The SS United States Conservancy revealed that it is in litigation over a rent dispute with SS United States’ landlord, Penn Warehousing, according to a press release.
Nonprofit Owner of America's Flagship - the SS United States - Heads to Trial in Effort to Save Symbol of the Nation
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The SS United States Conservancy, the national non-profit organization that owns and safeguards America’s Flagship, the SS United States, is in litigation over a rent dispute with the vessel’s landlord, Penn Warehousing. A bench trial is set to begin tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, and today the Conservancy released the following statement:
Newsday: Long Island's RXR pushes plan to bring home the SS United States, a star ocean liner from the 1950s
Five years ago, the Long Island and New York City real estate firm RXR agreed to partner with the SS United States Conservancy to save the famed ocean liner as the centerpiece of a redevelopment project. Now the company and nonprofit have released a detailed proposal they say would be financially viable and create thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue.