NORWALK — The city and the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency on Monday withdrew one lawsuit and filed a new one against local commercial real estate developer Jason Milligan.In June, the city and redevelopment agency sued Wall Street Opportunity Fund, of which Milligan is a managing member, after he purchased properties in the footprint of the latter phases of the stalled redevelopment project Wall Street Place. Full name. We publish only review that are associated with a client selling or buying a home, and we use this information to verify that your review meets these standards. starsClick to give Professionalism & Communication 4 Click to give Professionalism & Communication 1 $479K By submitting this information, you agree that we may contact you for this purpose. The lawsuit named ISLR Owners LLC, an affiliate of Port Chester, N.Y.-based developer POKO Partners, as a co-defendant.The lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court in Stamford, argued that Milligan and POKO Partners fraudulently transferred the properties without redevelopment agency approval as required under the Land Disposition Agreement governing the project.On Monday, a “Withdrawal of Action” was posted on the court’s website, indicating the plaintiffs had withdrawn their request for a prejudgment remedy from the court. Are you Jason Milligan? Share profile. He has since demolished the vacant house at 21 Isaacs St., reopened the closed portion of the former Leonard Street Municipal Lot at 23 Isaacs St. and started renovating 97 Wall St.The properties are located within the area of Wall Street Place, where construction stopped two years ago.POKO Partners stopped construction on the first phase of Wall Street Place — 101 apartments in the former Isaacs Street Municipal Lot — in 2016 amid financing issues with lender CitiBank. The lawsuit that was served today replaced the application for prejudgment remedy that was previously pending against the defendants.”The lawsuit filed Monday, Coppola continued, effectively seeks the same relief as the application for prejudgment remedy, but adds defendants and additional claims for relief.Milligan, owner of Milligan Real Estate on Belden Avenue, purchased the properties at 21, 23 and 31 Isaac St. and those at 83 and 97 Wall St. from ILSR Owners at the end of May. Buying a home?
The company has 1 principal on record. I just want to be recognized as the owner and work with whomever on what we want for Wall Street.”He described the city’s legal actions against him as “wasting taxpayer money and time.”“At the end of all this legal mumble jumble, there still has to be a discussion, there still has to be a plan,” Milligan said.In an email late Monday evening, Norwalk Corporation Counsel Mario Coppola indicated Monday’s action by the city and redevelopment agency was procedural rather than backing down.“There is absolutely no truth whatsoever to Mr. Milligan's assertions as to why the pending application for prejudgment remedy was withdrawn earlier today,” Coppola wrote. What’s the address of the property? How do I help ensure my review is published? “The Plaintiff’s action is WITHDRAWN AS TO ALL DEFENDANTS without costs to any party,” reads the withdrawal notice filed with the court by the redevelopment agency’s attorney.“The Agency and City contend in the lawsuit that the recent actions of the defendants thwart the letter and spirit of the LDA (Land Disposition Agreement), unjustly enrich the defendants, and constitute unfair trade practices,” read a statement released by Mayor Harry Rilling’s office late Monday.