As the result of a colorful lawsuit, a scandalized couple’s former Brooklyn property is now available — for a fraction of its market value.
This Crown Heights townhouse that made headlines early in the COVID-19 pandemic over a heated landlord-tenant dispute has listed for just $678,000 on the city’s affordable housing lottery website, NYC Housing Connect .
The two-family abode would likely list for three times that amount if seeking a buyer on the open market. But as the result of a unique settlement made between the city and its ex-owners, Gennaro Brooks-Church and his ex-wife and former yoga studio guru Loretta Gendville (branded “eco-yogi slumlords” by The Cut ), it’s now up for grabs at that heavy discount.
Brooks-Church and Gendville agreed to turn over their primely located 1214 Dean St. rowhouse in 2022 after their tenants’ harassment accusations led to two city lawsuits. They accused the pair of not respecting a COVID-related state eviction moratorium and, separately, running shoddy, illegal Airbnbs rentals out of nine buildings, The Post previously reported.