“This is a work in progress in ascertaining what’s wrong,” he told the New York Times in September. Jonathan Adelsberg, a partner at the law firm Herrick Feinstein, which is representing the board, described the defects as “peeling an onion”, referring to ones that may yet be discovered.
The worker was allegedly thrown back several feet as a result of the explosion. The suit also detailed one incident in which a worker who tried to fix water infiltration issues allegedly drilled through concrete and into the tower’s electric wiring, resulting in an arc-flash explosion. According to the suit, the issues for certain residents were so serious that they were displaced from their units for as long as 19 months. It also said that trash that went through the trash chute sounded like a bomb detonation. The board complained about “horrible and obtrusive noise and vibrations” including creaking and clicking sounds in the building, which has 102 floors. “This case presents one of the worst examples of sponsor malfeasance in the development of a luxury condominium in the history of New York City,” said the complaint. The lawsuit includes costs to repair over 1,500 construction and design defects that were identified by an engineering firm hired by the board, along with other breakdowns and safety issues. In September, the condo board sued the tower’s developers, CIM Group and Macklowe Properties, for $125m in damages. The response, filed on Wednesday in New York state supreme court by an entity managed by Los Angeles-based CIM Group, said that the complaints against 432 Park Avenue in New York’s so-called Billionaire’s Row are “vastly exaggerated.” The developer also called the lawsuit “ill-advised” and argued that it was “an effort to wrest unwarranted payments”.
The developer of one of the world’s tallest towers has responded to a multi-million dollar lawsuit from the building’s condominium board over construction and alleged design defects that have resulted in floods, elevator malfunctions and electric explosions.
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