Sheffield-based developer City Estates is suing the contractor on its West One mixed-use scheme for a multi-million pound refund.
The property developer, through its subsidiary Devonshire Green Holdings, has lodged a claim at the Technology and
The scheme in the city’s Devonshire Quarter includes 465 apartments alongside retail and leisure outlets.
City Estates says that it paid Gleeson £45.3m for the work on West One but that it should be refunded £7.8m on the basis of the final account valuation together with damages of £1.4m for work that was allegedly uncompleted.
The claim is the latest in a series of disputes between the two companies over the costs of the scheme.
MJ Gleeson was unavailable for comment.
DLA Piper is acting for City Estates; Pinsent Masons is acting for MJ Gleeson.
