Millennium Tower: Former Tenant Glad to Be Out of Troubled SF Skyscraper

Building officials gave the green light Thursday for limited work to resume on the fix for San Francisco’s leaning Millennium Tower after ongoing work to straighten the luxury high-rise was halted. Max Darrow reports. (10-28-21)

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  • @lindapindabelinda3570
    @lindapindabelinda35702 жыл бұрын

    They didn’t think that building that fell in Florida was in imminent danger either.

  • @ezioaugustus2621

    @ezioaugustus2621

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seriously, why the hell should anybody believe these guys?

  • @chosen1one930

    @chosen1one930

    2 жыл бұрын

    Arrogance, it gets people killed, PERIOD. This is crazy, just bring the building down, pay settlements and do whatever, common sense basically should tell everyone to do that but no.

  • @Victor-tl4dk

    @Victor-tl4dk

    2 жыл бұрын

    physics is pretty good at predicting things unless there are mistakes or other motives involved.

  • @rpurdy4821

    @rpurdy4821

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I was thinking as well.

  • @chosen1one930

    @chosen1one930

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rpurdy4821 people who lack common sense are the only ones that dont think this

  • @bjtgaming
    @bjtgaming2 жыл бұрын

    They need to demolish this building before it becomes a national tragedy

  • @xaenon

    @xaenon

    2 жыл бұрын

    And seize *ALL* assets of those who signed off on its contruction. EVERY F__KING PENNY.

  • @forthefunofit3230

    @forthefunofit3230

    2 жыл бұрын

    national?...local silly

  • @wshh8486

    @wshh8486

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xaenon yep

  • @NFSINSANE

    @NFSINSANE

    2 жыл бұрын

    This whole country is a tragedy

  • @marshamariner7897

    @marshamariner7897

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@forthefunofit3230 oh if it fell it would b national or international it's SF so it makes headlines. Esp in fault line area. Let's hope if a quake hits it stays??😵😵😂😲😲 The laugh is for ' it prob won't stand a quake

  • @andrewfrazer8874
    @andrewfrazer88742 жыл бұрын

    That's extremely concerning being a seismic zone

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    I bet their neighbors to the side of the building that's sinking are not sleeping well, either.

  • @PrometheuzReturns

    @PrometheuzReturns

    2 жыл бұрын

    one bad earthquake and its a wrap for that building holy shit

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PrometheuzReturns and the neighboring buildings it falls on to.

  • @PrometheuzReturns

    @PrometheuzReturns

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eckankar7756 downtown gonna be fucked up

  • @PremiumK9Krunchies

    @PremiumK9Krunchies

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PrometheuzReturns for sure

  • @gregculverwell
    @gregculverwell2 жыл бұрын

    The only question is when are they going to admit that the building has to be demolished.

  • @MarcosElMalo2

    @MarcosElMalo2

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s easy. After the earthquake.

  • @DrJL-cw3jd

    @DrJL-cw3jd

    2 жыл бұрын

    In America we live by the philosophy that it's better to impose untold suffering and misery on millions than let a single capitalist miss out on a single molecule of potential profit.

  • @stargalaxyuniverse761

    @stargalaxyuniverse761

    2 жыл бұрын

    A year after it falls.

  • @daniellereid7576

    @daniellereid7576

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ryte before another deadly collapse like Florida

  • @johnbockelie3899

    @johnbockelie3899

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't destroy the building, just put more dirt under it.

  • @shemp308
    @shemp3082 жыл бұрын

    OK I am NOT a building engineer! However this tower has all the signs of a disaster in the making.

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    A moderately severe earthquake will set off liquifaction and the building will fall over. It happened in China during an earthquake.

  • @moosefactory133

    @moosefactory133

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 I never even thought about that, and San Francisco is notorious for earthquakes

  • @GSM92

    @GSM92

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@moosefactory133 My friend Mousey quit his job at Salesforce due to this

  • @theashpilez

    @theashpilez

    2 жыл бұрын

    TIMBER !!!!!!

  • @daviddromaine

    @daviddromaine

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like a future episode of engineering disasters. I dont forsee a fix for this other than immediate Demolition of this disgrace refunding all past and present tennants and revoking the Engineering Contractors license. City planners and Engineers should be FIRED! Any supervisor that drags their feet or votes against full transparency should be impeached.

