NEW YORK | 235 East 42nd Street (fmr. Pfizer HQ) | FT | FLOORS

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Good luck selling it

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When I was a kid I would do that thing where you carefully stand on an aluminum can, bend down, and tap each side with one finger on each hand. Then the can would immediately collapse under my weight. I’m not an engineer, but I’m guessing it’s a similar thing.

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Taken from 44th st.

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source: Former Pfizer HQ deemed stable by NYC Department of Buildings after collapse scare on Manhattan's East Side - ABC7 New York

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Yeah, this is just a normal occurrence at every construction site. What a joke…

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Closest parallel:

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NY Times -

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/nyregion/nyc-building-collapse-inspection.html?algo=editorial_importance_fy_email_news_with_tracking&block=4&campaign_id=142&emc=edit_fory_20260709&fellback=false&imp_id=8898955262594526&instance_id=178487&nl=for-you&nlid=20545630&pool=fye-top-news-ls&rank=1&regi_id=20545630&req_id=3189510547836328&segment_id=222841&surface=for-you-email-news&user_id=af2abdaff071a02601714e7c932cab6c&variant=0_edimp_fye_news_dedupe

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This will be an easy fix for the folks at Pfizer.

Grind two tabs down to a fine powder; then rub powder vigorously on those bent vertical colums: they will ‘stiffen up’ in no time. :rofl:

Sarcasm…

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From 7/1/26

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Sad trombone

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The top comment (Credit: commenter BK architect) in the Gothamist article pulled the Dept of Buildings complaint and it said the cause was not the plans but that the contractor/developer didn’t adhere to them.

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But I pulled the complaint number and that sentence has been removed. There’s discussion on why this is in the Gothamist article comment section.

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Someone jumped the gun

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Did we already discuss this? I think the issue is the columns not being enveloped with a steel casing.

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Gothamist posted an article this afternoon after conducting some further research and reporting.

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Yes, that is exactly what had been the fail point on this project. Here is a definitive explanation on how the steel column was not “Jacketed”.

Very good to see a detailed forensic conclusion of the root cause of this collapse.

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