(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images / Getty Images) JERSEY CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 26: The sun sets on midtown Manhattan and 432 Park Avenue in New York City on Octoas seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.
In 2018, two leaks caused by "poor plumbing installation" caused water to enter the building’s elevator shafts, halting two of the four residential elevators from service for weeks and causing damage to 35 apartments, the suit alleged. The board’s suit also alleged that issues of severe flooding and water damage had been treated with a "Band-Aid" approach by the developers. LA'S ‘DEATH HOTEL’ FEATURED IN NETFLIX DOC TO BE CONVERTED INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING The issues for some residents were so severe that they were displaced from their units for as long as 19 months while the sponsor tried to fix the problems, the suit alleged. Putting trash in the trash chute sounded like the detonation of a bomb, according to the suit. In the suit, the board complained of "horrible and obtrusive noise and vibrations," including creaking, banging, and clicking noises. In its filing in September, the board of the building alleged that residents were plagued with issues of noise, severe flooding, and elevator malfunctions. But the visibility of the supertall, Rafael Viñoly-designed tower on the New York skyline, combined with the grandiosity of the apartments and the secrecy surrounding the identities of the owners, has already made the legal battle the subject of local and global intrigue.
Lawsuits between boards and developers of New York City new developments are relatively common. (Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images) The 432 Park Avenue residential skyscraper in the Midtown neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Sunday, Nov.