On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that prospective tenants of affordable units in Hudson Yards Towers assert policy dismissed the lawsuit filed. It was discriminatory inside the building.
Judge Valerie Caproni filed a lawsuit against affiliates and her Ery South Residential Tower. The lawsuit was filed last year by her three prospective tenants, who in 2019 won the lottery for 15 Hudson Yards' sleek high-rise apartments.
The lawsuit alleges that potential affordable housing tenants will be denied access to luxury amenities such as rooftop decks, pools and fitness centers available to condominium owners. was claiming. Plaintiffs also alleged that they had to enter the building through a so-called "poor door."
It wrote that the lawsuit could not prove that the three residents were treated differently because they were not "in a similar position" to the condo owners.
"If the plaintiff...an affordable housing unit tenant who is white is denied to a black or Hispanic affordable housing tenant, Plaintiffs would aptly argue that if they claimed they were given access to the amenities provided, they would be treated differently,” Caproni wrote. A spokesperson for
Related applauded the judge's decision to dismiss the "baseless" lawsuit.
"As I said at the outset, this case was a frivolous, headline-chasing attempt by plaintiffs' attorneys, and had no factual basis. These completely unsubstantiated We thank the court for dismissing the claims," the spokesperson said.
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