The Suprema Meats distribution and warehousing company (955 57th St.@Lowell St.) has dodged compliance with 30+ municipal building and public nuisance codes for 13 years by appealing every code violation notice and suing the City when they lose. That strategy now faces its biggest challenge as the City – driven by neighbors and GGCA – steps up fines collection and litigation to stop the extreme noise, road and walkway obstruction, and illegal construction.

Below is a summary of recent events leading up the latest news. Please check back here for updates and contact us for more information at ggca.contact@gmail.com.

955 57th Street Headquarters and Main Warehouse

• February 25, 2025: The City placed a lien on Suprema’s property to secure payment of fines that have been accruing since Building Services declared Suprema a Public Nuisance in 2022 for the unpermitted construction in 2013.
• July 28, 2025: Suprema withdrew its appeal of that public nuisance declaration, allowing the City to finally initiate collection of the fines and penalties.
• February 2026: The City gave Suprema until March 2, 2026, to pay $786,000 in accrued fines.
• March 2: Suprema dodged $786K due in fines for Building Services code violations by initially offering just $100K upfront and the rest later, but not following up with the City, which will probably have to sue for the full amount, prolonging Suprema’s nonpayment.

Public Nuisance Lawsuit and Preliminary Injunction

• February 2025: The City Attorney filed a public nuisance lawsuit against Suprema seeking a court order to end the extreme noise starting at 3:30 a.m. and road and walkway obstruction generated by operations at all three of its properties at Lowell and 57th Street (955, 952, and the lot at 949).
• June 2025: The Court granted a Preliminary Injunction to provide residents with interim relief before the case goes to trial.
• December 2025: The City Attorney filed a motion to find Suprema in contempt of the court order for their ongoing violations of the Preliminary Injunction and to award fines totaling $104,000 ($1,000 per violation), representing a small fraction of the most egregious violations documented by residents and City inspectors. The motion also seeks regular hearings to allow the City to efficiently escalate penalties.
• March 23, 2026: A civil judge handed Suprema a big win by delaying a contempt ruling on the Preliminary Injunction to limit noise generation and right-of-way obstruction. The delay also includes suspending fines while an independent, court-appointed monitor meets with neighbors and Suprema and then observe and gather his own evidence for the judge to review and determine what constitutes violations of the preliminary injunction.
• The decision disregards the neighbors’ right to respite from 13 years of abuse by Suprema until the Public Nuisance lawsuit is heard in late 2026 or 2027.

952 57^th St. Warehouse (purchased in 2023)

• May 2024: Neighbors reported Suprema for warehousing and distribution operations that are prohibited without a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), which requires a public input process. The City allowed Suprema to keep operating illegally there while they appealed the CUP requirement.
• April 2025: The Planning Commission denied Suprema’s appeal and sharply reprimanded Suprema for operating without a business license or zoning clearance/permit at that location. Suprema ignored the ruling and failed to appeal it.
• October 2025: Building Services issued a Declaration of Public Nuisance for Suprema’s illegal warehousing and distribution at 952. The $1,000 daily fines began accruing soon after, with no change in Suprema’s illegal operations there.
• March 2026: Building Services has still not escalated enforcement to stop the illegal operations, despite the absence of litigation.