  • @merevial
    @merevial2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine paying top dollar and high taxes just for some low quality half assed construction.

  • @DrJL-cw3jd

    @DrJL-cw3jd

    2 жыл бұрын

    In America we live by the philosophy that it's better to impose untold suffering and misery on millions than let a single capitalist miss out on a single molecule of potential profit.

  • @Penoatle

    @Penoatle

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DrJL-cw3jd Bull. It only occurs in your fantasyland. Those people you look down on are the ones who pay for people like you to spend all this time online whining about the most obvious fact: Life sucks and is not fair. You're welcome.

  • @BoopSnoot

    @BoopSnoot

    2 жыл бұрын

    Democrats.... Not even once.

  • @BoopSnoot

    @BoopSnoot

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DrJL-cw3jd Yes, we need the much better quality construction like buildings in Communist China. LOL! Besides, this is in San Francisco, the nation doesn't get more blue than here.

  • @clemfandango5908

    @clemfandango5908

    2 жыл бұрын

    In an earthquake zone

  • @booterone1
    @booterone12 жыл бұрын

    The guy saying there’s no imminent problems is hoping he retires before it falls over.

  • @jonathanthink5830

    @jonathanthink5830

    2 жыл бұрын

    he is one of the city supervisors. first, he made a public safety statement.... and he is going to base his statement on the city building inspector, who cannot be held liable ...... in the end, he did wonder about the "point of no return" ..... :-)

  • @lewisbale1

    @lewisbale1

    2 жыл бұрын

    yep

  • @Nanakanisurra

    @Nanakanisurra

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you're right. Me smells a massive cover up.

  • @jntj3007

    @jntj3007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Nanakanisurra ...and greased palms.

  • @Nanakanisurra

    @Nanakanisurra

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jntj3007 Indeed. San Francisco politics as usual.

  • @MasterMayhem78
    @MasterMayhem782 жыл бұрын

    The sad thing is this building was tilting before it was complete. They knew there was a problem and continued with construction.

  • @TOONMAN200

    @TOONMAN200

    2 жыл бұрын

    The city should condemn the building, unless the owners are paying off the building inspectors???

  • @videorocketzmillar007milla5

    @videorocketzmillar007milla5

    2 жыл бұрын

    Landill from cable car turnaround to Ferry Building to Fishermans Wharf. No officials live there. Mob money and officials just scamming people. Why u think officials live in Orinda, Marin etc anywhere but San Francisco?!?

  • @petersack5074

    @petersack5074

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TOONMAN200 greed = lubricant running modern 'societies rich ' business (thieves) persons'.....

  • @michaelcollins8684

    @michaelcollins8684

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep. My company worked on it and we were well aware of it leaning as it was going up.

  • @KayRay424

    @KayRay424

    7 ай бұрын

    @@michaelcollins8684Wow…that’s typical sadly…money over lives.

  • @nz6241
    @nz62412 жыл бұрын

    ok just seeing that crumbling concrete wall is enough to just run out of that building.

  • @jonathanthink5830

    @jonathanthink5830

    2 жыл бұрын

    The building foundation is made of concrete, and the concrete is crumbling...... but you have nothing to worry about ...... you are either very brave or clueless..... :-)

  • @jamesowen4075

    @jamesowen4075

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's correct.

  • @jonathanthink5830

    @jonathanthink5830

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rottingravensblood9106 this is how you are going to bring your money along when you die.......

  • @13ivanogre13

    @13ivanogre13

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jonathanthink5830 You'll be buried under it.

  • @Zuckerpuppekopf
    @Zuckerpuppekopf2 жыл бұрын

    The concrete spalling in the garage, shown in the video, looks worse than was present in the former Surfside condo.

  • @OrdinaryG33K-SF

    @OrdinaryG33K-SF

    2 жыл бұрын

    And that is the sign of imminent collapse! You don't want to be anywhere NEAR that building! It's coming DOWN! SOON!

  • @johnbrowneyes7534

    @johnbrowneyes7534

    2 жыл бұрын

    They were lucky to get out. May have lost money but they have peace of mind now.

