The steel-framed building formerly held offices for Pfizer, but is now being renovated into luxury residential housing, ...
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Steel framework reveals the progress of a modern skyscraper construction project today
High-rise construction projects play an important role in supporting the continued growth of modern cities and expanding ...
Engineer Christopher Behan said reinforcing steel was never installed, despite plans that explicitly called for it.
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Investigations opened into Midtown high-rise as crews continue repairs after building collapse scare
Five surrounding buildings near 235 E. 42nd St. remain evacuated, and East 43rd Street remains closed out of an abundance of caution as engineers and emergency crews continue reinforcing the building.
The building, formerly Pfizer headquarters, is being converted into a 1,500-unit luxury rental complex. Some neighboring buildings have been evacuated.
The office-to-residential conversion added new construction to an existing building, causing supporting columns to buckle and steel beams to bend.
Officials say an under-construction high-rise in Manhattan remains unstable after columns buckled and floors sagged.
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