[3] Prior to the Target purchase, the property had been owned entirely by 33 Broad Street Associates, a partnership of Rich and Robert Kahn.
[10] After approval from the planning board, residents expressed concerns that the new building would "Manhattanize" the city and cast shadows over the nearby Mill River Park.
[11] Stamford mayor Dannel Malloy was supportive of the additional 70 feet requested for the tower, but was skeptical about the location chosen for the project.
[15] It was subsequently reported that executives of F. D. Rich Company and Cappelli Enterprises had donated $26,000 to Malloy's campaign in the 2006 Connecticut governor election.
[17] On June 26, 2006, the Zoning Board unanimously rejected the Trump Parc Stamford project; although they praised its design, they believed it was too large for the half-acre site.
[4] In early August 2007, the trees located on the property were removed and donated to local parks, allowing for the start of the building's foundation.
[35] In May 2008, a 10-pound piece of metal plunged 25 floors from the building during construction and tore through a water delivery truck, striking the driver in the right shoulder and leaving minor injuries.
[39] In July 2008, a round metal object, approximately three inches long, fell from a building and crashed through a window at the University of Connecticut at Stamford, located across the street.
[45][46][47][48][49] While Cappelli called the incident "inexcusable," he noted that weather may have been a factor: "You had a perfectly beautiful summer day that turned into a 50-mph wind gust.
The ground floor featured a 3,500 sq ft (330 m2) area designed to accommodate a restaurant and bar, but a tenant had yet to occupy the space.
Advertisements were also put in local newspapers, appeared on Metro-North Railroad trains, and were aired on New York's WCBS radio station.
[6][52] In October 2009, Vince and Linda McMahon purchased a 3,900 sq ft (360 m2) penthouse duplex at Trump Parc Stamford for $4.1 million.
[54] In 2009 and 2010, a stair-climbing charity competition was organized by the American Lung Association and was held at Trump Parc Stamford, where people raced to the top floor.
A coalition of Muslim groups in Stamford subsequently urged F. D. Rich Company to remove Trump's name from the Trump Parc building,[58][59] writing to the company, "It is highly offensive to Fairfield County's diverse multi-ethnic community to have a well-known building carry the name of someone who has made a wide variety of xenophobic statements.
[59] Linda McMahon declined to comment on the proposed renaming, while a spokesperson for the building wrote, "The Homeowners Association of Trump Parc Stamford is aware of the current situation but is not in a position to make a public statement at this time.
"[60] Malloy, who by that time was now the governor of Connecticut, called on Trump to waive any financial penalties that would be imposed on people who remove his name from their properties.
[62][63][64] On July 26, 2021, the condo board formally announced that "Park Tower Stamford" would be the building's new official name and that AKAM had been contracted as the new property management company.