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To: Red Badger

So, what was the $6 million cheapo decision?


19 posted on 09/02/2026 3:52:48 PM PDT by citizen (Say it with me.....the UK is now UKistan. Short & to the point.)
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To: citizen

Developer Fortis Property Group skipped deep piles to bedrock and used cheaper “soil improvement” (jet grouting) to save about $6 million. The ground settled unevenly. By 2018–2019 the tower was leaning a few inches north; some later surveys put parts of the structure further out of plumb


32 posted on 09/02/2026 4:55:11 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Deus vult!)
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To: citizen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/161_Maiden_Lane


38 posted on 09/02/2026 5:44:33 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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