-bedroom apartment with en-suite bathrooms ‘completely completed with Carrera marble,’ according the website.
It has a “chef’s kitchen” with marble countertops and “top-of-the-line” equipment, including a wine refrigerator and two dishwashers.
The private terrace is covered with vegetation that blooms in three distinct seasons, resulting in an ever-changing view of vegetation throughout the year.
The apartment in New York City’s Tribeca district has a “chef’s kitchen” with marble countertops.
Allegedly, the broker and her colleagues would stand in front of the virtual doorman panel in the hopes that the potential purchaser would not notice it and inquire why it was necessary.
The building formerly threatened foreclosure, but in 2012 it was refurbished for $15.5 million to become the luxurious complex that it is today.
However, the resident breached her contract with the condo sellers in August, and she now wants her $1.9 million deposit returned.
Kara Dille, a California accountant who manages the estate of an anonymous California citizen, filed the complaint.
The complaint asserts that these plans were “intentional and premeditated,” while an attorney for the seller, Howard M. Brickner, said in a letter filed with the court that his client is not at fault, and that the real estate agent is to blame.
Brickner said, “The Seller is not accountable or obligated in any way by any verbal or written claims, representations, real estate broker “set-ups,” or information relative to the aforementioned premises given by a real estate broker.”