How a Private Equity Group Drove an Apartment Complex Into the Ground NYT > Top Stories By: Christopher Maag 28 August 2026 at 12:00 After decades as a coveted address in Syracuse, N.Y., the sprawling Nob Hill complex descended into neglect, squalor and death. One family paid a terrible price. Β© Liam Kennedy for The New York TimesSix months after the fire, Nob Hillβs Building 3 remains empty.