Midtown 37-Story Pfizer Tower Stabilized After Buckling Fears
TL;DR
Crews stabilized the 37-story former Pfizer headquarters on Manhattan’s East Side after workers found buckled columns on the 21st floor during its conversion to residential space. Temporary shoring was installed to support floors 18–24, nine nearby buildings were evacuated, and streets were closed as engineers assessed the risk. The Department of Buildings says the building is now stable while investigators determine the cause, with the added weight of newly built upper floors suspected as a contributing factor.
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- Former Pfizer HQ deemed stable by NYC Department of Buildings after collapse scare on Manhattan's East Side ABC7 New York
- Crews Work Overnight on Midtown Building That Was Feared at Risk of Partial Collapse: Live Updates The New York Times
- Midtown Manhattan High-Rise Stable After Columns Buckled, Officials Say U.S. News & World Report
- Why The Collapse of the Pfizer Conversion Means It's Time to Address the Leaning Tower of Lower Manhattan at 161 Maiden Lane New York YIMBY
- What We Know About Efforts to Stabilize the Former Pfizer Building in Manhattan WSJ
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