Overview
- Summit’s $451.3 million offer prevailed at Thursday’s bankruptcy auction for roughly 90–93 buildings spanning all four outer boroughs and Manhattan.
- Judge David S. Jones denied the Mamdani administration’s request for a 30-day delay, and parties have until Sunday to file objections before the approval hearing.
- City attorneys and the U.S. Trustee questioned Summit’s disclosures and capacity to fund repairs, while officials said they are assessing options to protect tenants.
- Summit said it is well-capitalized with financing lined up, plans to hire new management, and expects the restructuring to cut mortgage debt by more than $275 million and lower interest costs to fund capital work.
- Tenant advocates cite Pinnacle’s thousands of violations and raise concerns about reported links between Summit-affiliated entities and Jonathan Wiener, brother of Pinnacle’s CEO, as the portfolio transitions out of bankruptcy after loan defaults exceeding $560 million.