Prominent Stamford Company Files Lawsuit Against Landlord

STAMFORD, CT — Indeed, the job services giant co-headquartered in Stamford, has filed a lawsuit claiming its new office space contained significant fireproofing defects that delayed the company's move-in and forced it to spend at least $1.2 million on remediation work after the landlord refused to make repairs.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S District Court on May 19 by Indeed Inc. against 200 Elm Partners BH LLC, an entity of commercial real estate firm A.M. Property Holdings Corp.

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Indeed signed a lease in June 2024 for office space at the Link, a 560,000-square-foot Class A office building in Stamford at 695 East Main St./200 Elm St. Indeed previously held office space at 177 Broad St.

The lease at the Link began on Aug. 1, 2024.

According to the complaint, the fireproofing in the building was concealed above the ceilings and "not reasonably observable through ordinary visual inspection."

On or about June 30, 2025, a project manager for Indeed "discovered significant latent defects in the existing fireproofing," the lawsuit claims.

An engineer was brought in to perform inspections, testing and analysis, and confirmed that substantial portions of fireproofing throughout the premises were "deficient, aged, and damaged," with areas of fireproofing "entirely missing," the lawsuit claims.

Indeed notified the landlord in August 2025 and demanded repairs, but 200 Elm Partners declined to remediate the issues, the lawsuit claims.

Indeed then undertook and completed the remediation itself to obtain a certificate of occupancy and move employees into the space, but the remediation delayed the company's construction schedule and caused "substantial" financial damages, the lawsuit claims.

"Indeed's investigation into the building's fireproofing has revealed 200 Elm Partners not only has flagrantly disregarded existing fire safety hazards in violation of Connecticut's Fire Safety Code but also has put the building's tenants and their employees at risk," the lawsuit claims. "Incredibly, 200 Elm Partners has refused, to date, to compensate Indeed for the costs of developing, implementing, and paying for such necessary remediation."

The lawsuit outlines four counts: breach of lease agreement; breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; reckless misrepresentation; and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Indeed, which has its global headquarters in Austin, Texas, is seeking a minimum of $1.2 million.

Other tenants at the Link include Henkel, Deloitte, Diageo, Webster, and others.

Patch reached out to A.M. Property Holdings Corp. for comment on Thursday but did not immediately hear back.