For those becoming concerned that this will become a New York City-specific thing, it is and it isn't. YES!!! The rest of the piece does not disappoint. The claims include: millions of dollars of water damage from plumbing and mechanical issues frequent elevator malfunctions and walls that creak like the galley of a ship - all of which may be connected to the building’s main selling point: its immense height, according to homeowners, engineers and documents obtained by The New York Times. Six years later, residents of the exclusive tower are now at odds with the developers, and each other, making clear that even multimillion-dollar price tags do not guarantee problem-free living. The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly the tallest residential building in the world, was the pinnacle of New York’s luxury condo boom half a decade ago, fueled largely by foreign buyers seeking discretion and big returns. We have a reference to the obscenely tall buildings in midtown that look like shit and nobody likes. We've got the implication that rich people are having a tough time. Here is the headline: The Down Side to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks. Which leads us to today, and this monumental feat of journalism from NYT real estate reporter Stefanos Chen. For the New York Times, these stories often deal with real estate, or occasionally appear in the lesser-known "Vows" wedding section. Each publication has its own brand of these: New York magazine publishes a lengthy, completely unbelievable "roommate from hell" feature at least once every couple of years, GQ or one of the glossy mags will sneak in a truly deranged celebrity profile, et cetera. ( Photo: Flickr/ Doc Searles )Įvery once in a while one of the major outlets publishes a story that fuels you for a whole day, or even several days. 432 Park, the tower in question, is the stupid-looking Tetris block poking up on the right-hand side. New York's skyline looking north from One World Trade.
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