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Re: Problems with Millennium Tower in SF
Author: RFM
Date: 08-02-2016 - 12:57

The engineering firm made a design decision to use heavier concrete construction as opposed to the usual steel frame constuction. Also, the support pilings were NOT driven down to bedrock. Both decisions were to save money at the direction of the developer.
The SF Planning Commission approved this new, different design and IMO shares the blame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Tower_(San_Francisco)

Transbay Transit Center developers did spend considerable money to protect nearby structures; btw there are two other new high rise buildings under construction adjacent to the site!

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  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? BOB2 08-01-2016 - 15:48
  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? The Odd Duck 08-01-2016 - 22:17
  Re: Problems with Millennium Tower in SF RFM 08-02-2016 - 12:57
  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? clipper841 08-01-2016 - 18:48
  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? George Andrews 08-01-2016 - 19:04
  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? BOB2 08-02-2016 - 22:41
  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? Ed Workman 08-03-2016 - 08:38
  Re: Problems with Millenium Tower in SF - blames on Transbay Terminal? mook 08-03-2016 - 09:04
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