The Fight to Fix the Tilting Millennium Tower

[@liamdiedericks5846]

I love these skyscraper videos it's very informative and very interesting to watch. The B1M is the best

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Surprisingly there’s no bots on the pinned comment.. usually one videos this popular there is. Maybe I’ve finally found a bit free place! 😂

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[@EternalResonance]

on top of the building Have a counter weight at the opposite side of the lean

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[@Red.Dots.]

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[@jacktheripper5661]

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[@jeffdope5602]

Imagine drinking lean in a leaning building

[@mikek5633]

Just remember one thing : "Product of the year" awards were also given to Asbestos back in the 70's !!!

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

Lmao, love this comment. This should be a popular idiom around the world!

[@slinkerdeer]

Keywords "of the year" Times change, in case you didnt know

[@heraclitus6100]

@@slinkerdeer go be pedantic somewhere else.

[@robjsmiles]

Well times do change, the point is that things which weren't fully understood were applauded without investigating the risks

[@WartHuntr]

Hitler also got man of the year in the 30s

[@VideoGameHaven]

With how many times Kiryu, his buddies, and his enemies fight in/on the damn thing, I'm not surprised its tilted and sinking. Surprised the damn thing is still standing, in all honesty.

[@MrGanjie]

Solid reference

[@BenetteG]

Chairman Sera should have used that 10 billion yen to fix the tower instead of letting it be stolen by Jingu's ex-wife.

[@aadarshbalireddy2939]

Came looking for this haha

[@Atner8]

It amazes me that all skyscrapers don’t have foundation into bedrock. I would have thought that was a necessity for something that massive that might stand for 100+ years.

[@ehombane]

Actually, being separated from bedrock, offers some protection in case of earthquake. And having really deep foundations, makes them perfectly safe. But yes, big changes in water content of the soil is a big issue. It happens even at houses. in Netherlands it happens that a whole village is ruined because of gas extraction. And is gas not water. Here, is that particular case of pumping water without considering the consequences. Still, Is curious why none of the other buildings were affected. What amazes me, is they thought to drill a lot of holes in a soil that is anyway under a lot of tension, and prone to compaction. They should have considered digging one, secure the pile, and then continue one by one, adding strength gradually, while not damaging too much the integrity of the soil. Or simply push the pile into the soil adding some more compaction helping a little till reached the bedrock.

[@stillwill2215]

Uh, that won;t be standing next year.

[@HeadNtheClouds]

Have you made a bowel movement today? 💩🐻

[@ehombane]

@@HeadNtheClouds Not yet. Why are you asking? Need some material to process?

[@johnhansen702]

The Shell building in New Orleans is built on concrete pilings that go down 260 feet without hitting bedrock.

[@jealousofmypuddin]

I live in the Bay Area, have worked in the City for years, and virtually everyone knows most of the financial district is built upon landfill going back to the Gold Rush era. It’s wild to me that any new structure being built there isn’t anchored into the bedrock. Like, we’re overdue for our next “big one”…

[@letsburn00]

I was in San Fran and went on the free tours that they give there. The first thing they explained was that half the district was built on a spot where ships basically got beached and turned into a semi floating city. It was wild when we got to a spot after walking ages away from the ocean and they said "this spot is where the actual land should start."

[@jaex9617]

Dumbassery and greed are a potent combination.

[@hovawartfreunde4599]

@@jaex9617 reminds me of Grenfell tower. Please be careful.

[@tuvelat7302]

Yep. It's in a zone where they expect liquefaction to occur in a quake. I don't care to think what will happen to a leaning, sinking building in such a case.

[@nallid7357]

@@hovawartfreunde4599 Regulation varies state to state, so blame the state for this one, not the other 49.

[@MrEricSir]

A couple of small not addressed in the video: 1. The original construction was supposed to be steel, not concrete. The change in materials made it a much heavier building than the foundation was intended to support. 2. Millennium Tower is built on land that was once part of the bay but was filled in during the mid to late 1800's. This type of land is tricky to build on in areas with earthquakes, even for much smaller structures.

[@CannabisTechLife]

Others can correct me if i'm wrong, but point 2 was addressed at the end of the video by stating other countries around the world build on landfill as well. The main issue was they didn't go down to the bedrock like most other skyscrapers around it have done. (Like the Salesforce Tower).

