Everybody knows building on bay mud fill requires sinking the foundation down to bedrock. At least for big heavy buildings like this. How in hell SF allowed this monstrosity to be floated atop the ooze — !? It’s so extremely unacceptable a building practice in that location — there must really have been serious bribes or payoffs involved. Follow the $!!!!
The damned thing is so big and massive — if it has to be pulled down before it falls down , can this disassembly job even be done ?? ??
Bunch o people getting exactly what they pay for.
This made me laugh. Not the best reaction.
“Dodson and other residents blame developers for what they say is a flawed design. The tower’s foundation, for instance, uses piles driven 60 to 90 feet into landfill, rather than the pricier option of going down at least 240 feet to bedrock.”
If I’m paying $10M for a Penthouse in a 58-story bldg, especially in SF, I want the foundation anchored to something solid. Sitting on top of landfill can amplify and lengthen the time of motion after an earthquake, increasing the odds of damage. Doubtful that most of the people paying that much in that city would bother with such issues.
Ironside and crew, McMillan and Wife, with Stone and Keller would have the guilty parties arrested in a week.