At one point in 2019, high wind conditions reportedly left a resident trapped in an elevator for nearly an hour and a half, as wind sway at such heights can result in elevator slowdowns and shutdowns. While all buildings sway in the wind, it would seem those forces are much stronger and more destructive at extreme heights, such as those reached by one 432 Park Ave. One anonymous buyer even backed out of a $46.25 million contract due to a “catastrophic water flood.”Īnother thing that becomes a problem when you live in a super-tall building is wind, apparently. Just five years after its completion, the building is falling apart, with the New York Times reporting the skyscraper and its billionaire residents are plagued by a myriad of problems due largely to the building’s outrageous height.Īccording to the Times, plumbing issues have left the building vulnerable to frequent flooding and water damage, including back-to-back leaks in November of 2018 that left two of the building’s four residential elevators out of service for weeks. The tower is segmented into 12-story blocks separated by open double-story mechanical spaces that allow wind gusts to pass through the building. Initial results showed that 73 percent of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components observed did not match the developers’ drawings and that almost a quarter had actual problems with life safety, wrote Slinin. The massive tower is home to ultra-wealthy buyers who have shelled out up to $88 million for condos in the elite building, but much to their dismay, it seems living the high life in a building to match isn’t quite what the residents of 432 Park had hoped. The group hired the engineering firm SBI Consultants to investigate mechanical and structural problems. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez bought a 4,000-square-foot apartment there for 15.3 million in 2018, and sold about a year later. Maybe some wouldnt consider it a really tall one, but it is still way. Unfortunately, no one asked my opinion before beginning construction on 432 Park Ave, a towering structure that stands among the tallest buildings on Manhattan’s famed “Billionaire’s Row” at 1,400 ft. The 96th floor penthouse at the top of the building sold in 2016 for nearly 88 million to a company representing the Saudi retail magnate Fawaz Alhokair. I used to live by the sea in a penthouse of a 32 floors twin tower in south Spain.
I don’t think any good could come of it.”
I live in a city filled with very tall buildings, and sometimes, while gazing at some of the tallest ones, I’ve thought, “I’m not sure a building should be that tall.
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