Queens Condo Mgmt Must Pay $119K For Workers Stiffed Out Of Benefits

QUEENS, NY — Managers of a swanky Queens condo building stiffed workers out of benefits they were entitled to receive under the terms of a lucrative tax break, said city Comptroller Brad Lander.

Choice NY Property Management must pay $119,000 to its workers at The Jackson, a condominium in Long Island City, according to a wage theft settlement reached by Lander this week.

The company didn't pay supplemental benefits to workers as required by 421-a, a tax break The Jackson property received, officials said.

“Companies cannot expect to reap tax breaks like 421-a and not pay their employees the required wages and benefits," Lander said in a statement.

"This disregard for the law will not be tolerated, and this settlement serves as a warning to all companies that they must follow the law when it comes to fair compensation."

Representatives for Choice didn't return Patch's request for comment, as of publication.

The settlement — which was also reached with the building's owner, 11-51 47th Real LLC, and board of managers — states Choice failed to pay prevailing wages and supplements to building service employees for two years starting in 2017.

The total underpayment amounted to nearly $87,000, according to the settlement.

Choice is also required to pay roughly $32,000 in interest, the settlement states.