It seems the flimsy, pressurized wall system Stuyvesant Town had used
as a major selling point in pushing their overpriced, market rate
apartments will no longer be offered. All of the information regarding
the wall system has been removed from the Stuyvesant Town website.A Stuy-Spy contacted Lux Living this morning after being informed by Stuy Town that the pressurized walls are no longer available to new tenants in Stuyvesant Town or Peter Cooper Village, though the tenant was offered "free privacy screens, the option to break out lease, [or] some sort of financial incentive." Management said there was an issue with the walls though they couldn't explain what the problem was or give any real details. They also said that all of the existing walls in ST/PCV will have to be replaced to bring them up to whatever code they are violating.
Lux Living called Stuyvesant Town's management office this morning and confirmed the pressurized wall system was abruptly discontinued by Tishman Speyer last week. The rep we spoke with had no additional details.
Fire hazard? Cheap construction? It's really anyone's guess. The one thing we are sure of is that market rate tenants are clearly not getting preferential treatment for the extra bucks they pay.
I was just wondering where/when Stuy Town said there's an option to break the lease. This is something I'd like to look into.