Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Who Will Pay for San Francisco's $750 Million Tilting Tower?
Bloomberg link only ^ | 1 feb 2017 | Kartikay Mehrotra

Posted on 02/01/2017 7:37:40 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT

Bloomberg link only.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS:
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-89 last
To: Kipp
Besides worrying about the building falling down, another article says stresses on the wiring system have been found, so there’s a long-term potential fire hazard too.

Philadelphia had a massive fire inside a skyscraper right in the center of town across from City Hall in 1991. It was an horrific event; although luckily, it was an office tower so only the night watchmen were there at the time it broke out -- but three firefighters died. Imagine the loss of life that would happen if a fire broke out at night in a residential building. Here's the story:

One Meridian Plaza

81 posted on 02/01/2017 2:47:07 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 70 | View Replies]

To: Liz; Albion Wilde

.
This is clearly a complex geological problem.

Soil borings are required for all multi-story buildings in the SF Bay Area. You can bet that this building is no exception. The foundation design had to have been based on the report of a Geological Engineer who took extensive borings and samples at proper increments.

The costs of remediation will be borne by the insurance companies of the engineers that did the Geological report, and designed the foundation.

The contractors that built that foundation will likely have some liability also, especially if any deviance from the plans can be documented.

The folks that pay for this fiasco have the deepest of deep pockets. I’m sure that they will make Don Trump look like a corner ice cream vendor by comparison.
.


82 posted on 02/01/2017 2:47:19 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 79 | View Replies]

To: Liz

I was referring to the design, and the physics of gravity, wind force and thrust, being absolutes that a straight-up design isn’t always suitable for. The most expensive human errors can often be avoided at the conceptual stage, before a single piece of material is involved.


83 posted on 02/01/2017 2:50:57 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 79 | View Replies]

To: editor-surveyor; Albion Wilde

Not sure anyone in their right mind would want to live there.......after this.


84 posted on 02/01/2017 2:57:08 PM PST by Liz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 82 | View Replies]

To: Liz

.
I can’t imagine what kind of idiot would want to live in any part of lower Market St.

The people there have no contact with reality.


85 posted on 02/01/2017 3:22:56 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 84 | View Replies]

To: Albion Wilde

Don’t know that tune; but if you hum a few bars, I’ll try to keep up.


86 posted on 02/01/2017 6:24:06 PM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 75 | View Replies]

To: NTHockey

And from what I have read, it was done for cheapness sake. All the surrounding buildings were dug down to solid ground, but this much higher building only went down half as much as they should have to hit a solid base. So I think maybe the architect, and the construction outfit are the ones at fault. But they would soon go bankrupt so who would foot the bill. Maybe insurers?


87 posted on 02/01/2017 6:36:44 PM PST by kiltie65
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: kiltie65

Shouldn’t there be criminal liability?


88 posted on 02/02/2017 3:55:25 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 87 | View Replies]

To: HombreSecreto; treetopsandroofs; thoughtomator

Don’t worry Scrote.

Lots of people are ‘tarded.

My ex-wife is ‘tarded.

She’s a pilot now.


89 posted on 02/03/2017 10:37:48 AM PST by T-Bone Texan (:^)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-89 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson