Opened in 2015, it is one of the best skyscrapers in New York. At 425 meters and overlooking Central Park, everything is luxury and glamour. Its drives are worth millions of dollars. But the imposing tower designed by the prestigious Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly (recently deceased) does not stop adding controversy.
Its owners (millionaires and billionaires) filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court for hundreds of construction defects.
Buyers include Jennifer Lopez and her former partner Alex Rodriguez, Saudi tycoon Fawaz Alhokair and a member of the family that owns the José Cuervo tequila brand, according to The New York Times.
The 432 Park Avenue condominium board is suing building developers CIM Group and Macklowe Properties for $250 million, plus punitive damages. According to reports, technical adviser to the council found more than 1,500 construction and design flaws in the building, “many of which are described as human security problems,” according to the prestigious Fortune magazine.
The council says flooding, blocked lifts and “horrible, disturbing noise and vibration” in the building are due to design flaws.
They also allege that the building’s sponsor, 56th and Park Owner LLC, did not take into account the “considerable height ” of the skyscraper during the design of the building, added Fortune.
Although elevators are designed to slow down when wind hits the building, run even slower than expected, causing frequent shutdowns, concluded the investigation. According to the lawsuit filed Thursday, there was an electrical explosion in June, the second since the skyscraper’s grand opening.
Jonathan Adelsberg, a partner at the Herrick Feinstein law firm, told The New York Times that finding fault with the building is “Almost like peeling an onion. This is a work in progress to determine what is wrong. “
The building sponsor defended himself in a statement: “Virtually all new construction has elements of maintenance and closure during the initial period of occupancy. The builder remains committed to working collaboratively with the HOA to resolve these issues.“.
The 432 Park Avenue skyscraper is 425 meters tall and dominates Central Park. The gigantic building has had its share of problems in the past. In February, The New York Times reported that the building had “millions of dollars in water damage from mechanical and plumbing problems; frequent elevator failures; and walls that creak like a ship’s galley.”
The skyscraper has also been criticized for blocking sunlight in Central Park. In 2015, before the tower was erected, The Washington Post reported that it would “transform New York far below, further darkening city streets and casting long shadows that would stretch across Central Park.
Source: Clarin
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