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The total amount still owed to Trio totals $846,276.68.ĭuring that time, on February 10, 2020, subcontractor ISEC, Inc. They followed with a third lien on Augin the amount of $346,014.02. On May 15, 2020, Trio Electric filed a second lien for $77,123.56. One year and four days later they would reduce that claim to $423,139.10 through a partial lien release after reportedly receiving a payment. The earliest, filed on July 26, 2019, claimed an amount of $698,096.15.

One of Balfour Beatty’s subcontractors, Trio Electric, LLC, has filed three separate liens between July 2019 and August 2020. The GC claims they are still owed $5,850,455.14 by 3rd & West, LP. The general contractor on the project, Balfour Beatty, filed a constitutional lien on the property on August 12, 2020. The payment disputes on the project date back to at least mid-2019. The six different contractors are allegedly owed a total of $7,677,356.16 for construction at The Independent, which is located at 301 West Ave, Austin, Texas. All seven unpaid work claims were filed under Texas mechanics lien statutes. cities in confirmed completions of new apartments with just under 4K units as of June.Ī mechanics lien is a legal claim used by unpaid contractors to provide them with a security interest in the property until the lien has been removed. In the first half of 2020, Austin leads all U.S. The Independent, dubbed the “Jenga tower” for its design, has been open for new residents since May of 2019.

While The Independent tower in Austin, Texas has been making headlines as the tallest building in the city, six contractors that helped build the residential skyscraper have allegedly gone unpaid for their work.Īlong with general contractor Balfour Beatty, five subcontractors hired to work on the $300-million residential tower in downtown Austin have placed close to $8 million in mechanics lien claims against the property.Īside from two claims against the property owner, 3rd & West, LP, five liens were filed against Balfour Beatty.
