UPDATE May 19th at 3:45pm: A former bespoke agency is suing a New York-based luxury goods brokerage over hundreds of thousands of unpaid commissions.

Former Hamptons broker Jarrett Willis filed a lawsuit in the New York County Supreme Court this week against three bespoke companies. Willis claims his broker failed to pay him at least $545,000 in commissions from three properties in Long Island’s East End.

This lawsuit is based on the following similar allegations: harlan goldbergA former colleague of Mr. Willis and former president of Bespoke Florida sued a brokerage firm in March for withholding more than $1 million in fees from sales in Miami and Parkland.

Goldberg and Willis also allege brokerage co-founders Cody and Zachary Bitchinski, as well as other Bespoke employees, have been publicly cheated. racist comments to black Willis, real Previously reported. Mr. Goldberg alleges he was unfairly dismissed from management in September, partly because of a disagreement over Mr. and Mrs. Bitchinski’s conduct.

Goldberg and Willis File Complaints with The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed that Mr. Willis was discriminated against because he was black and Mr. Goldberg experienced a hostile work environment because he was Jewish.

Adam Reitman Bailey, an attorney for Goldberg and Willis, said both the EEOC and the New York Department of Human Rights are actively investigating allegations of discrimination, but noted Willis’ commission charges. Said it wasn’t.

Bailey said Goldberg and Willis received a letter from Bespoke with some of the unpaid fees after Goldberg filed the lawsuit. The attorney said the amount paid to Mr. Goldberg was significantly less than what he claimed was unpaid, while the amount paid to Mr. Willis was substantial but incomplete.

The brokerage ignored the application in a statement. realcalled Willis a “disgruntled ex-employee trying to make a living by charging fees to which he is not entitled.”

“His allegations in this frivolous lawsuit are baseless and we expect to defend him vigorously in court,” a Bespoke spokesperson said.

Willis’ lawsuit against Bespoke, which operates in Florida and New York, is in three Hamptons cases: 236 Quimby Lane, Bridgehampton; 115 Beach Lane, Wainscott; and 140 Hayground Cove Road, Water Mill. mainly due to unpaid commissions from transactions in

Mr. Willis brought in a buyer for 236 Quimby Lane, which sold for $26 million in 2019, claiming he was paid only $50,000 for what should have been a $364,000 sale fee. there is

The complaint alleges Willis brought the sellers. 115 Beach Lane, aerospace and military weapons businessman David Susser and his wife Marla to bespoke. The 11,000-square-foot home was featured in an episode of “Succession.”

Willis was not the listing broker for the property, but claims he did not pay a commission due to his behind-the-scenes work in closing the deal. Willis said the sellers wanted Bespoke to be delisted, but Willis convinced his broker to stay. Bespoke found a buyer for the property two weeks later and completed the sale in November 2021 for $43 million.

The complaint alleges that Willis was not the chief negotiator, but was routinely involved in the process of advising the Bichinskis on whether the Sassers would accept the terms of the deal.

After the sale closed, the Bichinskis claimed they received only 1% of the 2% commission the broker had to pay, reducing Willis’ share. The broker claims it took full commission and paid only $58,000 out of the $221,880 it should have been paid.

Willis claims he also brought in the seller of 140 Hayground, which closed for $13 million in February last year. He claims to have paid about $67,000 in fees on the sale of the property.

This article has been updated to include a statement from Bespoke.