[@thevikingbear2343]

The huge tower next to it sitting there doing its own thing is proof that you can build massive structures on that land.

[@tommydong8070]

@@thevikingbear2343 That is the Salesforce building.

[@williamerazo3921]

So there were idiots

[@williamerazo3921]

@@CannabisTechLife Mexico builds on landfill built they don’t go build huge towers because of the earthquake

[@KJ_VFX]

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[@MrFerngarcia]

I remember a similar issue on the Mandalay Bay tower tilting in Las Vegas. They discovered it when the windows wouldn't fit because the openings were not square. It got fixed with micro piles.

[@matt007]

I remember a similar issue with a condo in Seattle. They tore it down and rebuilt it. That will probably be the end result with this one too.

[@amhianderson2935]

Agreed!!! I say tear it down as well! Start over. America has to stop being a reactive country and start becoming a Proactive one! Why risk losing lives on a structure that can be fixed/rebuilt?

[@Kronos0999]

@@KaiBurley That's just fact and the truth. If you didn't think that, you'd be inviting hobos into your house because they'd be safer there than outside freezing in the streets. You can virtue signal all you want, but the truth, in the end, is that unless something affects us personally, we don't care.

[@carlosv5516]

@@KaiBurley It baffles me why people like you thinks that we don't care about people lives or that something is the American way. It is same in every countries, there are buildings/houses that were built using cheap materials, or not properly built.

[@duhaneyparkclassics7484]

when i heard the 500 million figure that was my first thought.

[@broneetube]

That building was torn down for a different reason. The post tension cables weren't sealed properly and were corroding. The building wasn't leaning, but instead the risk was floors collapsing.

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[@tayzonday]

How much extra would it have cost to dig the original foundation piles down to the depth of the proposed new ones?

[@elgoog-the-third]

I wondered exactly the same. But it sure is way less than this correction costs now...

[@theofficialczex1708]

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[@gibuz]

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[@DlcEnergy]

The original foundation was chocolate rain. Some foundations stay dry and others feel the pain.

[@massimobrando1877]

4 million dollars…

[@MolhoBarbecue]

In Brazil, there’s a city that has a large quantity of tilted buildings, due to soil compression and stress on foundations. The city is called Santos, and if you ever look at the pictures (specially if taken from the shoreline) the leaning buildings are quite noticeable, even by walking on the streets you’ll notice how much they sunk. The funny thing is that a lot of people live in those buildings and don’t seem to care that much, some owners try to correct the tilt by leveling the floor using a thin layer of concrete.

[@MicahPotts]

Wow I just looked that up that's crazy!

[@DeanStephen]

Lord save us! Someone will eventually pour one foot too much concrete and bring their building down on everyone, all for the want of a level bathtub.

[@tommydong8070]

@@DeanStephen Lord needs to save you for not thinking and reread before posting.

[@xBINARYGODx]

@@DeanStephen its called regulation - save your self, first by voting better.

[@Malc664]

@@tommydong8070 What are you on about? The point is the building doesn't need more weight.

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[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I hadn’t seen those photos of the concrete spalling before, that almost worries me more than anything else. It’s much worse than that at the recently collapsed Champlain Tower South.

[@donaldstanfield8862]

😳

[@legendarygary2744]

That was exactly what I was thinking! Lean is one thing, but water damage/crumbling like that is alarming.

[@NathanielClay]

Especially when they showed the water damaged crumbling concrete in the bottom basement

[@californiamade5608]

Sure I could see your concern. But the structures you’re comparing are no where near the same. Millennium Tower, despite some damage, does have a stronger core and is taller than Champlain. The structural integrity is stronger in Millennium Tower.

[@trevorskates94]

@@californiamade5608 Just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's stronger.

[@scottkirby5016]

one major issue you skipped. the lean was spotted in 2011 before the transit centre even started digging. Also the height and weight of this building (being both tall and concrete, a first of that combo in the area) is far outside of the norm yet they didn't go to the bedrock even when that is common for most towers anyway. so instead it will cost 20-50 times the cost to put a pile to that depth now than during construction. I personally expect a it to be written off as the lawyer and repair costs spiral to more than the building is worth.

[@bobv8219]

The building was leaning during construction in 2007/08 . I was working on the new construction.

