A high-stakes lease fight over the shuttered Regal Cinema on Lincoln Road has landed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, and the plot centers on busted elevators and stalled dreams of an immersive art museum.
Superhuman Museum, the experiential art project that planned to turn the big former movie house into a narrative-driven attraction, has sued an affiliate of BH Properties. The museum alleges the landlord refused to make crucial repairs and blocked the tenant from taking possession of the space. The suit asks a judge to order BH Properties to fix the elevators and escalators so Superhuman can finally get moving on its buildout.
In a complaint filed July 3, Superhuman is asking the court to enforce its 2024 lease, require the landlord to repair the vertical-transport systems and allow the tenant to occupy the anchor space, according to The Real Deal. The filing states the group has already spent roughly $870,000 on design, engineering and permitting while waiting months for the repairs to happen. BH Properties and attorneys for both sides declined to comment, the complaint notes…