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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Who gave them a permit to build on a landfill. Liquefaction of that landfill is the number one risk in the next big earthquake. The city is 100% at fault. Someone got bribed, or is an idiot. That building will either come down in the “big one”, or it will be condemned immediately afterwords.
Yes. Correct. I was not thinking weight but more of a $h!t wedge.
Asian buyers
Of course they did. 'Cause faggots are normal, donchaknow ...
No sympathy for those living in Frisco. ( residents of that city hate that abbreviation)
Not for the original developers. They managed to retain the profits while transferring costs downstream.
My dad was an engineer and by osmosis I’m pretty sure he’d recommend crapping on the up-side slope. The down side increases pressure towards the direction of collapse.
Luckily there’s a whole lot of crap in SF so they may be able to save the building. ;-)
See 42
Ha ha.
“Would never live in a building that tall - just give me a cottage on a slab”
My Sister’s in-laws live in this “sinking” building. Nice enough couple, and conservative. Not many of them in SF.
***My Sister’s in-laws live in this “sinking” building****
Which floor? Are they retired? What have they discussed with your SIL?
Prayers up they are coping well.
Yeah, I posted before reading.
Not going to get into a flame war but if you’re in the area please crap on the upside. I have a daughter in SF so we want to do it right. ;-)
“***My Sister’s in-laws live in this “sinking” building****
Which floor? Are they retired? What have they discussed with your SIL?
Prayers up they are coping well”
Not sure on the floor, not retired yet. They are worth some coin and I’d love into see them move for no other reason than they have a big Choc. lab, and an Appt. is no place for a dog like that.
When I was a kid, our town refused to give permission for building a synagogue. They finally approved a marshy swamp. After it was built, for years, it creaked and sank into the ground. The townies hated Jews. Now, the town is largely Jewish. Times changed.
I seem to remember a guy who understood this in principle 2,000 years ago.
Could be an Asian thing, but that would include 4, 14, 24, etc...
Union built.
I heard a concrete worker on the radio who worked on that building say that things weren’t up to snuff when they poured the piers and foundation. No way I would live in that building or anywhere near it.
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