[@lamario]

That's crazy! Why would you try to make such a large tower and not utilize bedrock from the offset? I don't understand how this was allowed to happen.

[@kkirill4633]

LEAN

[@jaex9617]

Amazing how people will repeatedly cheap out short-term and pay a big price later. I'd rather do it right than do it over, but hey, what do I know? 🙄

[@Patrick3183]

Why not just tear it down???

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[@GoCoyote]

The Building Integrity channel did a very good job of explaining the causes of this towers flawed foundation system. While the construction of the transit center may have contributed to the issue, the buildings foundation design is to blame. The bay area is well known for the layers of silt and clay that underlay many areas. Where the tower was built used to be under bay water until filled in. I believe the builders wanted the city of San Fransisco to pick up the 5 million dollar tab for setting pilings all the way to bedrock, so went the cheaper route when the city refused. Now they are spending more than that just in lawyers fees.

[@JonMartinYXD]

Building Integrity is a fantastic channel. His series on the Champlain Towers South collapse was accessible, educational, and gripping.

[@GoCoyote]

@@JonMartinYXD That is how I discovered him. My brother is an engineer, and likes his work. He released a Millennium Tower vid a little while ago that makes a lot of sense to me, as it matches all of my bay area experience.

[@Hossak]

From my understanding, it would have cost another 20 million in the original construction if they drilled the support pillars to the bedrock but they figured they would save the money...................

[@tuvelat7302]

@@Hossak The last figure I heard was $4 million to go to bedrock.

[@tuvelat7302]

Yes! I found that channel shortly after Champlain Tower South disaster. I'm looking forward to his further videos on Millenium Tower.

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[@MikMoen]

"It's safe." "It's safe." "It's still safe." "It's safe." News: "The Millennium Tower has collapsed."

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Yep about right

[@Subvaries]

This is so much money involved here, no one is going to come out and say it isn't safe lol. Granted people aren't that stupid. Most have moved out, and the value of those condos has plummeted.

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

I'd buy your condo there for cheap. They're going to solve this problem and everyone who buys now will be very happy when the values skyrocket.

[@dig-i-talj1m475]

They'll blame the Russians I'm sure

[@Laneous14]

It would be a perfect metaphor for San Francisco itself.

[@thewalrusaurus]

its crazy to me that a 200m tall structure wouldn't have been secured to the bedrock in the first place.

[@hamamudo3011]

Still baffle me

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

It's a "pay me now or pay me later" thing.

[@dantheman3022]

I dont think you really understand what bedrock is. It is not one giant immovable rock and it doesnt really have a noticable start point. Its not a black and white issue.

[@seanl1089]

@@dantheman3022 it's a layer of earth that harder and therefore more stable to put tall skyscrapers on.

[@tylerdurden4006]

It's crazy to me that americans think they are smart and know how to build things properly. Ask those families in miami...oh wait...

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[@MarjaMariachi]

The cracking basement/parking walls are freaking me out. The house I grew up in had a full basement that wasn't built properly, so when it rained, water would come down the front wall of the house and seep through the underground wall, flooding the basement. You'd hear these loud, scary creaks and noises. It also had a concrete carport that butted up to the front door, and about five years in, the slab sank 12-14 inches. I was so happy the day we moved out!

[@jakeg3126]

Are you freaking out from this video? Or do you live there?

[@MarjaMariachi]

@@jakeg3126 Freaking out from the video; I don't live there. Footage reminded me of my old house.

[@Torturephile]

Is that house still standing? Wonder what condition is it in currently.

[@philrabe910]

I was in the City when they were putting in the steel for the Salesforce tower. Amazing amount of rebar! A bit of a side note, the hole they dug under the new transit hub is intended to be the terminus of the high speed rail line up from LA- the one that only exists in the Central Valley... Which might happen some day...

