New York hopes converted offices can ease a housing crisis. A structural emergency at a high-rise tower shows the challenges

New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage. But the ...

Manhattan High-Rise To Be Stabilized After Columns Buckle, Forcing Evacuations

Officials say an under-construction high-rise in Manhattan remains unstable after columns buckled and floors sagged.
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Midtown building remains unstable as buckled columns keep moving; evacuations still in place

Emergency crews rushed to Midtown East early Tuesday morning after reports of falling debris revealed a structural compromise ...

Manhattan Building at Risk of Collapse Is Being Converted to Apartments

The conversion of an office building on East 42nd Street would be the largest project of its kind in New York City’s history, ...
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Midtown high-rise's safety record under scrutiny after buckling columns discovered

An under-construction high-rise in Midtown is part of the largest office to apartment conversion project in city history, but ...
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Midtown Manhattan buildings evacuated after columns found buckling at high-rise construction site

The operation to stabilize 235 E. 42 St. is expected to last "into the night," officials said.