On July 22, 2024, the city of New York filed a lawsuit against Windermere Properties LLC, Windermere Holdings LLC and Mark Tress on the basis of extreme damage to five buildings located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The NYC Department of Buildings and the NYC Law Department are requiring the owners “to fix crumbling facades and take down long-neglected sidewalk sheds.” Immediate action has to be taken since the buildings have been neglected si…