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johnbrowneyes7534 Whoever bought their condo gets up 4 times a night to roll marbles to see if it's safe to go back to bed, though.

  • @PrometheuzReturns

    @PrometheuzReturns

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeah its very bad

  • @kcgunesq
    @kcgunesq2 жыл бұрын

    It never poses "an immediate life-safety concern" until the moment it does.

  • @adrianrussell580
    @adrianrussell5802 жыл бұрын

    Put all the city inspectors in the tower to live, see how long that tower stays up.

  • @esmereldahipswitch

    @esmereldahipswitch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice idea!

  • @Garth2011

    @Garth2011

    2 жыл бұрын

    Perfect....and they can make monthly payments to feel the status.

  • @petersack5074

    @petersack5074

    2 жыл бұрын

    they'll have to hire an OUTSIDE ENGINEER to level their 50 th floor, pool tables......

  • @WhocaresWhy44
    @WhocaresWhy442 жыл бұрын

    We will soon see a skyscraper being dismantled.

  • @kazee502

    @kazee502

    2 жыл бұрын

    sad to say...but you are probably correct...its probably the safest and best thing to do at this point

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    My idea is to salvage everything that has value then demolish the building one floor at a time

  • @zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj

    @zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 right.. like keeping the glass of the structure. And recycle the metal..

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj There are lots of high end fixtures like sinks, toilets and tubs that can be removed from the condo units and sold. However I'm wondering of the building's electrical and mechanical equipment would have salvage value. The elevators are Mitsubishi which are state of the art that could be sold for spare parts.

  • @cmleoj

    @cmleoj

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 Hi, I appreciate your enthusiasm for recycling but sadly this stuff is probably ten cents on the dollar. You’re looking at a piece of real estate worth hundreds of millions of dollars, at least when it was sold.

  • @autumnanderson7757
    @autumnanderson77572 жыл бұрын

    Garage looks worse than the one in Florida that crumbled few months ago.

  • @daviddromaine

    @daviddromaine

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sure does and then this soon to be failure would be considered premeditated negligent homicides. On a busy afternoon thousands of lives could be at stake. People are far more valuable than things or money. I wish they would do the right thing before the inevitability of this engineering disaster. We get another 89 rolling quake and this building will likely fail.

  • @darioinfini

    @darioinfini

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought of the same one. I would definitely be uncomfortable living in a building that had that kind of deterioration. 2' lean sounds crazy too.

  • @fatmooseknuckle

    @fatmooseknuckle

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s an eerily similar situation, and monumental disaster waiting to happen

  • @autumnanderson7757

    @autumnanderson7757

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fatmooseknuckle I know. They need to take it down, implode it, start over. Spend the extra 4mil. It would have cost originally to build into bedrock. Short cuts tsk tsk tsk with so many at risk. Shame

  • @daviddromaine

    @daviddromaine

    2 жыл бұрын

    im a Contractor and a Piledriver. I cannot believe that a Union Piledriving Contractor would bid on let alone take on a project like this on landfill, bay mud, over an active fault line. That Contractor would no longer be signatory if I had my way. But I no longer see unions doing the right thing anymore. Hell they told their members to vote for brandon who killed over 2k union jobs his first day in office for one very wealthy warren buffet.Heaven forbid that tycoon lose money on his railroad. Thats why we are paying over 5 fricken dollars a gallon. Time for me to retire!

  • @harrmick6218
    @harrmick62182 жыл бұрын

    Lessons that people need to know. Everyone lies and your lives are meaningless to to people. Do not trust anyone.

  • @DrJL-cw3jd

    @DrJL-cw3jd

    2 жыл бұрын

    In America we live by the philosophy that it's better to impose untold suffering and misery on millions than let a single capitalist miss out on a single molecule of potential profit.

  • @mjb0183

    @mjb0183

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never more true words.

  • @mjb0183

    @mjb0183

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DrJL-cw3jd We DO NOT have capitalism. Your communist dreams should be directed at Bankers who constructed a totally controlled economic system that only serves them. We have banker-crony capitalism in its worst form. Communism has killed over 100 million people. Between Stalin and Mao, that estimate is likely “low”.

  • @conniejoy9252

    @conniejoy9252

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is built on land fill, what did you expect.