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[@californiamade5608]

I am from San Francisco. I watched millennium tower get built as the “new kid on the block”. She was a beautiful tower and still is. It changed the entire look and feel of that area in downtown San Francisco. But for today, nobody would notice.. it’s surrounded by much taller new towers including the city’s’ tallest. Salesforce Tower. It broke my heart when I heard it was sinking. That was about 7 years ago now. It’s crazy how much the city has allowed it to sink. The elevator shafts are over 1.25 inches from the building. Which makes it illegal under California standard building code requirements. I’m surprised they have red tagged it and taken it down by now. They really must want to save this skyscraper as it was such a huge investment to San Francisco. The destruction would be horrific if this thing came down. The street below, Fremont, is constantly busy. Then there’s the brand new billion dollar Salesforce Bus Terminal with a public park right on top. Children that play at that park. And those who live / work in the neighboring towers. A catastrophe waiting to happen. So sad. I hope they can fix it, and fast!

[@Kronos0999]

I'm more surprised people willingly go live in San Fran these days. Eugh. Such a trash city. Second only to Chicago and LA.

[@californiamade5608]

@@Kronos0999 I disagree. This area of downtown is actually fairly clean. The park is beautiful and closes at 8pm everyday. Very little to no homeless on the streets below. This was one of my favorite parts of San Francisco before I moved to Bakersfield. (Cheaper housing, not because I didn’t like SF) I love San Francisco but it’s too expensive.

[@Kronos0999]

@@californiamade5608 I can't deal with them and their rainbow warrior mindset. Rather than those fake, pretentious people, I'd rather go to a southern state.

[@Supirbemo]

@@Kronos0999 true

[@ExtremeSquared]

​@@Kronos0999 The thing about California population centers is that they are close to beaches. Sure, the people who live there may be the worst, but you don't really need to interact with that many people to visit a California beach and have a good time.

[@missynorris2055]

When the tower opened in 2009, (1:38 m/s) everything was not fine. The expert panel, commissioned by then mayor, Edwin Lee & his 301 Mission Seismic Safety Committee, concluded that the deformation of the mat foundation occurred before 2009. The project's Geotechnical Engineering Firm had issued its second settlement forecast. Further, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority installed over a hundred crack monitoring gauges in the basement of the tower BEFORE the City issued the projects Certificate of Final Completion.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing this situation.

[@blairmacdonald9632]

I've chatted recently about this tower with my uncle who's a retired professor of civil engineering with a specialty in seismic activity. He didn't have a very high opinion of the engineer in charge of the fix and thinks they should have used the same technique that was used to secure the leaning tower of Pisa.

[@Professor-Scientist]

Let me know what you think down below in the comments section 👇

[@thomasr1051]

what did they do for the tower of pisa?

[@lewisdoherty7621]

@@thomasr1051 I was thinking the same thing. They drilled under the piles and pulled material out from under the high side, so that would sink faster than the low side and it worked.

[@handysantoso5789]

In other word, Professor MacDonald didn't have a very high opinion of Ron Hamburger...

[@kylewolfe_]

@@handysantoso5789 Brilliant

[@Infrared73]

I'm not sure this building is a great example of "how robust the engineering of modern megaprojects really is". Given the awards that were given to this building suggests more rubber stamping is going around. I'm sure there will be lessons learned of course.

[@cplcabs]

Seems to be a great example of US engineering, what with the buildings, dams and bridges collapsing regularly

[@arandomcommenter412]

@@cplcabs Built to last not included

[@MrManfly]

Me thinks Ron has Hamburger for brains!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄

[@cplcabs]

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[@4kumetsu]

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[@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119]

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[@shoarmapapa476]

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[@iota2260]

Lmao

[@vfauni5764]

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[@DR_DINGLENUT]

Residents in the building in Miami that collapsed found cracks, water seeping through concrete and missing pieces of concrete as well before it collapsed

[@RaquelX305]

Exactly! I live near the surfside tower and their concrete spawling wasn’t anywhere near as bad as this tower. The surfside residents were also told their building was safe. Ron Hamburger should end up in jail when this building eventually collapses.

[@gribbler1695]

The plan for using 18 piles to bedrock is nearly complete. 6 piles are finished, the remaining 12 are also in but need tie bars fitted. The lean is now 29 inches (74 cm).

[@johnelliott8630]

So it only has 26 cm to go before the lean becomes 1 meter and the elevators and plumbing stop working?

[@hidesertroamer]

Very informative and beautifully done video. Always top shelf with B1M.

[@FinnishPanther]

4:16 - wait what!?! They didn’t drive the support pylons to bedrock on a clay foundation - that is madness! Here in Finland you can’t even build a one floor house that way. Clay gives out over time and it’s almost the same as building on top of a semi-liquid base, like pudding.

