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Originally Posted by caligrad
The leaning tower of San Fran was just rushed engineering, this however is a bit different.
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It wasn't rushed. It was probably just wrong. The engineers believed that friction piles and a very thick mat foundation was sufficient and they were probably wrong. It should be noted that the group that constructed this tower, Millennium partners, "has created an unparalleled portfolio of core, urban, mixed-use properties in America's great gateway cities (including NYC), for more than two decades". It was niether a California outfit nor an inexperienced one.
But the Millennium Tower HOA alleges the excavation of the Salesforce Transit Center nextdoor undermined the foundation of their building and the matter hasn't yet been sorted out via multiple lawsuits.