Work on the $100 million fix of the Millennium tower has halted as engineers scramble to figure out why the building has suddenly sunk an inch in a matter of weeks since construction began, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned. — NBC Bay Area
The “perimeter pile upgrade” project, paid for as part of a confidential settlement reached last year, is designed to reinforce the foundation of the 58-story, luxury Millennium Tower after it had been discovered in 2016 that the northwest corner of the structure had sunk 16 inches since its opening in 2009. Fast forward to 2018, an inspection revealed the building had descended an additional two inches.
The upgrade project was developed over several years and calls for the installation of 52 concrete, 140,000-pound piles that would anchor the building to bedrock approximately 250 feet below ground. However, shortly after work began on the stabilization project in May, apparent acceleration in both the tower’s sinking and tilting to the west has appeared. And, as reported by NBC Bay Area, the foundation has sunk an inch since the start of the work, resulting in a tilt of 22 inches.
The Millenium Tower Association informed residents of the issue on Monday, August 23, noting that no material harm had come to the building and that it remains safe for occupancy. With the project at a stop, engineers are now exploring ways to understand and mitigate the problem.
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Prediction: now that public money is involved in the "rescue", endless sums will be spent in failed attempts to save this PoS.
It should have been condemed and torn down years ago, and would have if it was low/moderate income housing.
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