In a statement, the city’s Department of Building Inspection says it was “not satisfied” with any of the reports it has received to date. But it says all operable windows in high-rises pose a similar risk if someone leaves them open, like what happened with Unit 49A. Millennium’s own report did acknowledge that one of its windows failed after being left open, causing it to break in high winds. “It is just a case of finger-pointing - it is baloney, and I’m calling ‘BS,’’’ said Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who is seeking reforms on city inspection requirements for the city’s newest, tallest buildings that had previously enjoyed 30-year inspection exemptions on their windows. “There is no earthly way that the glass at 301 Mission could have caused those failures.” Salesforce East officials did not respond to a request for comment. In all, city officials say some 20 windows broke from the 10 th to the 30 th floors. The chain reaction triggered by those upper windows breaking, the report says, caused damage to the lower floor windows. The fact that there was glass on the roof of the 30-story high-rise, it says, suggests those fragments were somehow “blown towards” Salesforce East “from a higher elevation.” Investigative reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.īut the Salesforce East report says it has evidence to back its theory, in the form of glass fragments found on the Salesforce East roof, which is enclosed by a 30-foot high wall. He called the temporary halt of the project a “no-brainer,” adding that if not stopped, the settling threatens to inflict “excessive damage” to the structure over time.One of the Salesforce high rises is now blaming its notorious neighbor for falling glass. “It’s very risky playing around with something that’s as complex as this structure’s foundation and not understanding what’s happening.” “The trend is the thing that’s very disturbing, the fact that they have reactivated settlement,” he said, adding his worry is that the problem emerged so soon after crews drilled only halfway down to bedrock. Doug Elmets, spokesman for the association, had no further comment Tuesday beyond Monday’s letter to residents.ĭavid Williams, an Oakland-based structural engineering expert who specializes in deep foundations and bridges, called the latest sinking and tilting data “disturbing.” The association says that in the meantime, engineers are seeking ways to mitigate the new settlement before the work resumes. The designers have billed the fix as not only stabilizing the tower but also partly straightening it out over time. “There has been no material harm to the building,” the association assured residents, “and it remains fully safe.” The association told residents that the design team decided to halt further pile installation on Mission Street out of an “abundance of caution” as it “works to better understand” the cause, and how to deal with it. In light of the latest data, the Millennium Tower Association told residents late Monday that further pile installation was being put on hold in light of “an increased rate of settlement’’ since a total of 39 piles had been installed as part of the 52-pile fix. Plunging Iron Pan Narrowly Misses Millennium Tower Resident
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