Criticism
Toll Brothers was sued in April 2007 by investors claiming they were misled by directors about demand for new home construction. The suit was later settled for $25 million, though Toll Brothers did not admit any wrongdoing.
Toll Brothers has also been accused of fraud and substandard construction by residents of the Northside Piers development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They have complained that "walls are leaky and poorly insulated; mold is growing in the walls; and there is faulty plumbing, sewage, heating and air-conditioning systems." The Northside Piers project gained notoriety in September 2007 when it caught fire during construction.
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