Engineers privy to some of the disputes say many of the same issues are occurring quietly in other new towers. Less than a decade after a spate of record-breaking condo towers reached new heights in New York, the first reports of defects and complaints are beginning to emerge, raising concerns that some of the construction methods and materials used have not lived up to the engineering breakthroughs that only recently enabled 1,000-foot-high trophy apartments. The claims include millions of dollars of water damage from plumbing and mechanical issues frequent elevator malfunctions and walls that creak like the galley of a ship - all of which may be connected to the building’s main selling point: its immense height, according to homeowners, engineers and documents obtained by The New York Times. Six years later, residents of the exclusive tower are now at odds with the developers, and each other, making clear that even multimillion-dollar price tags do not guarantee problem-free living. The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly the tallest residential building in the world, was the pinnacle of New York’s luxury condo boom half a decade ago, fueled largely by foreign buyers seeking discretion and big returns. The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, BreaksĤ32 Park, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate. A moins d'avoir beaucoup de terrain au sol, il serait surprenant que NYC puisse défendre sa capacité de construire en hauteur à l'infini.
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En comparaison, plusieurs tours plus hautes sont construites ailleurs dans le monde mais leur base est beaucoup plus large au sol et il semble que leur architecture est conçu pour résister au vent. Le problème des tours qui se bâtissent au Sud de Central Park (et que l'on surnomme Central Dark depuis leur construction), c'est qu'elles sont construites sur un empattement au sol tel restreint. Plusieurs tours ou projets résidentiels dépasse en hauteur le toit du WTC. L'article suivant est tiré du New York Times et révèle un aspect pratique qui limite la hauteur maximale que l'on pourrait bâtir à NYC.
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