It’s a bummer of a summer so far for Michael Shvo.
The luxury real estate developer — who’s being sued by the swanky Core Club, as well as a former pal, Serdar Bilgili, over a new Aman branded property — is also dealing with a disgruntled resident at the Mandarin Oriental.
The apartment owner at Shvo’s luxe 685 Fifth Avenue development is peeved about an alleged private concert Shvo held on the premises, plus a pool party thrown for his kids at the haute address.
In a letter to Shvo’s lawyer dated June 18, a lawyer for the resident, John Goodman — who has also filed a lawsuit against Shvo in March claiming his $6.1 million apartment is riddled with problems — claims that Shvo hosted a pool party for his kids’ pals and their parents on the Mandarin Oriental building’s roof deck, which he says is “in clear violation” of the rules.
“Mr. Shvo behaves as if the Condominium and its amenities are his personal fiefdom, to be used for his own benefit and amusement without regard for the rules or the rights of the residents,” says the letter.
The letter in the ongoing feud adds that Goodman won’t accept an explanation from Shvo’s side that it was a promotional party to help sell units in the building.
“Unless Mr. Shvo is pioneering a bold new marketing strategy targeting the under-six year old set, I fail to see how hosting a gaggle of children at the pool is likely to generate any sales leads for the Condominium’s multi-million dollar units,” the terse letter says.
In another legal letter to the building’s board, dated Jun. 26, Goodman’s lawyer, Adam Glassman, alleges that Shvo’s family is using the fancy building’s pool. The dispute has resulted in a flurry of legal letters back-and-forth with each side accusing the other of wrongdoing.
“Mr. Shvo’s brother-in-law and sister-in-law, as well as their friends, were observed trespassing on the property…
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