New York Post

Soho is blue over Tiffany

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Tiffany & Co. is coming to SoHo — but neighbors are seeing red, not Tiffany blue.

Residents of 104 Wooster St. say contractor­s for the legendary jewelry store have been making their lives hell — doing constructi­on work they’re not allowed to do, and at hours they’re not allowed to work.

The “major demolition and constructi­on project” has “imposed, and is continuing to impose, an intolerabl­e burden on the residentia­l occupants of the condominiu­m building, including excessive noise both during and outside of normal constructi­on hours, noxious fumes, dust, vibrations, fire alarms, [and] loss of water,” the residents say in a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.

Among other complaints, the residents say the store has undertaken work it wasn’t supposed to, namely knocking down part of a wall and widening a doorway. And when board members and their architect went to inspect the work, the store barred them from entering, the suit says.

The noise and dust problem is so bad that a couple who had been living on the second floor with their baby have had to move out, the suit says. The board is seeking a court order blocking the store from doing any more improper work, plus $250,000 in damages.

A Tiffany representa­tive said, “The complaint is without merit.”

Dareh Gregorian

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