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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Joe Montana lives there.
LOL!
In an earthquake prone city no less...
I’d be out of there in a heart beat.
Good one;) LOL!!!
Thanks!
My first apartment out of skool was no. 13. I wonder if it was vacant because of the number?
Inquiring minds want to know...
Indeed, our 44th president was bad luck for us.
I did live in a cute little cottage, but sold it and moved to a condo in the SC low country, overlooking a river. Beautiful sunrises.
The elevators are sometimes ‘iffy’....the only complaint so far;(
60 Minutes had a special segment on this several weeks back. They interviewed two gay partners who sold their apt for half of what they paid for it. They had become millionaires while working for one of the FANG hi tech companies. They were smart to get out early. Engineers are studying if they can dig under the structure and pour pilings all the way down to bedrock. Its on sand now. Disaster waiting to happen
“It’s not sinking, it’s penetrating the earth.”
First 654 ft underground building. They’ll build a homeless apartment complex over it.
Class action.
“Cottage on a slab, coming up!”
Looks like baby $hit on a shingle.
Build on sand and they expected what exactly?
It would have been easier and more cost effective to do that FIRST.
The whole concept of high-rises and skyscrapers in an Earthquake-prone city like SF seems crazy to me. You have the gravity loads, the lateral loads (e.g. there's plenty of wind in SF), and then the issue of lateral shifting of the ground underneath. I'm sure it all looks good on paper, from an engineering perspective, but no thanks.
>>I understand 13, but why 44?
Chinese and Japanese view 4 as unlucky (and 44 more so), since it’s pronounced the same as “death”.
Upslope needs the weight, IMHO.
OK ... I understand the 13, but why 44 ?
There is a great series called Engineering Catastrophes, one episode deals with this issue. There are several buildings in South America that are leaning. The engineers did not go deep enough with their pilings and the earth is giving way.
It may fall before the next quake.
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