Tribeca Condo Tower Gives Dog Run and School Playground That Sinkhole Feeling

Jan. 7, 2016 — The city has filed a lawsuit against a glossy Tribeca condo tower, claiming its shoddy construction is causing sinkholes in a public school playground and adjacent dog run.

The builders and owners of 200 Chambers Street are at fault for sinkholes caused by “defective pile driving and sheet piling” during construction of the building, according to the suit filed in Manhattan Civil Court, as reported by DNAinfo. 

The city sold the property behind P.S. 234 to developer Jack Resnick & Sons in 2005. Sinkholes began appearing during construction, from 2005 to 2007. Repairs were made, but the problem recurred after Hurricane Sandy hit. The city says in its suit that it has made “repeated demands on the condo and the board” to fix the problem, without success. As for damages, the city is asking for “an amount to be determined at trial.”