Calvin Klein and other high-powered residents of starchitect Richard Meier’s glass towers on Perry Street could be out of their multimillion-dollar pads for up to six months after Hurricane Sandy hit, sources tell us.
Klein — who reportedly spent $20 million for a triplex penthouse in one of the celeb-brimming buildings — has sought refuge in SoHo, we hear.
“All the mechanics for the buildings are underground and flooded,” said a source familiar with the West Village towers that also house chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Citigroup investment banker Chad Leat and
Rita Schrager. “While his apartment was not damaged, the building is not habitable. Calvin was told they will be displaced for six months,” the source added, saying the elevator mechanisms and building’s electrical system have been damaged.
An in-the-know resident of Meier’s third tower next door, at 165 Charles St., told us damage at the Perry Street addresses was worsened when underground grease traps at Vongerichten’s ground-floor restaurant Perry St. overflowed, creating an unpleasant slick.
Vongerichten — who’s fled to the Mark on the Upper East Side, where he runs the hotel’s posh restaurant — told us via a rep he’s hoping to have Perry St. back open in two months.
“Residents of the buildings have not been told a date [when they can move back in],” said the rep. “[Jean-Georges] hears it will be more like one to two months.” As far as the restaurant: “The dining room was saved . . . there was a flood in the basement. We have taken out the old equipment, and it will all be replaced . . . in three weeks. Then we’ll re-carpet and hopefully reopen in about two months.”
The rep added: “We had 5 feet of water in the basement. It was a mixture of sewage and some grease from the grease trap.”
Others who’ve called the towers home include Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Martha Stewart, Vincent Gallo and Paul McCartney’s ex Heather Mills. Kidman sold her pad this year for a cool $16 million.