2024-12-25T15:51:00-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150133749/faulty-foundation-blamed-for-leaning-60-story-one-seaport-tower-in-manhattan Alexander Walter 2019-04-26T14:57:00-04:00 >2019-04-26T14:57:40-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0ae180f5c7cf3e5b1cc4b3a248bcdfb0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Construction at One Seaport, aka 161 Maiden Lane, has been noticeably paused for the past several months. [...] new reports have revealed the 670-foot-tall building is actually leaning three inches to the north, leading to a series of legal disputes between Fortis Property Group, LLC, the developer, and Pizzarotti LLC, the current contractor. The project is being designed by Hill West Architects while Groves &amp; Co is serving as the interior designer.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"It remains unclear how this will affect the plans for 80 South Street directly next door," writes Michael Young for <em>New York YIMBY</em> about the unclear fate of the 670-foot-tall tower which structurally topped out last September. "There is a question of whether One Seaport should remain standing or be demolished for imposing a safety concern for the surrounding area and the possible construction of the adjacent supertall."</p>