[@gregorysgarrison]

Yeah how does a skyscraper's pilons not go to bedrock? Hard to believe.

[@angusmatheson8906]

It blows my mind. Aren't there regulations to prevent this insanity?

[@manlymcstud8588]

@@angusmatheson8906 there are, and if i remember correctly those regulations got an exemption for some reason or another. this is a tangled mess of finger-pointing and when the lawsuits start flying it's going to take longer to resolve than any of these companies involved will be in business.

[@chrisdee7511]

All this in earthquake territory! I wouldn't live in that thing even if it wasn't leaning, but with it leaning it looks like certain death if a big one hits. And all for the low low price of 2.1Million dollars! LOL!

[@maksimatic]

At a federal level, the US is the most architecturally regulated country on planet earth. And on a state level, California being EVEN MORE regulated. So you can Finnish worrying so much

[@someblokecalleddave1]

This channels content is so good.

[@mrmyorky5634]

Skyscrapers have always been an awe inspiring achievement, but the race to build taller and heavier is now resulting in an increasing number of them showing signs of subsidence. Has the old saying 'Onward and Upward' finally reached it's sell by date?

[@ethanol1586]

I thought people learned not to build big heavy buildings on soft material with the leaning tower of Pisa. I live not too far from San Francisco and it's been interesting to see this story develop

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Evil people will do anything for moniez.

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[@QbiKz]

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[@sauce4335]

They knew the ground was soft, but had only estimated the tower to sink 10cm over the course of its entire life. So they kind of learned but not quite

[@arandomcommenter412]

@@QbiKz Stupid, not evil.

[@ThitutUhthalye]

This subject is dramatic, but the presentation brings it into another level. I am on the edge throughout the whole video! Incredible job on the B1M team!

[@rogervonschleusingen4603]

ME TWO !!!. I WAS AT THE EDGE OF MY CHAIR IN MY SEAT OF MY PANTS THE WHOLE TIME, TO THE POINT IM TRAUMATIZED.....FOR LIFE !!

[@johnnymahsrow7704]

A beautiful building with nice views of San Francisco and the Bay Area. With that said one large earthquake could bring it down. That would worry me a lot with it leaning so much.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

In my hometown of Odesa, Ukraine we have a luxurious neighborhood Arcadia with around 40 buildings with hight differential between 16 and 25 stories, packed closely together on a small piece of land that is basically clay and sand. So people have concerns that all the neighborhood will collapse on itself. And actually there are cracks on the ground already.

[@killman369547]

That concrete spalling damage sent a chill down my spine. Those walls have lost pretty much all of their integrity.

[@tylerdurden4006]

Don't tell that to americans, they would have no idea what you mean.

[@nicholasstachelrodt1668]

@@tylerdurden4006 durrr murica dumb wut koncrete?

[@darken3150]

@@tylerdurden4006 We dont care what you Canadians think

[@thebaddestogre-3698]

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[@unsubme2157]

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[@asdf3568]

Perfectly safe they said. I wouldn't wanna live in it

[@robytherobotwhiteversion]

Very nice!

[@sledzeppelin]

Good work, boys.

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[@mikeifyouplease]

Your panoramic scan in the first two seconds is quite impressive. I wish it were longer. I've lived in San Francisco for thirty years.

[@henriqueelias]

B1M should do a video regarding the several leaning buildings of Santos, Brazil

[@jf8070]

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[@masaki2537]

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[@billhayward1585]

Every episode of the B1M makes me appreciate living in the country.

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

It'll be fine. The building won awards!

[@keytokoins2592]

great post

[@ALROD]

They didn't set the building to bedrock because it would be costly, but how much have they spent now that they wouldn't if they had done the right thing? Imagine you have a house and your roof is of average quality, but it won't hold water much longer because it will deteriorate. So, instead of fixing it because it would be expensive, you decide to spend less reinforcing the ceiling. How would that work in the long run?

[@Relitable]

Yeah. Shortcuts are a terrible idea all together when making a building, especially one that is supposed to last.

[@__cypher__]

Kinda hard to anchor into bedrock when the building location once was ocean! It was filled in around 1888 creating a new coastline. Walk around the area you'll find lines in the sidewalk showing where the water used to meet land.

