litigation
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Alexandria Real Estate sues NYC Health+Hospitals and EDC over floodwall dispute; $161.5M at risk
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
- ARE subsidiary invested $161.5M in pre-construction costs for third tower at Alexandria Center for Life Science – NYC as of June 30, 2024.
- Lawsuit filed Aug 6, 2024 against landlord H+H and EDC alleging fraud and breach of implied covenant re floodwall requirements.
- Closing date and construction start for the third tower are now indeterminate due to litigation.
- ARE seeks damages and equitable relief; potential loss exposure ranges from $0 to the full $161.5M investment.
- Company conducted probability-weighted recoverability analysis and concluded no impairment as of report date.