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office-to-housing conversion
Coverage of office-to-housing conversion 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.