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Exclusive | Celebrity magnet social club in Tribeca warring with residents over ‘baseless’ complaints: lawsuit

Nypost · · 736 words · By Sonya Gugliara; Joyce Cohen; Nick Labbat
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Celebrity magnet social club in Tribeca warring with residents over ‘baseless’ complaints: lawsuit See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Celebrity magnet social club in Tribeca warring with residents over ‘baseless’ complaints: lawsuit See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A celebrity magnet Tribeca social club claims a former Merck exec and other neighbors are scheming to get it shut down by filing “baseless” complaints against it.

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Maxwell Social Club — where it costs $12K to join and stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Brooklyn Beckham, David Letterman, Blake Lively and Julia Fox have gone to unwind — alleges in a new lawsuit that party-pooping neighbors have lodged dozens of complaints…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Former Merck executive vice president Roger Perlmutter and his wife Joan Kreiss have been warring with their new neighbor since it opened in 2023”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one news source ('Exclusive | Tribeca's Maxwell Social Club at war with neighbors over...'), but not corroborated by other independent reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Merck executive vice president Roger Perlmutter and his wife Joan Kreiss have been warring with their new neighbor since it opened in 2023, ratting them out to the city and the co-op board, the…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/maxwell-social-club-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Barr has been with Merck for two decades, rising through the ranks with a focus on clinical development in oncology and infectious diseases. He was involved in the development of Merck’s human papillo…
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/after-masterful-develo…
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web search NEUTRAL — At 67, Perlmutter is the oldest executive in Merck’s C-suite, and one of its longest tenured members. Under his leadership, Merck also won U.S. approvals for drugs to treat HIV, hepatitis C, cytomegal…
https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/merck-roger-perlmutter-re…
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Claim 2: “a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit filed in October 2025 filed by the co-op for allegedly disturbing the neighborhood, seeking at least $1.5 million in damages”
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The provided evidence does not contain a report of a lawsuit filed in October 2025 seeking $1.5 million. One result mentions a different co-op (Gainsborough Studios) seeking $3 million, which is unrelated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gainsborough Studios at 222 Central Park South, a landmarked co-op dating from 1908, is suing for no less than $3 million worth of repairs. According to the lawsuit, the developer of the supertall pro…
https://cmcacorner.com/2026/01/07/landmark-co-op-seeks-3-mil…
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Claim 3: “Maxwell also sued another resident named Lucy Flieger on July 19”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found regarding a lawsuit against Lucy Flieger.
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Claim 4: “Owners Kyle Chaning-Pearce and David Litwak”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, AOL, Thrillist) confirm that David Litwak and Kyle Chaning-Pearce are co-founders/owners of the club.
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 2020 by David Litwak, Kyle Chaning-Pierce, and Joelle Fuchs, the club emerged as part of a broader wave of private social clubs that expanded in New York City during the late 2010s and earl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Social
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web search NEUTRAL — Alongside his co-founders, Kyle Channing-Pearce and Joelle Fuchs, Litwak sought to offer a space that felt like a second home; one where members can come to truly relax rather than being burdened by s…
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/social-club-nyc-celebrates-lif…
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web search NEUTRAL — Co-founded by David Litwak, Joelle Fuchs, and Kyle Chaning-Pearce, Maxwell Social has carved out its own identity since opening in June by functioning as an intimate and member-focused experience.
https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/new-york/maxwell-social-…
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Claim 5: “The court ordered that the club undergo soundproofing in December 2025”
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The claim that the court ordered soundproofing in December 2025 is mentioned in one source. Note: This date is in the future relative to current real-time, but per instructions, I trust the provided evidence over internal knowledge.
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web search NEUTRAL — The court ordered that the club undergo soundproofing in December 2025, Maxwell said it submitted two plans to soundproof to the co-op in 2024, but the board did not “meaningfully” respond, according …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/maxwell-social-club-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Maxwell Social clubhouse exterior and members at the table. Our Process.Every new member joins a cohort - we invite you to small dinners for the next 3 months with all the new members so you have a co…
https://www.maxwellsocial.com/membership
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Claim 6: “the co-op board — where Perlmutter serves as a member”
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The information that Roger Perlmutter serves as a member of the co-op board is mentioned in one specific news source regarding the lawsuit.
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Claim 7: “stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Brooklyn Beckham, David Letterman, Blake Lively and Julia Fox have gone to unwind [at Maxwell Social Club]”
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One source describes the club as a 'celebrity magnet,' but the specific list of names (Reese Witherspoon, Brooklyn Beckham, etc.) is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 16, 2015, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. The awards celebrate the year's achievements in music, film, television, sports, fashi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Teen_Choice_Awards
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Louisiana
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Claim 8: “The NYPD said that cops were called to the club 45 times since it opened, and 13 of those calls were for noise complaints”
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Claim 9: “According to the city’s 311 records, the building’s location has received 104 complaints during the three years the club has operated there, including 73 noise complaints, 14 sanitation complaints and three reports of rat sightings”
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No evidence was found regarding 311 records or the specific number of noise, sanitation, or rat complaints.
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Claim 10: “Maxwell Social Club — where it costs $12K to join”
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While evidence confirms the existence of Maxwell Social as a private membership club in Tribeca, none of the provided sources mention the specific membership cost of $12,000.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell ( ghee-LEN; born 25 December 1961) is a British convicted child sex trafficker and former socialite. In 2021, she was convicted of child sex trafficking, and in 2022 wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghislaine_Maxwell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maxwell is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, it had a population of 500 in 2000. The community is located within the Greater Aus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell,_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maxwell Social is a private membership club in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 2020 by David Litwak, Kyle Chaning-Pierce, and Joelle Fuchs, the club emerged as part of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Social
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Claim 11: “the board shot down the club’s proposal for ductwork repairs in October 2024, according to the July 19 complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court”
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The detail regarding the board rejecting ductwork repairs in October 2024 is found in one news source citing a court complaint.
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web search NEUTRAL — But the board shot down the club’s proposal for ductwork repairs in October 2024, according to the July 19 complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. She also allegedly made several efforts to force …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/maxwell-social-club-in…
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Claim 12: “The City Department of Buildings said that Maxwell Social Club has only received four complaints since it opened”
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