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Tilting, sinking San Francisco high-rise raises alarm
AP ^ | Oct 24, 2016 | JOCELYN GECKER

Posted on 10/24/2016 9:12:04 AM PDT by Ray76

Pamela Buttery noticed something peculiar six years ago while practicing golf putting in her 57th-floor apartment at the luxurious Millennium Tower. The ball kept veering to the same corner of her living room.

Those were the first signs for residents of the sleek, mirrored high-rise that something was wrong.

The 58-story building has gained notoriety in recent weeks as the "leaning tower of San Francisco." But it's not just leaning. It's sinking, too.

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1 posted on 10/24/2016 9:12:04 AM PDT by Ray76
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I wouldn’t worry about the poor foundation. It’s not like it’s in an area known for earthquakes. /s


2 posted on 10/24/2016 9:14:13 AM PDT by PAR35
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Is this the building that Hunter Pence lives in?


3 posted on 10/24/2016 9:14:34 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: Ray76

Seems a little crazy to make your home on the 57th floor of a San Francisco high rise. What would happen in a major earthquake?


4 posted on 10/24/2016 9:15:32 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (HRC's only chance to win is to discourage Trump voters. We Vote, we WIN! Simple as that.)
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5 posted on 10/24/2016 9:16:12 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. - Mark Twain)
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That can’t be good. Who built it, the North Koreans? (it is SanFranSicko after all).

CC


6 posted on 10/24/2016 9:16:16 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: Ray76

It was specifically designed to mimic the architect’s limp wrist!


7 posted on 10/24/2016 9:16:46 AM PDT by delete306
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Allowing sufficient time for the long suffering conservatives on the Left Coast to make their escape to parts inland, America would be much better off if everything within 100 miles of the west coast slid into the Pacific Ocean.


8 posted on 10/24/2016 9:17:08 AM PDT by littleharbour
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To: pgkdan

Yes, along with Joe Montana and many other high-profile people.


9 posted on 10/24/2016 9:18:46 AM PDT by whinecountry (Semper Ubi Sub Ubi)
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To: delete306

Joe Montana has a place there. Residences in downtown. Tells you what the effects of the internet will be.


10 posted on 10/24/2016 9:19:22 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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[Pamela Buttery noticed something peculiar six years ago while practicing golf putting in her 57th-floor apartment at the luxurious Millennium Tower. The ball kept veering to the same corner of her living room.]

After which I would have called my realtor to put it on the market and kept my mouth closed. LOL


11 posted on 10/24/2016 9:22:30 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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There’s another thing sinking too: the price of a unit in that building. Looks like some wealthy folks are about to take a property bath.


12 posted on 10/24/2016 9:22:31 AM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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What could possibly go wrong?


13 posted on 10/24/2016 9:22:40 AM PDT by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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They expect it to sink another 30 inches? There is already a 6 inch tilt at the top? Huge cracks in the basement walls? In an earthquake zone? Are you kidding me?


14 posted on 10/24/2016 9:25:23 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Gold and Silver are real money. Everything else is a derivative)
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All 'dem rich DemonCraps, 'dey's 'goin to have real fun sellun 'dere 'partments.
15 posted on 10/24/2016 9:25:48 AM PDT by libstripper (oHillary is willing to risk her own life to protect her secretive nature. She would rather go to her)
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To: headstamp 2

“After which I would have called my realtor to put it on the market and kept my mouth closed. LOL”


Ditto !!!!!!!!!!

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16 posted on 10/24/2016 9:30:48 AM PDT by Mears
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Forget it, Jack, it’s San Francisco. Everything tilts left.


17 posted on 10/24/2016 9:31:38 AM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

The wiki (pedia, not links Sheila) page says the construction company only sunk pilings to 80 feet. The common (but not legally mandated) local standard is 200 feet, which takes you to bedrock. Good luck, condo owners!

CC


18 posted on 10/24/2016 9:32:40 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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Millennium Partners maintains its design is safe and says many San Francisco high-rises have similar foundations.

Oh, THAT'S going to make people feel safe.

19 posted on 10/24/2016 9:33:51 AM PDT by American Quilter (Hillary is an Unindicted Criminal.)
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However, the number of friction piles determines the building disrtibuted ksi transmitted to the foundation


20 posted on 10/24/2016 9:35:20 AM PDT by Thibodeaux (Exile Barack, Exile the Wookie, Exile Malia, Exile Shasha)
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