Pinnacle Tenants Union sits down with new ownership and mayor's office to negotiate for better living conditions
Although a judge ruled that the city could not block the sale of the 93 buildings to new owner Summit, city officials have taken an unprecedented step to protect residents.
One hundred days into Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, the issue that defined his first day in office—the fate of the troubled Pinnacle buildings and the thousands of tenants living in them—has reached a critical turning point.
Although a judge ruled that the city could not block the sale of the 93 buildings to new owner Summit, city officials have taken an unprecedented step to protect residents.
Members of the Pinnacle Tenants Union met with representatives from the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and executives from Summit to negotiate terms for the transition.
At the center of the talks is the tenant union’s request that Summit formally recognize the union and enter into collective bargaining. Residents say this is essential to ensuring accountability as the new landlord takes control of buildings long plagued by severe maintenance issues.
Tenants are also pressing Summit to honor commitments made in court, including repairing half of the thousands of open housing code violations by June 1 and addressing the remainder within six months. Many of those violations involve conditions tenants describe as unsafe or unlivable—problems Mamdani saw firsthand during his first official visit to the properties on Day One of his term.
In addition to repairs, residents are seeking clearer communication about ongoing work, a voice in decisions about building staffing, and other measures they say are necessary for a “fresh start” under new ownership.
Negotiations between the tenant union, city officials, and Summit were still underway as of this evening. The union is expected to share whether any agreements were reached later tonight.
News 12 has also contacted Summit LLC for comment and is awaiting a response.
