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Review of Proposed Fix for Sinking Millennium Tower Could Take Several Months

Nadine M. Post

December 12, 2018

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San Francisco’s review of pile scheme to shore 645-ft-tall Millennium Tower will take months

Investigation Finds Sinking Did Not Cause Millennium Tower Cracks

October 17, 2018

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Allana Buick & Bers, a forensic engineer hired by the Millennium Tower Association, says the cracked window glass in Unit 36B of the San Francisco residential building was caused by an exterior impact.

Structural Safety

Cracked Window at Troubled Millennium Tower Triggers More Analysis

JT Long

September 27, 2018

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The 58-story Millennium Tower in the Transbay district of San Francisco, which has sunk 18 in. and is tilting 2 in., is under even more scrutiny for possible structural defects since a window on the 36th floor cracked.

Buildings

San Francisco Issues Rules for High-Rise Foundations

Projects sited in areas with the worst soil—in high-risk seismic zones and subject to liquefaction—would require more than one geotechnical engineer on the peer-review team.

Nadine M. Post

December 11, 2017

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The city and county Dept. of Building Inspection issued interim guidelines and procedures for structural, geotechnical and seismic-hazard engineering design review for new buildings 240 ft or taller.

Signs of Millennium Tower's Settling, Tilting Are Subtle But Visible

September 28, 2016

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San Francisco’s Millennium Tower, a 658-ft-tall residential building at Mission and Fulton streets, has settled 16 in. and tilted 2 in. toward the northwest since completion in 2009 while garnering lawsuits and recriminations about the foundation design and possible impact of an excavation for the nearby Transbay Transit Center.

Building Foundations

Sinking San Francisco Skyscraper Riles Residents

Millenium Tower is the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Western U.S.

JT Long

August 10, 2016

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The 645-ft Millennium Tower—the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Western United States—is sinking and tilting, and the building owner places the blame squarely on the adjacent Transbay Transit Center project.

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Items Tagged with 'Millenium Tower'

ARTICLES

Review of Proposed Fix for Sinking Millennium Tower Could Take Several Months

Investigation Finds Sinking Did Not Cause Millennium Tower Cracks

Cracked Window at Troubled Millennium Tower Triggers More Analysis

San Francisco Issues Rules for High-Rise Foundations

Signs of Millennium Tower's Settling, Tilting Are Subtle But Visible

Sinking San Francisco Skyscraper Riles Residents

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