![]() ![]() “The trend is the thing that’s very disturbing, the fact that they have reactivated settlement,” he said, adding his worry is that the problem emerged so soon after crews drilled only halfway down to bedrock. Doug Elmets, spokesman for the association, had no further comment Tuesday beyond Monday’s letter to residents.ĭavid Williams, an Oakland-based structural engineering expert who specializes in deep foundations and bridges, called the latest sinking and tilting data “disturbing.” The association says that in the meantime, engineers are seeking ways to mitigate the new settlement before the work resumes. ![]() The designers have billed the fix as not only stabilizing the tower but also partly straightening it out over time. “There has been no material harm to the building,” the association assured residents, “and it remains fully safe.” The association told residents that the design team decided to halt further pile installation on Mission Street out of an “abundance of caution” as it “works to better understand” the cause, and how to deal with it. In light of the latest data, the Millennium Tower Association told residents late Monday that further pile installation was being put on hold in light of “an increased rate of settlement’’ since a total of 39 piles had been installed as part of the 52-pile fix. Plunging Iron Pan Narrowly Misses Millennium Tower Resident ![]()
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