LuxUrban Hotels is being sued by a subsidiary of Apple Hospitality REIT for allegedly squatting at Hotel 57 in Midtown East, owing $1.8 million in rent and failing to pay unionized employees.
The beleaguered Miami-based hotel chain began subletting the 17-floor property at 130 East 57th Street from Apple Eight Hospitality Ownership in May of last year. Apple Eight sued this week in New York, alleging that LuxUrban defaulted on its rent obligations soon after the 15-year lease agreement went into effect.
LuxUrban, which specializes in leasing hotel properties in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and New Orleans, is facing…
