235 East 42nd St.
Coverage of 235 East 42nd St. in the Nexus archive.
- We reviewed official designs for the buckled Midtown high-rise. What we found raises questions.
A Gothamist review of city-approved plans for the 21st-floor architectural floorplan of an office-to-housing conversion at 235 East 42nd St. revealed that columns below a major structural expansion were intended to be reinforced. The findings raise questions about the design of the buckled Midtown high-rise.
- ‘Almost never-ending amount of lawsuits’ could come after Midtown building collapse
A partial collapse of a Midtown building on 42nd Street has triggered expectations of numerous lawsuits involving owners, developers, contractors, and engineers. Legal experts anticipate civil suits from impacted individuals and businesses, as well as claims between parties over negligence, professional liability, and project delays.
- Buckled Midtown tower shored up by crews, shows no new movement as frozen zone around building shrinks
A buckled Midtown building at 235 East 42nd St. has shown no new movement since Tuesday, with crews installing emergency shoring on multiple floors. Evacuation orders have been reduced, and the frozen zone around the site is shrinking as stabilization efforts continue.
- Did the old NYC Pfizer building collapse? Not quite
Two columns buckled in the former Pfizer headquarters building in New York City, leading to street closures and evacuations, but the building did not collapse. The incident caused chaos for dozens of people in the area.
- Pfizer building in Midtown beginning to stabilize: Mamdani
The Pfizer building in Midtown Manhattan partially collapsed on Tuesday, leading to evacuations. Mayor Zohran Mamdani reported that the structure has not moved in two hours and is beginning to stabilize.
- Pfizer building has concerning history of violations, records show
The old Pfizer building in Manhattan, being converted into a residential development, has a history of violations. It was evacuated after structural issues caused floors 21-26 to collapse.
- BREAKING: Evacuations ordered in Midtown after beams buckle in under-construction skyscraper
Evacuations were ordered in Midtown after structural support beams buckled in an under-construction skyscraper at 235 East 42nd St., formerly the Pfizer building. A union representative accused developers of adding 16 stories without sufficient steel supports and using cheaper labor, leading to concerns of collapse. Nearby buildings, including the Hampton Inn, were evacuated.