[@sunspot42]

@@__cypher__ There's bedrock down below. All of the other tall buildings in the area drove pilings down to bedrock. The initial plan for Millennium Tower called for piles down to bedrock as well, but later they determined they could stabilize the structure using pilings just driven into the mud. That clearly didn't work out. The building was originally a steel structure as well. That changed to concrete to save money, but dramatically increased the structure's weight, complicating the failure of the pilings in the mud.

[@kodo1232]

amogus

[@darkwing3713]

@@sunspot42 If they have used only one of these money-saving tactics instead of both maybe the building would have been fine. I guess greed makes people stupid.

[@mgunny05]

Excellent video and a story I heard about when it first started. It is AMAZING what construction engineers can do…..but though not even being close to even THINK about buying a home/condo in places like that, owners have basically ZERO chance of getting ANY profit whether they fix the tilt or not. I would be “slightly mad”…….good luck - seriously - to all!

[@garryferrington811]

Hey, that was some great planning.

[@Fedorusmaximus]

Thanks

[@GGdiamondore]

60cm lean?!?!?!?!?! I love lean!!!!!!!!! 💜💜💜

[@KenJames9911]

I remember a similar issue in a deadly condo collapse in Northeast Miami Beach Florida last year. (Champlain Towers collapse).

[@crankychris2]

Shoddy construction, crooked building inspectors, and decades of deferred maintenance caused that collapse, not foundation problems.

[@andrewbennett7756]

The old blame routine perfect ❤❤❤

[@TheRealRenn]

A similar thing happened to The John Ross condo on Portland Oregon’s south waterfront.

[@b0ld651]

60cm worth of lean!?

[@maxis2k]

My mom used to work in a 23 story building (on the 22nd story). Every time I went up there and looked out the window, it seemed like the building was tilting down. I just chalked it up to my fear of falling or an optical illusion. I mean, the building didn't fall, right? Well, now I really wonder...maybe it was leaning. It was the second oldest 20+ story building in the city and the elevators were constantly stalling...

[@snq8068]

Bring a level next time you visit and check, or put small ball on the floor, if ball roll, maybe building is tilt, if ball roll fast, maybe its biig problem :)

[@JL-pc2eh]

@@snq8068 or the floor is uneven which is more likely^^ hanging a weight on a rope and checking if it is parallel to the buidling would propably be the best solution

[@habibbialikafe339]

i took a tour of the building and penthouse along with some other students (mostly civil engineers). they did not mention their tilt problem once haha

[@144pinfinity]

60 cm LEAN💜💜💜💜💜💜💜😫😫😫😫🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈👹👹👹

[@richieduck67]

Maybe they should rename it the leaning hamburger in honour of the chief engineer

[@popfizzy9597]

LEEEEAAAANNNN💜💜💜💜💜💜💜!!!!!

[@Warhawk76]

"San Francisco has a problem". Epic understatement of the century!

[@lornarana6880]

I love this video...

[@robert7567]

I’m not saying I had anything to do with this, but a few months ago I asked that you cover this building. THANKS! Another terrific video from the definitive channel for construction. 👏🏽 👏🏽

[@EvilRobin1]

👏👏

[@zabaplayz5432]

I love lean💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@wompstopm123]

Attach some metal fixed points to the top of the building that connects to the rigid steel girder structure at the top of those attached a sturdy steel wire to an anchor point on the ground and then with a hydraulic ratcheting mechanism pull the building so that it is straight and then reinforce the building

[@kerbalis3298]

I find it so funny that it was awarded for preventing this

[@phillipkalaveras1725]

In mid-2004, the Department of Building Inspection took the extraordinary step of ordering construction halted on a 52-story project at 80 Natoma St. because the building would be unstable with the as planned foundation on the clay and sand soil of South of Market. The then head of the building inspection department, Frank Y. Chiu, said in a legal declaration in October 2004 that he ordered a work stoppage in light of their experts’ warnings that the 80 Natoma St. project would sink far more than the geotechnical designers estimated. At this point in time, The Millennium Tower is still on the drawing board and has the exact same foundation designed by the exact same geotechnical firm - Treadwell and Rollo - that designed the much much lighter 80 Natoma St. project that was just shut down by the Department of Building Inspection for having an inadequate foundation. Treadwell and Rollo are now undeniably aware that their foundation as planned for the Millennium Tower is inadequate and that it will be rejected by the Department of Building Inspection so they simply did not submit it for review and let construction begin. It is of record and undeniable. This is what happened and it can be easily fact-checked by anybody, everything else that is being thrown around including the kitchen sink is I suspect an intentional distraction from what is a simple truth.

