U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v. Lettire Construction Corp. (S.D.N.Y.)
On January 16, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a Fair Housing Act pattern or practice/denial of rights complaint in United States v. Lettire Constr. Corp. (S.D.N.Y.), alleging that Lettire Construction, a developer of residential rental apartment buildings in New York City, and others designed and constructed The Tapestry, a 185-unit building in Manhattan, Chestnut Commons, a 275-unit building in Brooklyn, and Atrium at Sumner, a 190-unit building in Brooklyn, without required accessible features. Also on January 16, the USAO submitted to the court a proposed consent decree resolving the United States’ claims against Defendants Lettire Construction, Lettire 124th Street LLC, UBC Chestnut Commons LLC, and UBC Sumner LLC. Under the settlement, Lettire Construction will make the necessary retrofits at the Atrium and pay a civil penalty of $20,000, and the other three defendants will each pay a civil penalty of $10,000. On January 17, the USAO submitted to the court a proposed consent decree resolving the United States’ claims against Defendant East 124th Street LLC. Under the settlement, this defendant will make the necessary retrofits at the Tapesty, pay a civil penalty of $10,000, and pay compensatory damages of $20,000 to individuals who were harmed by the inaccessible conditions at the Tapestry.