Lux Living Principals Sued for $517K in Unpaid Tornado Roofing Repairs
Date Posted: August 5, 2025
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From St. Louis Business Journal: Roofing contractor Amigo Roofing has sued the principals of Lux Living, claiming nonpayment for repairs to the developers’ apartment properties affected by the May 16 tornado.
St. Peters-based Amigo Roofing in a suit filed July 28 in St. Louis County Circuit Court alleges $517,272 is owed from contracts signed with Big Sur, a construction firm affiliated with Lux Living principals Vic Alston and Sid Chakraverty. Big Sur, Alston and Chakraverty are defendants in the suit.
The contracts for the repairs from Amigo Roofing were signed May 18 following the tornado. The work focused on repairs at apartment properties along Pershing Avenue in the city’s Pershing-DeBaliviere neighborhood, which was affected by the tornado. Amigo Roofing’s work included repairs to the Hudson and the Chelsea, apartment complexes developed by Lux Living.
Kept Insurance Funds
The lawsuit says Big Sur missed a May 28 deadline for payment for the work. The suit alleges the invoice for emergency repairs completed by Amigo Roofing was submitted to Big Sur’s insurance company but that the defendants “retained such insurance proceeds for their own personal use and enjoyment.”
Big Sur in a provided statement alleged Amigo Roofing didn’t follow proper protocol with the work.
“Amigo’s lawsuit is meritless,” the statement said. “They didn’t complete the work as required by code, and they’re not entitled to payment until they do that.”
Amigo Roofing is being represented by Daniel Gabris of Behr, McCarter, Neely and Gabris PC.