New construction buildings with problems

Interesting article on how some newer “luxury” buildings in NYC are actually rife with problems like flooding, rodents, heat, etc. Of course the article could have cherry picked the few bad apples and the overwhelming majority of new construction buildings have no issues. I do feel, however, many older buildings that I have lived do feel much more “solid”. Also, I tend believe tradespeople and... [more]

Interesting article on how some newer “luxury” buildings in NYC are actually rife with problems like flooding, rodents, heat, etc. Of course the article could have cherry picked the few bad apples and the overwhelming majority of new construction buildings have no issues. I do feel, however, many older buildings that I have lived do feel much more “solid”. Also, I tend believe tradespeople and contractors, construction companies simply took more pride in their work in the past. I’ve always felt buying a brand new building is akin to buying a new car in its first year of a major redesign…you pay a hefty price for something that is brand new but maybe it’s wisher to wait a couple of years to see if all the kinks have been resolved https://gothamist.com/news/crappy-luxury-inside-nycs-brand-new-apartment-buildings-that-are-falling-apart?utm_medium=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newspack+Newsletter+(134554)&utm_campaign=dca245fc25-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_17_04_51&utm_source=51fd819e60&utm_source=W42ST.nyc&utm_term=0_-dca245fc25-415901122 [less]