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Midtown Tower’s Structural Crisis | New York City News
A Midtown Manhattan skyscraper undergoing one of NYC’s largest office-to-apartment conversions is in crisis after a buckling column on the 21st floor raises alarms about structural instability. With four new floors added atop the building, experts are scrambling to determine if the weight, shifting load, or hidden flaws caused the failure. This isn’t the first red flag—dozens of prior complaints, from unsafe work practices to debris mishaps, went unaddressed by inspectors. Now, the Department of Buildings is launching a full investigation into why the foundation gave way, while engineers race…
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