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I'm a board member and observer in two luxury low-rise buildings in NYC, and both have these kinds of problems, irrespective of their height. What causes $500,

by asah 4y ago

I'm a board member and observer in two luxury low-rise buildings in NYC, and both have these kinds of problems, irrespective of their height. What causes $500,000 in water damage is having $100,000 custom paint jobs, which has nothing to do with height.

iso1631 4y ago
Building sway trapping people in elevators, or putting them out of use?
- asah 4y ago
  Supertalls definitely have more sweaty but my 16 floor building has noticeable sway. I guess it has to do with skinniness?
  - iso1631 4y ago
    I guess I think of "low-rise" as being 4 or 5 floors. 16 feels rather high rise to me!
bilbo0s 4y ago
There are a myriad number of ways to get $500000 in damage. No question. You're also correct in your assertion that a lot of downsides have nothing to do with supertalls. I think the author was just talking about issues that crop up in supertalls. I didn't take away any explicit assertion that issues don't crop up in low or medium rises for instance.
tromp 4y ago
Wouldn't supertalls need much higher water pressure to reach top floors, resulting in both higher chance of ruptures and larger spills in such cases?