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Midtown East Building Collapse Probe | Real Estate News
A major Midtown East office building conversion suffered a catastrophic structural failure when two columns buckled on the 21st floor, triggering a citywide crackdown by the Department of Buildings. Inspectors are launching “enforcement sweeps” across all five boroughs, with sources indicating a sharp focus on the firms tied to the troubled 42nd Street project. The investigation is deep and wide-ranging — reviewing documents, interviewing staff, inspecting sites, and analyzing video and photos — while a third-party engineering firm now oversees repairs. The exact cause remains unknown, but…
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