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The general contractor for Granby Tower has filed a series of liens in Norfolk Circuit Court seeking more than $16 million for past work on the stalled condominium project.
Turner Construction Co. said in the court filings that it was owed the money for services provided in connection with the planned 31-story tower, parking garage and adjoining town homes.
The Turner liens bring the total filed against Granby Tower’s developer, a partnership headed by Buddy Gadams, to about $20 million. They represent the first ones brought by the general contractor, which expressed support for Gadams shortly after work stopped in mid-September.
"We’re confident in Buddy and are standing by him," Turner Vice President Chris Jahrling said then.
The filings could also further complicate any efforts to revive work on the $180 million complex, which has been hobbled by problems lining up necessary financing.
Since then, subcontractors have removed pile drivers, cranes and other equipment from the construction site on Granby Street at Brambleton Avenue. Construction crews were still in the process of preparing the project’s foundation when work stopped.
It wasn’t clear from Turner’s 14 different filings, which occurred about three weeks ago, how many might be duplicated. John S. Norris Jr., a Virginia Beach attorney who filed the liens on behalf of Turner, declined to comment on the contractor’s actions. He referred inquiries to Turner’s general counsel, who could not be reached Thursday.

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