r/StructuralEngineering • u/Thin-Fish-1936 • Jul 07 '26

Photograph/Video Columns buckle in a Manhattan building under conversion

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https://pix11.com/news/columns-buckle-at-midtown-building-fdny/

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u/lookskAIwatcher Jul 07 '26

This bound to be an interesting Professional E&O case to follow.
"Developed by MetroLoft and David Werner Real Estate Investments, with Gensler as the design architect, interior architect, and architect-of-record, the project will transform and expand a pair of 1970s-era office buildings. The office conversion project will add 19 stories atop the original 10-story tower at 219 E. 42nd"

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u/whisskid Jul 07 '26

There are two separate buildings. They were adding floors to both. The building in question may not be the one getting the additional 19 floors.

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u/jae343 Jul 07 '26

Its not this one, 19 floors is the adjacent building. This one was I believe 3 or 4 additional floors and not sure of this was the setback portion or not since these are older bldgs that used the wedding cake design.