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In win for Stuy Town tenants, Blackstone drops challenge to rent stabilization

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February 26, 2024

In win for Stuy Town tenants, Blackstone drops challenge to rent stabilization

Every apartment in Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village is now permanently rent-stabilized. Owner Blackstone Group on Saturday withdrew its appeal of a court ruling last year that found deregulating apartments within Manhattan's largest apartment complex was unlawful. Blackstone, which purchased the 11,200-unit complex in 2015 with plans to charge market-rate rents for half of the apartments, cited its "unwavering commitment" to Stuy Town tenants as the reason for its withdrawal, according to Gothamist.
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Stuy Town tenants win lawsuit to keep apartments rent stabilized

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January 9, 2023

Stuy Town tenants win lawsuit to keep apartments rent stabilized

By Aaron Ginsburg

More than 6,000 apartments at Manhattan's largest apartment complex will remain rent-regulated after a judge last week ruled in favor of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village tenants. State Supreme Court Justice Robert Reed determined Stuy Town landlord Blackstone Group's attempt to deregulate the apartments was unlawful, becoming the first major tenant-led effort against developers that tested the integrity of the state's 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act.
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Tenants at Stuy Town sue Blackstone in anticipation of rent increases this summer

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March 5, 2020

Tenants at Stuy Town sue Blackstone in anticipation of rent increases this summer

By Alexandra Alexa

When Blackstone and Ivanhoé Cambridge bought Stuy Town for $5.3 billion in 2015, they reached a deal with the city that would allow them to deregulate and raise rents on 6,200 rent-regulated units beginning in July 2020. On Wednesday, tenants filed a lawsuit to block Blackstone from going forward with the rent hikes, The Real Deal reports. As part of the original agreement, the city allowed Blackstone to cap rent increases at 5 percent each year, which is considerably more than the 1.5 percent outlined in last year's new rent laws. The lawsuit argues that this conflict should require Blackstone to adjust the agreement in accordance with the new law.
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Blackstone shifts course and commits to renting all vacant, affordable units at Stuy Town

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September 9, 2019

Blackstone shifts course and commits to renting all vacant, affordable units at Stuy Town

By Alexandra Alexa

Blackstone Group has apparently shifted course and is now renovating and leasing all vacant units at Stuyvesant Town. This comes after the landlord faced criticism following revelations that the company has been keeping 20 to 50 percent of rent-regulated apartments at Stuy Town empty in reaction to the city's new rent laws. It didn't take long for authorities, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, to express concern over the findings. On Friday, a spokesperson for Blackstone told Gothamist, “We are renovating and leasing all vacant units, and we will continue to fulfill our commitment to voluntarily preserve 5,000 affordable apartments.”
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Blackstone leaves dozens of rent-stabilized Stuy Town apartments empty

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August 28, 2019

Blackstone leaves dozens of rent-stabilized Stuy Town apartments empty

By Alexandra Alexa

Sources told The Real Deal that Blackstone Group is keeping 20 to 50 rent-stabilized apartments at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village vacant, following state rent law changes that will impede the landlord's ability to raise rents through renovations. 6sqft reported last month that Blackstone—who purchased the massive 11,000+ unit apartment complex in partnership with Ivanhoe Cambridge for $5.5 billion in 2015—had stopped all non-urgent renovations and other planned work at Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village as a result of the new rent laws.
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Blackstone halts improvement work on Stuy Town apartments following rent law changes

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July 15, 2019

Blackstone halts improvement work on Stuy Town apartments following rent law changes

By Michelle Cohen

As 6sqft reported last month, the state recently passed legislation containing landmark changes to rent regulations that were set to expire, significantly strengthening New York’s rent laws and tenant protections. Private-equity giant Blackstone Group, who purchased the massive 11,000+ unit Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village apartment complex for $5.5 billion in 2015, is among landlords who say the new rent regs will keep them from making important property upgrades, Crain's reports. Blackstone says it is pausing apartment renovations and other planned work at Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village as a result of rule changes which dramatically limit the allowable rent increases landlords can charge as a result of renovations and repairs.
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In win for Stuy Town tenants, Blackstone drops challenge to rent stabilization

Stuy Town tenants win lawsuit to keep apartments rent stabilized

Tenants at Stuy Town sue Blackstone in anticipation of rent increases this summer

Blackstone shifts course and commits to renting all vacant, affordable units at Stuy Town

Blackstone leaves dozens of rent-stabilized Stuy Town apartments empty

Blackstone halts improvement work on Stuy Town apartments following rent law changes

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