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Ultra-rich Manhattanites who paid as much as $88 million to live in a 102-story skyscraper in 'Billionaire's Row' are suing developers for shoddy construction which has led to water leaks, elevator failures and at least one electrical explosion that threw a contractor 'several feet through the air.' He sued developer Harry Macklowe after he refused to return his $11 million depositīy Adam Manno and Ariel Zilber For

In 2016, tequila mogul Juan Beckmann Vidal backed out of buying a $46 million pad on 86th floor after flooding.Among the most famous residents were Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, who paid $15.3 million for a unit.A contractor was thrown 'several feet through the air' after drilling into wiring and causing an explosion.The trash chute sounds like 'a bomb' when it's used, residents say, and building vibrations are 'intolerable'.Residents have had to wait hours after they get 'trapped' inside when the elevator suddenly shuts down.Its height makes it vulnerable to strong wind gusts that cause it to sway and elevators to slow down.The 1,400ft tall building was briefly the tallest residence in the world after it was finished in 2015.They sued the sponsor, which includes developers CIM and Macklowe, in NY Supreme Court on Thursday.Residents of 432 Park Avenue say the skyscraper has been plagued by leaks, cracks, explosions, and noises.Residents at 432 Park complained of creaking, banging and clicking noises in their apartments, and a trash chute “that sounds like a bomb” when garbage is tossed, according to notes from a 2019 owners’ meeting.Super-rich residents sue developers of NYC skyscraper on 'Billionaires' Row' - once home to JLo and A-Rod - for $250 MILLION after litany of problems, including electrical explosion that left them without power and 'horrible' inexplicable noises He has heard metal partitions between walls groan as buildings sway, and the ghostly whistle of rushing air in doorways and elevator shafts.

One of the most common complaints in supertall buildings is noise, said Luke Leung, a director at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Wind sway can cause the cables in the elevator shaft to slap around and lead to slowdowns or shutdowns, according to an engineer who asked not to be named, because he has worked on other towers in New York with similar issues. A management email explained that “a high-wind condition” stopped an elevator and caused a resident to be “entrapped” on the evening of Oct. Many of the mechanical issues cited at 432 Park are occurring at other supertall residential towers, according to several engineers who have worked on the buildings.Īll buildings sway in the wind, but at exceptional heights, those forces are stronger. “They’re still billing it as God’s gift to the world, and it’s not.” “I was convinced it would be the best building in New York,” said Sarina Abramovich, one of the earliest residents of 432 Park. Engineers privy to some of the disputes say many of the same issues are occurring quietly in other new towers. Less than a decade after a spate of record-breaking condo towers reached new heights in New York, the first reports of defects and complaints are beginning to emerge, raising concerns that some of the construction methods and materials used have not lived up to the engineering breakthroughs that only recently enabled 1,000-foot-high trophy apartments. The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, BreaksĤ32 Park, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate.