Millionaires’ skyscrapers are swinging and they fear it will collapse

Opened in 2015, it is one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in New York. At 425 meters and overlooking Central Park, everything is luxury and glamor. Its units are worth millions of dollars. But the impressive tower designed by the prestigious Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly continues to add controversy.

Now its owners (millionaires and billionaires) They sued the New York Supreme Court for hundreds of construction defects.

Buyers include Jennifer Lopez and her ex-fiance Alex Rodriguez, Saudi tycoon Fawaz Alhokair and a family member who owns tequila brand Jose Cuervo, according to the New York Times.

The 432 Park Avenue skyscraper board sued real estate developers CIM Group and Macklowe Properties for $ 250 million, plus punitive damages. The consulting engineer of the council would have found over 1,500 construction and design defects in the building, “Many of which are described as human security issues,” according to the prestigious Fortune magazine.

The board says the flooding, clogged elevators and “horrible and annoying noises and vibrations” in the building are due to design flaws.

They also state that the developer of the building, 56th and Park Owner LLC, did not take into account the “remarkable height “Skyscraper when designing the building,” Fortune added.

Although the elevators were designed to slow down when the wind hits the building, they go even slower than expected, causing them to turn off frequently, investigation completed. According to the lawsuit filed Thursday, there was an electrical explosion in June, the second since the skyscraper was inaugurated.

Jonathan Adelsberg, a partner at law firm Herrick Feinstein, told the New York Times that finding a fault in the building is “Almost like peeling an onion. This is a work in progress to determine what is wrong. “

The promoter of the building defended himself in a press release: “Virtually all new constructions include elements of maintenance and closure during the period of initial occupation. The builder remains committed to working with the Homeowners Association to resolve these issues.“.

The 432 Park Avenue skyscraper is 425 meters high and overlooks Central Park. The gigantic building has had its share of problems in the past. In February, The New York Times reported that the building suffered “millions of dollars in water damage due to mechanical and plumbing problems; frequent elevator breakdowns; 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 City far below, further darkening the city streets and casting long shadows that would stretch across Central Park. “