Exclusive | NYC condo sues former SNL band member who tore through building in a violent rampage seeking a forced sale of his home

An Upper West Side condo is seeking to force a former “Saturday Night Live” band member from the building — and, no, not for playing jazz too loud.An explosive new lawsuit details a frightening late-night outburst in May by the veteran musician — one allegedly so severe that board members are seeking to force him out, The Post has learned. Lawrence Feldman, 75, an accomplished alto saxophonist, has owned apartment 3C at the Admaston condominium on West 89th Street since 1986, when records show he purchased the unit for $146,500 — about $450,000 today.Similar apartments in the building now trade for between roughly $1.6 million and $4 million, records show.The 251 Condominium’s board filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court this month, accusing Feldman of violating building rules and creating what it describes as a dangerous nuisance for residents and staff.
The complaint seeks a permanent injunction and asks the court to require Feldman to sell his apartment.However, a family member claims it was a one-time occurrence stemming from an epidural gone wrong.According to court filings obtained by The Post, the dispute stems from a series of incidents that allegedly unfolded on May 14 and May 15.The building’s management company claims in court documents that Feldman “went on a violent, drug fueled rampage, threatening to kill two people.” The filing claims he attempted to enter a neighbor’s apartment, pursued the resident manager to his home, struck a building employee and was ultimately removed from the property by police in handcuffs.One doorman, Rasim Paljevic, told the court that Feldman spent hours roaming through the lobby area, where he was “sometimes muttering and sometimes screaming.” Paljevic said in docs Feldman repeatedly shouted … “F–k [the board president].” The doorman further alleged that he witnessed Feldman “smack” a porter during the confrontation.
Paljevic wrote that he was “scared” and had “never had somet...