紐約舊輝瑞總部大樓改建工程樑柱崩塌危機解除，開發商 Metro Loft 稱建築結構已穩定
紐約舊輝瑞總部大樓改建工程樑柱崩塌危機解除，開發商 Metro Loft 稱建築結構已穩定
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位於紐約曼哈頓 42 街、前輝瑞 (Pfizer) 世界總部大樓的辦公轉住宅改建計畫，在發生結構受損事件後，開發商 Metro Loft 發布聲明，表示受損區域已完成加固作業，且紐約市建物局 (DOB) 已確認建築結構目前穩定。
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這起發生於7月7日的事件，起因於大樓21層的兩根承重鋼柱發生明顯彎曲，導致上層樓板出現下沉。
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Metro Loft 創辦人 Nathan Berman 在接受《華爾街日報》採訪時表示，結構失敗是由於增建樓層所帶來的額外負載所致，導致該特定區域的兩根柱體崩塌。目前工程團隊正對為何僅這兩根柱子出現問題進行深入調查。
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針對先前各界對倒塌風險的擔憂，Metro Loft 強調此意外僅涉及 1,600 間公寓計畫中極小的一部份（不到 30 間），並反駁了先前關於建築有倒塌風險的報導為「不準確」。開發商強調，受損區域將進行全面重建，且整體工期並不會受到影響，工程團隊正日夜趕工以恢復正常作業。
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儘管危機暫告一段落，但此案仍面臨後續輿論壓力。《紐約時報》近期調查指出，負責該案的檢測公司 Domani Inspection Services 在過去其他項目中曾多次漏看「警示跡象」；《紐約郵報》也報導了 Metro Loft 在其他住宅改建案涉及的法律訴訟。此外，當地工會也對此改建計畫的作業程序發出了批評聲明。
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目前，紐約市建物局的工程師將持續留在現場監控施工進度，並對此次結構失效事件展開正式調查；儘管開發商堅稱工程進度維持在既定規劃上，但在相關調查結果出爐與工會質疑未解之前，這棟具備歷史意義的摩天大樓轉型之路仍備受關注。
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紐約曼哈頓舊輝瑞總部改建意外有最新進度！開發商 Metro Loft 表示，受損的鋼柱已經加固完成，紐約市建物局也確認建築現在是「穩定的」。
創辦人 Nathan Berman 在接受採訪時坦言，這次事故是因為「增建樓層」帶來的負載過大，導致那兩根關鍵鋼柱撐不住而彎曲。雖然開發商強調受影響的範圍不到總量的 2%，並且掛保證工程進度不會延誤，但這起意外卻也引爆了後續一連串的質疑。
包括檢測公司的紀錄被翻出來審視、開發商過去的法律訴訟被起底，連當地工會都跳出來對改建品質提出批評。雖然結構危機暫時解除，但這棟地標大樓的改建過程，現在看來還有不少風波要平息。這也再次提醒了大家，在舊建築上進行如此大規模的改建，安全邊界真的必須嚴格再嚴格！
A New York City skyscraper with buckling structural elements has been stabilised, according to its developer, after a slew of reports that point to issues leading up to the incident.
Developer Metro Loft said that "at no time was the building, or any portion of it, at risk of collapse" in a statement following crew evacuations from a large office-to-residential project in Midtown Manhattan earlier this week, when portions of the interior started to crumble.
"We have been working closely with the Department of Buildings to rectify the situation," said Metro Loft. "Our team worked through the night stabilizing the affected columns, and the DOB has confirmed the structure is now stable."
"While we understand this has drawn significant attention, we want to be clear: this involves a small fraction of the building, and we are already in the process of resolving it. Reports of risk of a collapse were and are inaccurate."
As of Friday, New York City's Department of Buildings (DOB) shared an image of the installed shoring supports next to a cracked column.
"Engineers will remain on site to monitor the progress of work and continue their investigation into the structural failure," said the DOB.
The project involves two sites on 42nd Street, with the collapse having occurred at an enlargement of the skyscraper that once hosted pharmaceutical company Pfizer's World Headquarters. Plans show enlargements both horizontally and vertically to the 1960s skyscraper.
Throughout the week, the incident has drawn significant attention across social media, as well as investigations by officials.
A recent New York Times investigation claims that the building's inspector, Domani Inspection Services, has repeatedly missed "warning signs" on other projects in the city, while the NYPost reported a construction-related litigation involving another Metro Loft residential project.
Local union workers are also criticising the project.
Earlier this week, the developer said it "identified the issue and developed a clear plan to fix it".
"This is a localized situation affecting less than 30 apartments out of over 1,600. At no time was the building, or any portion of it, at risk of collapse," said Metro Loft. "We are in the process of addressing the issue and will fully rebuild this portion of the building in tandem with ongoing construction."
"We remain on schedule, and this work will not delay delivery of the building as it is such a small portion of the project. We are working around the clock so that operations can resume and life in the area can return to normal."
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Metro Loft founder Nathan Berman said that the additional load from adding floors onto the building caused "those two particular columns to collapse".
"Why those particular two columns and nothing else? We don't know…we're investigating that," he told the Wall Street Journal.
As of Friday, the developer Dezeen said that it had "no further comment to make at this time" regarding the criticisms.
The tower is among several such conversion projects in the city. Others include an art deco office skyscraper in Lower Manhattan converted into residential and a former women's prison being flipped to residential by CookFox.
The top photo is by Jim Henderson
