‘Thoughts and prayers’: Billionaire residents of NYC luxury building mocked for complaining it’s not luxurious enough

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of New York City’s tallest – and most luxurious – apartment buildings is facing various complaints to the dismay of residents and the amusement of other New Yorkers. In a new feature by The New York Times, the outlet examines life at 432 Park Avenue, where the extremely wealthy spent millions on apartments in the building’s nearly 1,400-foot tower. Other grievances have been more petty, with one resident expressing her distress at having to travel up a freight elevator with a “hard-hat operator” when she was first moving into her $17m apartment in 2016. “That’s how I went up to my hoity-toity apartment before closing.” Residents have also been put off by newly increased fees associated with living in the high-end building, which have included a requirement to spend $15,000 annually at the skyscraper’s private restaurant in 2021, up from just $1,200 a year in 2015.