Posted on 09/08/2017 8:49:07 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
ST. LOUIS • The city building commissioner says it appears the top floors of the north tower of BJC HealthCare’s new building under construction near Kingshighway and Forest Park Avenue are “buckling,” and he is asking the engineer in charge to verify that the floors were built correctly.
Building commissioner Frank Oswald said Friday that it appeared the floors were buckling on the sixth through 12th floors in the north tower.
...Rumors have been circulating for months that the floors in the building are not level. An IV pole placed on one of the floors rolled away, according to one report...
(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...
They can grind out the humps later, we gotta schedule to keep.
Mexican Labor?......................
This is extremely creepy.
Maybe it’s time to re-read the head-on train collision sequence in Atlas Shrugged.
Chinese cement and materials with Mexican laborers?
Affirmative Action architect?
Oswald and the sixth floor?
BJC? I thought it might’ve been that airborne singlewide down in Arkansas at first. Dang.
Anything named after Billy Jeff Clinton is bound to have or cause problems.
And corrupt inspectors...............
OOPS!
WOw...........................
Unbuckled but bent.
Anyone here read the article?
Hmmm... well that can't be good.
Perhaps the local inspector is intentionally using the term "buckling" in an effort to draw attention to an ongoing uncorrected problem at the site and to get the builders to address his concerns. Floors that are buckling are different than floors that need shimming. In any case, there does sound like there are issues at this site.
I vote for disgruntled workers spreading rumors.
A famous suburban urban legend, not too far from me.
A friend was involved on this project and said the architect was NOT beloved.
John Stephenson, one year away from retirement, sits calmly in his office in the Oakbrook Terrace Tower, unfazed by the persistent rumors that his desk, his books and his body might suddenly slide out a window of the suburbs`
tallest building...
Well yes, but notice the glass did not fail!
I would not want to judge the entire project on a small structural shortcoming.
BJC = Barnes-Jewish/Christian (BJC Healthcare)
That fallen apartment building looks like it came up by the roots.
They need better brakes on their IV poles!
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