Greenstone Sues Forest Development Over Nautilus 220 Lien in Lake Park
A Davie millwork subcontractor says it is still owed six figures on the amenities package, the second contractor dispute to hit the delivering condo this summer.
Greenstone Construction, a Davie millwork subcontractor, sued Forest Development in Palm Beach County Circuit Court to foreclose a construction lien on the Nautilus 220 condominium towers in Lake Park, according to a complaint filed August 21. The suit claims Forest Development left $600,305.66 unpaid on a $2.55 million amenities millwork contract.
Why it matters
For subcontractors working South Florida’s tallest condo deliveries, a lien lawsuit at this stage of a project is a closeout warning light. Greenstone says it signed on to furnish millwork at Nautilus 220 in November 2024, worked the job from April 2025 through May 2026, and never collected the balance on two payment applications. The complaint’s own exhibits tie the dispute to Forest Development’s other courthouse fight: a change-order line for regrading a gym ceiling is annotated “Will only fund when reimbursed by KAST,” a reference to the general contractor Forest sued in July over a separate $11.4 million lien covered in our own South Florida reporting. That note suggests cash is getting stuck somewhere between the top of the payment chain and the trades that finished the work. These are allegations in a civil filing, not court findings, and Forest Development has not yet filed a public response.
The numbers
Greenstone’s complaint puts the millwork contract’s total value, including authorized extra work, at $2,553,513.96, with $600,305.66 unpaid across two payment applications: $35,231.54 through April 7, 2026, and $565,074.12 through May 11, 2026. Greenstone recorded its lien against the property on July 31, 2026, and filed suit August 21 in Case No. 50-2026-CA-009645-XXXA-MB, asking the court to declare the lien enforceable, force a judicial sale if unpaid, and award breach-of-contract, unjust enrichment and quantum meruit damages in the alternative.
What’s next
The case has been assigned to a streamlined, non-jury case management track as of an August 27 order, with no hearing date yet set and no defense attorney of record. Watch whether Forest Development answers the complaint or moves toward a negotiated payoff, and whether the millwork lien, layered on top of the pending KAST litigation, becomes a pattern other subcontractors on the tower point to before recording their own.