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Work Halted at Another Office Conversion in Midtown Manhattan
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- New York City officials ordered a pause on some construction at 750 Third Avenue, a high-rise office building in Midtown Manhattan being converted to apartments, due to structural concerns.
- Inspectors found that some steel columns were welded together in ways potentially not shown on the approved plans filed with the Department of Buildings.
- The on-site contractor failed to provide documentation about the welding when requested by city officials.
- The city directed a halt to all structural steel work from the ninth floor upward and required an engineer's structural stability report before work can resume.
- The building involved in the order is at least 30 stories tall.
