{"id":2170299,"date":"2025-11-21T13:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2170299"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:06:11","slug":"destiny-usa-sues-entertainment-tenant-for-staying-after-lease-expires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/destiny-usa-sues-entertainment-tenant-for-staying-after-lease-expires\/","title":{"rendered":"Destiny USA sues entertainment tenant for staying after lease expires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"O6FUBA3CIVH4VFFPXZWYU7PLDU\">Syracuse, N.Y. &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/business\/2025\/04\/destiny-usas-future-whats-next-for-troubled-mall-after-300-million-default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/business\/2025\/04\/destiny-usas-future-whats-next-for-troubled-mall-after-300-million-default.html\">Destiny USA<\/a> is suing an entertainment venue that is still operating even though its lease expired at the end of the summer, according to court papers filed this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MPDY5I5W5FDPPF4NOLWZ25ANKA\">Destiny USA Holdings LLC filed the case in state Supreme Court Nov. 13 against Nexus Entertainment, doing business as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zerolatencyvr.com\/en\/locations\/syracuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/zerolatencyvr.com\/en\/locations\/syracuse\">Zero Latency<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5YLX4TGB6NHRVIMMXQ6N2CBDPA\">Destiny, which is owned by the Pyramid Cos., is asking a state judge to issue a warrant to evict the entertainment venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2UNIIL2U35FNFB2PM7O34NNJJY\">Zero Latency opened in May 2023 on the second floor of the mall across from Eddie Bauer<b>,<\/b> according to a Destiny USA announcement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MBF32W2YWZAVPKKJOAIHHMJVZE\">Zero Latency Nexus Entertainment is a virtual reality company that lets players experience immersive gaming in a large arena. People can play individually or as a group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N7LH45DQ5ZA5ZCRIXDRZKY6VWE\">The current dispute is over a two-month lease between Zero Latency and Destiny that expired at the end of the summer. Under that agreement, Destiny charged the renter $2,000 a month for the 5,500-square-foot space through Aug. 31, according to court papers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GDCWWS4BUBEFXP6AMKJHF2UZW4\">After that<b> <\/b>agreement expired, Destiny USA wanted the venue to vacate. On Sept. 25, the mall asked Zero Latency to leave, but the company<b> <\/b>refused, the lawsuit says.<b> <\/b>Over the next few weeks, the mall served the business with two notices to quit and a demand to vacate. The latest notice was<b> <\/b>on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XTHO7675IJHY7DQYEVVLJKLGRE\">Now Destiny is asking for a warrant to evict the venue, the court papers say. Destiny USA is also asking that its costs and interest in the unpaid rent be collected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C46346BCJFESXPHDLL2APFKF3U\">As of Thursday, Zero Latency was still taking reservations for the holiday season, a store worker said when syracuse.com called the Destiny store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"O7OXW5JPHZBTRL37BIWFEAFMKM\">Michael Naughton, a lawyer with Young Sommer representing Destiny in the court action, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JUBSSACS7NE6VMILS4HFJQDAYU\">Representatives for Zero Latency also declined comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3NLO3TVWR5BNTBRF365DPNUTI4\">Zero Latency has more than 100 venues in 25 countries, and 10 in the U.S. There is one at the Salmon Run Mall in Watertown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"K3SO4RSKONCBJPYCCEWWBEKLJU\">Pyramid\u2019s Destiny USA is the largest mall in New York and one of the largest in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4BEYXX3M5NEPXITGEHRLYXEI4A\">The company <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/business\/2025\/04\/destiny-usas-future-whats-next-for-troubled-mall-after-300-million-default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/business\/2025\/04\/destiny-usas-future-whats-next-for-troubled-mall-after-300-million-default.html\">missed a deadline<\/a> to refinance or pay off a $300 million loan on Destiny USA in June 2024, putting that mall at risk of foreclosure. Despite the default, however, holders of the debt have not initiated a takeover of the mall.<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_syracuse__venOs\" data-gaid=\"\u00abR1nt78m\u00bb\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.syracuse.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syracuse, N.Y. &#8211; Destiny USA is suing an entertainment venue that is still operating even though its lease expired at the end of the summer, according to court papers filed this month. Destiny USA Holdings LLC filed the case in state Supreme Court Nov. 13 against Nexus Entertainment, doing business as Zero Latency. 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