{"id":1088,"date":"2021-04-12T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T21:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtopp.org\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2021-04-13T18:37:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T22:37:15","slug":"who-is-ian-bruce-eichner-can-he-be-trusted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/12\/who-is-ian-bruce-eichner-can-he-be-trusted\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Ian Bruce Eichner? Can He Be Trusted?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1088\" class=\"elementor elementor-1088\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425b82f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425b82f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2fdeb0\" data-id=\"7f2fdeb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1962f324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1962f324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ian Bruce Eichner is founder of The Continuum Company, LLC., the lead development company behind the 960 Franklin Avenue Project (aka The Monster).<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>The following are examples of his prior business dealings:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-347a6be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"347a6be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d799ad\" data-id=\"6d799ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fb38a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22fb38a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>History of problematic development deals<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.curbed.com\/2016\/9\/9\/12861784\/douglas-durst-harlem-bruce-eichner\">Eichner could not procure funds for a residential development project in Harlem on 125th Street, after laying down foundation.<\/a><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2018\/03\/28\/eichner-in-danger-of-defaulting-on-flatiron-condo-project-lawsuit\/\">Eichner defaulting on Flatiron Condo Project<\/a><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2016\/02\/19\/durst-organization-moves-to-foreclose-on-eichners-east-harlem-site\/\">Durst forecloses on Eichner\u2019s Development project in Harlem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2016\/02\/19\/durst-organization-moves-to-foreclose-on-eichners-east-harlem-site\/\"><\/a><\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/m.lasvegassun.com\/blogs\/elsewhere\/2008\/aug\/07\/deutsche-bank-foreclose-cosmopolitan\/\">Eichner Defaults on 760 million loan. Deutsche Bank forecloses on development<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/m.lasvegassun.com\/blogs\/elsewhere\/2008\/aug\/07\/deutsche-bank-foreclose-cosmopolitan\/\"><\/a><\/p><p>&#8211; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/southflorida\/news\/2011\/09\/16\/continuums-eichner-bows-ends-run-at.html\">Eichner unable to procure up front money backs out of development deal<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35623e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35623e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5a0700\" data-id=\"d5a0700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e273199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e273199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Has violated zoning laws<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 19.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #404040; mso-color-index: 1; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=75000 lumo=25000';\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1993\/06\/13\/realestate\/whistle-silenced-cityspire-sales-resume.html\">&#8211; Eichner added 11 more feet to a luxury Condo building in midtown Manhattan than permitted which caused whistles so loud people 10 blocks away lost sleep<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e844b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e844b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e58fd2c\" data-id=\"e58fd2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047ccc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"047ccc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Admitted to scamming hundreds of timeshare buyers and settling for $6.5M<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/posh-manhattan-club-timeshare-scam-article-1.1880844\">Eichner caught by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in biggest timeshare scam in recent history<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/2017\/ag-schneiderman-announces-65-million-settlement-midtown-manhattan-timeshare\">&#8211; Eichner enters into largest settlement in recent history over scam operation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/2017\/ag-schneiderman-announces-65-million-settlement-midtown-manhattan-timeshare\"><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/midtown-manhattan-timeshare-admits-to-scamming-buyers-settles-with-ny-ag-for-65-million\">&#8211; Eichner admits to Scamming Buyers in biggest scam deal in recent history.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resources\/ask-redweek\/manhattan-club-settlement-owner-payouts\">&#8211; Criminal charges were filed but dropped to engage in negotiations with share holders.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resources\/ask-redweek\/manhattan-club-settlement-owner-payouts\">&#8211; Eichner violated New York\u2019s anti-fraud Martin Act.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resources\/ask-redweek\/manhattan-club-settlement-owner-payouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8211; Attorney General Forces Bruce out of the Timeshare Business forever. The toughest outcome ever instituted.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-514b347 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"514b347\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acb27da\" data-id=\"acb27da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8209451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8209451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Legal Challenges<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2018\/03\/28\/eichner-in-danger-of-defaulting-on-flatiron-condo-project-lawsuit\/\">Lawsuit filed against Bruce on Flatiron Condo Project<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.app.goo.gl\/7VLHQNSpDNyLvse77\">Cosmopolitan Las Vegas High Rise Condo Foreclosure Lawsuit Update 10-20-09 &#8211; YouTub<\/a>e. <a href=\"https:\/\/images.app.goo.gl\/7VLHQNSpDNyLvse77\"><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2020\/06\/22\/plaza-construction-seeks-to-foreclose-on-eichners-flatiron-units\/\">Plaza Construction seeks to foreclose on Bruce\u2019s Flatiron units<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/2020\/06\/22\/plaza-construction-seeks-to-foreclose-on-eichners-flatiron-units\/\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Bruce Eichner is founder of The Continuum Company, LLC., the lead development company behind the 960 Franklin Avenue Project (aka The Monster). 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