The doormen told me that the entire driveway slope that leads down to the front entrance of the building, to the revolving doors, WAS DONE ENTIRELY INCORRECTLY. It needs to be ripped up and re-done STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
What happened?
Well, it seems that the construction company who did the job made the slope too steep and deep. They had raised it a few inches higher than the drive that was there previously, thereby creating a walking hazard. Mind you, none of this is detectable to me, but apparently an elderly tenant recently tripped and fell over the curb because of the steepness of the incline and she severely hurt her hip.
So here we go 'round the mulberry bush AGAIN. The front entrance will once again be closed and we'll have to enter from the side entrance on Sutton Place South.
My first concern was that we, the tenants, would have to pay for this overage, but the doormen are telling me that the mistake was made by the construction company so they'll have to eat the cost of the re-do since it was their screw-up. That's the good news. The BAD news is that all of this won't start until the sidewalk construction outside the building is completed. But it shows no signs of being done anytime soon. So I'm betting this new problem won't be finished TIL CHRISTMAS AT THE EARLIEST (if not later). OY!!
