San Francisco's Millennium Tower has been sinking at a rate of two inches per year since it was completed in 2008, which is about ten inches more than the builders had anticipated the building settling for its entire lifetime. Not to be boring, the tower is also tilting slightly to the northwest, giving the multi-million dollar residences within the building a slightly different view of the city and, perhaps, their investment. As the SFGate reports, while some blame the nearby Transbay Transit Center site dig for the sink, others noted that the building had sunk at least ten inches by the time the excavation began. But not to worry, officials say:
At the same time, geotechnical reports show that since 2009, the settling has been uneven — resulting in the 2-inch tilt.
And while Stanford’s Deierlein doesn’t consider the sink or tilt a safety issue, he did say, “I would be concerned for my investment.” That’s because a shifting building can cause walls to crack, elevators to malfunction and all manner of other annoyances.
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Wow! What a nightmare!!! This does not look good... but supposedly safe to occupy
Anyone know the design team on this project?
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Millennium-Tower-developer-rethinks-plan-for-next-9984628.php
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