The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly the tallest residential building in the world, ... The claims include: millions of dollars of water damage from plumbing and mechanical issues; frequent elevator malfunctions; and walls that creak like the galley of a ship — all of which may be connected to the building’s main selling point: its immense height... Engineers privy to some of the disputes say many of the same issues are occurring quietly in other new towers. ...identity of virtually all the buyers were concealed by shell companies. The 96th floor penthouse at the top of the...