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office-to-residential conversion
Coverage of office-to-residential conversion in the Nexus archive.
- Some evacuation orders and street closures remain as work continues on a NYC high-rise that buckled
A high-rise under construction in Manhattan experienced structural issues, leading to evacuations and street closures. Officials stabilized the building, but some surrounding areas remain under evacuation orders. The developer, MetroLoft, attributes the damage to added weight from construction.
- Midtown collapse scare: Violations at NYC’s largest office-to-residential conversion
A Midtown redevelopment project in New York City faced a collapse scare, prompting city engineers to investigate. The focus is on violations related to the building's paperwork, which is part of the city's largest office-to-residential conversion.