[@gilbertfranklin1537]

What? "they simply did not submit it for review"? That doesn't sound good. Are you sure the firm was Treadwell and Rollo, and not Treadlightly and Rollover? 🤣

[@phillipkalaveras1725]

@@gilbertfranklin1537 lol, good one but no it is Treadwell and Rollo with Frank Rollo the Principal who is a University of California, Berkeley alumni with lots of very powerful friends in the San Francisco Bay Area some of whom with names I'm sure you would be familiar with.

[@phillipkalaveras1725]

I feel I need to point out that Frank Rollo is not a bad person he is a kind and charitable person. We all make bad decisions from time to time and when big and powerful people make bad decisions they tend to be whoppers. At this point in time, nobody has died. It is time for someone to stand up and own this and let the chips fall where they may before the building does. I also have the fix for the Tower. It will look ridiculous as it is happening and gain worldwide fame but it will work. From about the 20th floor, up attach massive straps to the core on every other floor and spool them out in the southeast direction between the Fitbit building and Park Tower on Beal and Howard St and attach them to a massive anchor that you placed in the ground out front of 285 Main St and winch the building straight. While the building is being held by the straps sink the piles to the bedrock on all 4 sides and then attach the building to the new piles on all 4 sides. If the Tower sinks while the piles are being driven it won't matter because it will remain straight by the tightening or loosening of the straps. Remove the straps and you're done ...and sure I'll take a condo for my services the higher the better. If you have not already guessed... I am not an engineer But I can Macgyver

[@LexipMedia]

@@phillipkalaveras1725 Something similar was done on the Leaning Tower of Pisa, with straps but not with splitting floors.

[@scottkirby5016]

This does however raise a secondary question of how the building got final go-ahead clearances from the city without having a submitted, reviewed, and approved by that same Dept of Building Inspection.

[@ACELukas]

i fucking love lean

[@ditkacigar89ify]

It's astonishing how skyscrapers a century old seemed to have been better planned and built

[@thesergiorevengeshow]

modernity means shortcutting to increase profits

[@retired3437]

Do you remember when the Empire State Building was hit by a B25 bomber it did not budge an inch, yes they were built better.

[@euphorically6123]

I LOVE LEAAAAN💜💜💜😩😩

[@marshmelows]

60 CM LEAN?????

[@LususxNaturae]

That building has been a menace ever since it’s completion 😅

[@luizguilhermesan]

Take a look on the leaning buildings from Santos in Brazil. San Francisco has less problems next to this place.

[@Menstral]

I spent 6 months in San Francisco over a 7 + 3 year duration + other visits. I can't believe any builder of a skyscraper would not anchor the building supports to the bedrock, given the earthquake issues. All you had to do was read the paper/Guardian or talk to somebody about the ever-present issues associated with building retrofits, seismic stability of particular regions, and building single family homes on the equivalent of "floating pads". Because I am a project manager, have read numerous case studies, along with reading the other comments, I am inclined to think that the so called extra time needed to anchor the support of the building was more of an issue than the cost, but perhaps I am mistaken.

[@AneudiD78]

Because they wanted to save, I think it was between $3 to $4 million not to have the piles go into bedrock. And here they are now having to spend hundreds of millions of dollars.

[@jamesogorman3287]

I know very little about a lot of things, but isn’t it the bedrock that is moving in an earthquake?

[@UFO314159]

@@jamesogorman3287 Not as much as the landfill on top of it.

[@AthenaSchroedinger]

That is the thing that really surprised me the most about this, that they didn't go down to the bedrock; especially in an area prone to earthquakes. From my very limited understanding, that landfill soil will tend to liquefy when an earthquake hits. I'd be interested to see how and if they are able to solve this problem.

[@Gnefitisis]

@@AneudiD78 Saving pennies to later cost you dollars.