Gap Sues Kanye West For $2 Million For Leased Building Changes

Hole desires Kanye West, often known as Ye, to foot the invoice for alleged unapproved structural adjustments to a beforehand leased storefront. They’re searching for $2 million in damages from the artist months after their inventive partnership fallout.

The retailer is suing Ye after Artwork Metropolis Heart, the proprietor of the shop constructing, sued them final yr for the “accomplished quite a few, important, unapproved modifications.”

Artwork Metropolis Heart claims Hole didn’t restore the constructing following the top of their lease in 2022. However Hole is blaming Kanye, denying any wrongdoing, in accordance with Radar On-line. 

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In response, Hole filed in opposition to Yeezy and Kanye West in April, claiming the artist made the constructing alterations with out their approval, thus breaching their settlement.

“The efficiency of the work not solely breached the Strategic Settlement, however the method of getting ready for and performing the work precipitated the necessity for the repairs and restoration alleged within the grievance,” Hole’s lawsuit reportedly claims.

Hole doesn’t need to be liable for the $1.5 million Artwork Metropolis Heart calls for. They are saying their contract with Ye made them not liable for “any claims introduced because of Yeezy’s acts or commissions,” per The Each day Mail. 

Hole Needs Ye To Pay $2 Million In Compensatory Damages And  Storefront Restoration Prices

For context, the industrial actual property firm and the retailer entered a one-year lease on April 1, 2021. However, they finally determined to increase the lease previous the March 31, 2022 finish date.

Hole was liable for paying Artwork Metropolis Heart over $104,000 in month-to-month hire and an extra $8,333 for parking, however they had been restricted from making constructing adjustments with out approval.

Now, the actual property firm reportedly alleges Hole owes them about $822,000 in holding damages from September 2022, accruing at $164,000 monthly.

Along with the cash Artwork Metropolis Heart calls for, the retailer additionally desires Ye to pay them $2 million in compensatory damages.

Radar On-line says Kanye has not reacted to Hole’s lawsuit. Their breach of contract submitting comes after Ye ended the partnership final fall.