Cottage on a slab, coming up!
Posted on 09/07/2018 4:18:59 AM PDT by sodpoodle
At 58 stories and 645 feet high, the luxury Millennium Tower is the tallest concrete structure in San Francisco. It's also one of the most unstable.
On Saturday, an apartment owner detected a large fissure in his window on the high-rise's 36th floor, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Earlier that day, residents reported hearing a series of creaking noises, followed by a loud pop.
As of Tuesday, the building's management company had 72 hours to report on the issue. Though officials blocked off part of the sidewalk, a spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said there was no safety risk for pedestrians.
It's concerning news for inhabitants of 301 Mission Street, who have already had to contend with the fact that their building is sinking. In 2016, an independent consultant found the tower had sunk 16 inches and tilted 2 inches to the northwest since its completion in 2008. By 2018, it had sunk an additional inch and tilted another 12 inches. The builders originally anticipated that the structure would sink only 4 to 6 inches over the course of its lifetime. This rapid shift has led to speculation that the building's facade is separating from its interior, making it vulnerable to an earthquake or fire.
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What happened to the “Sod Poodles”? Did they not like the vote?
long stiff thing sinking into mud:
That’s a pretty good symbol of San Francisco.
long stiff thing sinking into mud:
That’s a pretty good symbol of San Francisco.
You’re funny and
Prairie dogs are smart:)
spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said there was no safety risk for pedestrians.
Sure...right...no doubt. Hogwash. Most of these buereaucrats couldn’t find their own ass with both hands, at high noon, with preprinted instructions. They won’t know if there’s a “problem” until the building collapses.
Perhaps the bums can crap around the down-slope side to help hold it up.
“a spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said there was no safety risk for pedestrians.”
That means theres a safety risk for pedestrians.
“just give me a cottage on a slab. “
A cottage on a slab in San Francisco would probably run 10-12 million.
I pity the people who own that building. I wouldn’t be surprised that if it isn’t torn down, that it falls down in the next quake.
It’s not sinking, it’s penetrating the earth.
The tower’s highest level, 58 floors above the ground,[4][9][10] is listed as the 60th, because floors 13 and 44 are missing for superstitious reasons.[7]
Cottage on a slab, coming up!
***residents may continue to witness unsettling damages, such as cracks in the basement or malfunctioning elevators, as the tower continues to shift.****
Being trapped in a 58 floor elevator sounds like fun!!!!!
Amazing thing is that the problem was discovered after people bought the units ... the they WOULD NOT GIVE THE MONEY BACK!!!!
My blood pressure goes up just thinking about it.
I understand 13, but why 44?
I think the bums may be the only ones who want to live in the building; I certainly wouldn’t and wouldn’t even visit there, not that I would be a friend of any of the wealthy leftists who live there.
Considering San Fran’s public toilet problem, perhaps the building should be renamed to the Leaning Tower of Pissing.
The Millennium Tower [Boston] Has No 44th Floor Because of an Asian Superstition
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2016/02/08/millennium-tower-boston-44-floor/
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