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Joseph Di Pompeo
Coverage of Joseph Di Pompeo in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Failures happen during construction’: Office-to-residential conversions are all over NYC, but failures usually get fixed before they get worse
A Midtown NYC building undergoing office-to-residential conversion experienced structural issues, including buckling columns and sagging floors, attributed to added construction weight. Emergency measures were taken, but no injuries were reported. Experts suggest the failure stemmed from engineering or construction loading errors rather than material quality.