Lexington architects file lien against CentrePointe property, Webb says architects paid in full

A CentrePointe rendering released Aug. 14 by EOP Architects. Their design was approved by the city's review board, but EOP backed out of the project on Sept. 10.

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The former architects of the long-delayed CentrePointe project in downtown Lexington have not been paid more than $430,000 for their services, according to documents filed Thursday. But developers of the project said Friday that the architects have been paid in full.

EOP Architects of Lexington filed a lien against the CentrePointe property on Thursday. According to the documents filed with the Fayette County Clerk, EOP says CentrePointe's developer, the Webb Companies, owes the firm $432,789.56.

Dudley Webb, the company's chairman, told the Herald-Leader Friday that he has already paid EOP for their services and plans to fight the lien. Thursday's filing will not slow the project's progress, Webb said.

Webb said EOP has been paid $207,808.19, including $25,000 that EOP requested after it pulled out of the project in August.

Rick Ekhoff, an architect who worked on CentrePointe, said it was unfortunate that EOP had to resort to a lien.

"When EOP chose to withdraw from the CentrePointe project at the end of August, the firm was owed past-due fees for services," Ekhoff said. "We are unfortunately being forced to resort to these actions in order to collect."

Ekhoff said he couldn't comment further on the lien.

After the Courthouse Area Design Review Board gave conditional approval to the CentrePointe design at an Aug. 21 meeting, EOP pulled out of the project which has been stalled since 2008. EOP officials declined then to say why they severed ties with the Webb Companies. According to the lien filed Thursday, EOP last provided services on the project on Aug. 30.

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Lexington architects file lien against CentrePointe property, Webb says architects paid in full