View from the roof of Summit One Vanderbilt
Posted on 03/21/2023 2:51:29 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Terrified workers fled a soaring new Manhattan skyscraper after experiencing a huge 'shake' run through the building, that made it feel as if its floors were collapsing.
One Vanderbilt, a $3.31 billion tower which sits just north of Grand Central train terminal in Midtown Manhattan, was struck by the tremor on Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesman for One Vanderbilt said the shaking was due to repair work on the elevators, and there were no injuries as the public viewing platform was closed.
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View from the roof of Summit One Vanderbilt
....and the United Nations as well (it is tall enough). Quite a game of Jenga indeed.
In NYC, stairwells are more dangerous than elevators or escalators. Fortunately, I live rurally and don't use any of the 3.
....lol, I’ve developed and built quite a few buildings. Anyone that believes that “elevator repair” caused a 93 story to act like an earthquake just hit it please send me your phone number. I’ve got a great deal I would like to sell you!
If the building really acted as described, it either has a major, major construction flaw or it was geologic in nature.
There’s one building in NYC that has or had escalators that move at a different speed from the handrails. I can’t remember which one that is or was. You had to keep moving your hand, I think upward.
Dangerous for fingers! Hubby would yank back on the handrail and the escalator would stop. LOL He was fun!
Did you ever notice how nice cities look from the air? At around 3k feet they look pretty cool. Then you get on the ground and very abruptly things look different.
"At a distance, (New York) does look rather like a celestial city. At a distance. Come closer...and it's not so good."
Glad to meet you,!!
It took us 23 years but glad to meet you too! :-)
I’m glad I’m not the only one think similar.
Looking at the monstrosity triggers my OCD.
If elevator repairs cause the whole building to shake, I think there is a much bigger problem.
What does that meme say?
Gonna say, “No, Bob,” to that. F that.
Ha!! Yep!!
No offense to the designer, but that looks like s**t.
Who wants “views of NYC”?
Exactly. Viewing a bunch of tall buildings is of no interest to me whatsoever. Not that I would ever set foot in NYC to begin with. I'll stick with viewing the natural wonders of Alaska.
“which sits just north of Grand Central train terminal”
You proved this is wrong.
There were extra long escalators atRoyals Stadium in Kansas City. One had a catastrophic failure and free-wheeled dumping allthe people. Very rare.
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