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TexasTowelie

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Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:43 PM Sep 2017

Trump's stake in housing complex spurs lawsuit over sale

Owners of Starrett City are trying to offload the massive Brooklyn housing complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven with conflicts of interest,” according to investors who are suing to stop the $850 million sale.

The group of plaintiffs, including heirs of late real-estate investor Disque D. Deane and San Francisco-based investment firm Belveron Partners who collectively own a 15.4 percent limited partnership in the more than 5,881-unit complex, accuse the owners of being driven by conflicts of interest and refusing to turn over information about the “below-market” sale.

The owners “determined this past summer to pursue an expedited sale through what they euphemistically called a ‘targeted and customized marketing process,’ directed by a conflicted broker, and entertained only a single offer,” their lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleged.

Because of this, owners “refused to solicit bids from any other buyers and ignored the superior offer of a ready, willing, and able alternative,” the suit said.

Read more: http://nypost.com/2017/09/28/trumps-stake-in-housing-complex-spurs-lawsuit-over-sale/

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Trump's stake in housing complex spurs lawsuit over sale (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2017 OP
Like Rick Wilson says.. More_Cowbell Sep 2017 #1
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