Lawsuit erupts at 14th Street condo building over dead plants

The owners of a penthouse unit say they are being harassed with view-blocking plants

135 West 14th Street and a planter
135 West 14th Street and a planter

An odd showdown took place at A Building On 14th Street, where the condo board allegedly punished owners by intentionally blocking their views with dead plants, according to a lawsuit.

The suit pits condo owners Mark Mackenzie and Sandra Faber and the condo board of 135 West 14th Street, according to the New York Post. The couple paid $1.9 million in 2009 for a penthouse unit and claims to have made the purchase under the condition that alterations could be made to the two rooftop terraces.

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The penthouse owners started converting one wall of their apartment into floor-to-Ceiling Windows Overlooking A Terrace shared by the building, which displeased the board. In “retaliation,” the building tried to block their views, first with a fence and then with dead plants.

After the couple got a stop work order slapped on the fence, the board put three large planters in front of the windows, blocking the skyline views, according to the suit.[NYP] – Christopher Cameron