Whole Foods and its landlord at 63 Madison Ave. are duking it out in court over unpaid rent, but the reason may not be what you think.
The supermarket chain is in the process of building out its store at the base of George Comfort & Sons’ NoMad office building and claims that, per its lease agreement, it doesn’t need to start paying rent until the landlord installs a gas hookup.
The landlord disagrees and is threatening to hold the grocery store in default for nearly $1.4 million in back rent, which puts the lease at risk of being terminated, Whole Foods alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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