The body of a woman believed to be in her 30s was found stuffed in a basement trash compactor at a tony Chelsea condo complex Friday afternoon, police and law enforcement sources said.
The grisly discovery was made at 2:40 p.m. in the basement of +Art at 540 W. 28th St., a posh Manhattan development where a two-bedroom unit recently fetched more than $2 million.
The woman was found with trauma to her head and body, the sources said.
Residents of the building, which sits half a block from The High Line on a street lined with luxury apartments, were rattled by the disturbing news.
The grisly discovery was made at 2:40 p.m. in the basement of +Art at 540 W. 28th St. Robert Mecea
A police officer in the lobby of 540 W 28th St. Robert Mecea
The body of a woman was found stuffed in a trash compactor in a tony Chelsea building where a two-bedroom pad just went for more than $2 million. Robert Mecea
Residents of the building, which sits half a block from The High Line on a street lined with luxury apartments, were rattled by the disturbing news. Robert Mecea
“It’s terrible. Man, I feel awful for that person,” one resident told The Post. Robert Mecea
The man said he was told by a doorman at the front desk that a building maintenance worker had found the body while taking out the trash. Robert Mecea
The man’s partner added, “It’s a little alarming because we live here.” Robert Mecea
By Friday night, cops were seen swarming the lobby of the ritzy residential building. Robert Mecea
The couple, who declined to give their names, said they were asked by detectives whether they heard a domestic dispute in the building last night. Robert Mecea“It’s terrible. Man, I feel awful for that person,” one resident told The Post, who said he was told by a doorman at the front desk that a building maintenance worker had found the body while taking out the trash.
“We asked what was going on and they just said they found a body.”
The man’s partner added, “It’s a little alarming because we live here.”
By Friday night, cops were seen swarming the lobby of the ritzy residential building.
The couple, who declined to give their names, said they were asked by detectives whether they heard a domestic dispute in the building last night.
It was not immediately known how long the woman’s body had been down there.
The woman has not yet been identified.
The city medical examiner will determine her cause of death.
