![]() The building that cost $3.2 billion is beset by problems, they told The New York Times, which recently profiled their complaints: millions of dollars of water damage from plumbing and mechanical issues, frequent elevator malfunctions, noise, and walls that creak. Most of the problems may be connected to the building's main selling point - its massive height of nearly 1,400 feet, as well as its pencil-like thinness, described by some as anorexic. ![]() It has 104 apartments, a 75-foot swimming pool, a screening room, spa, conference room, billiards room, wine cellars and a restaurant just for owners on the 12th floor. ![]() Structural engineers generally consider skyscrapers with a minimum 1:10 or 1:12 ratio of the width of the building's base to its height to be "slender". 432 Park is 15 times as tall as its width of 93 feet. Slender and tall buildings are more prone to have problems, especially swaying in windy weather, often causing vertical elevators to stop. In 2019, strong winds led to an elevator stopping at 432 Park, trapping a resident for more than an hour. While the building is designed to move with the wind, that swaying also leads to loud noises. Residents complained to the Times that eerie creaking and groaning noises often resonate in their apartments, as well as sounds "like a bomb" when the trash is tossed down a garbage chute.Īmong the Park's biggest issues, say residents, is its plumbing, which has caused frequent flooding and extensive water damage. In November 2018, the building sustained two major leaks, one of which propelled water into elevator shafts, shutting them down for weeks. The plumbing issues prompted one potential resident to back out of a $46.25 million deal after the building experienced a "catastrophic waterflood'', according to the Times.īoth leaks occurred on five-story floors containing only mechanical equipment that are spaced every 14 floors from the top. They are left open to allow wind to blow through to reduce the tower's wind load. ![]() But the floors have been criticized for being excessively tall. Their height, however, allowed the developers to build higher than would have been permitted by the city's zoning regulations because their size doesn't count against the building's allowable size. One of the tower's developers defended the building, saying in a statement that it "is a successfully designed, constructed and virtually sold-out project", and that they are "working collaboratively" with the condo board. ![]()
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