  • @fiatveloce2516

    @fiatveloce2516

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh pshaw! You’re a pessimistic soul.

  • @chrisbutler7585
    @chrisbutler75852 жыл бұрын

    "Lack of transparency" my eye. They were flat out lying.

  • @jilpok1074

    @jilpok1074

    2 жыл бұрын

    ‘My eye’. I think you meant another opposite body part that starts with an a…

  • @yosemitepark8803

    @yosemitepark8803

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hate the term, "transparency." Another euphemism used to cloud truth.

  • @13ivanogre13

    @13ivanogre13

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yosemitepark8803 George Orwell would appreciate this.

  • @simp2234

    @simp2234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Much China made look at this 🤭🤭🤭🤣🤣

  • @jntj3007
    @jntj30072 жыл бұрын

    At this point, why should anyone ever believe ANYMORE statements from the developer, the builder, or the HOA?

  • @LebronCCP

    @LebronCCP

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had trouble reading this

  • @lewisbale1

    @lewisbale1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly, they're worried about the money they'll be losing.

  • @bobedwards7455

    @bobedwards7455

    2 жыл бұрын

    ANY statements from ANY developer, builder or HOA.....EVER!

  • @jntj3007

    @jntj3007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lewisbale1 Yep.

  • @whiskeyrebellion4390

    @whiskeyrebellion4390

    2 жыл бұрын

    They would never lie! The same goes for the city's politicians.

  • @aaronmartinez7041
    @aaronmartinez70412 жыл бұрын

    Put it like this if there’s an earthquake that tower is going down with or without these new fixes

  • @TheFrogfeeder

    @TheFrogfeeder

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think so too

  • @808ghostMiller

    @808ghostMiller

    2 жыл бұрын

    Structural engineering has come along way but it’s hard to say that you’re wrong

  • @dosgos

    @dosgos

    2 жыл бұрын

    This has already failed.

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    The "fix" is just a bandaid on a cancer.

  • @ralphanderson8052

    @ralphanderson8052

    2 жыл бұрын

    This tower is built on top of the rubble from the 1906 earthquake. The rubble was used for land fill into the bay. The soil of this area will liquify in a earthquake. Dumb!

  • @beachbumpower7018
    @beachbumpower70182 жыл бұрын

    The tenant that got out seems like the only smart person so far.

  • @informalnarwhals

    @informalnarwhals

    2 жыл бұрын

    The tenants' trouble(s) is more that they really need that 1.8mill back for any hope of finding other housing in or around SF (or sometimes there just is none), but no one wants to buy a leaning sinking condo. He may have just had the funds to cut his losses and bail, which is respectable. Or some brave soul bought it from him, which is questionable. o-o;

  • @dr6770
    @dr67702 жыл бұрын

    With all those other sky scrappers right next to it, I can't even imagine the domino effect the destruction of this building would cause for the other buildings. It's not just about this one building, but about the chaos from the destruction that would cause if the other buildings also go down with it.

  • @TOONMAN200

    @TOONMAN200

    2 жыл бұрын

    The demolition won't effect the other buildings, because the other buildings were built properly.

  • @GeTLaWsTKIIID

    @GeTLaWsTKIIID

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TOONMAN200how can we ever know for certain

  • @TOONMAN200

    @TOONMAN200

    Жыл бұрын

    Now day's they can disassemble a building, without disturbing surrounding buildings. Check that building in Las Vegas, unconstructed the building, no problem.

  • @kirbywaite1586
    @kirbywaite15862 жыл бұрын

    People need to be arrested for this.

  • @TheFrogfeeder

    @TheFrogfeeder

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gotta wait till it falls, don’t worry, it’s coming

  • @michaelpagsanhan9376

    @michaelpagsanhan9376

    2 жыл бұрын

    for sure....but the HiV doctor said it is illegal that they did not disclose and got away from it.😒

  • @Gfysimpletons

    @Gfysimpletons

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why……?

  • @kirbywaite1586

    @kirbywaite1586

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@michaelpagsanhan9376 There are strong disclosure laws relating to property sales in CA. I don't see how they could avoid being held liable for non - disclosure. Something fishy there.

  • @bonjovirocks24

    @bonjovirocks24

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nazi Newsom says “It’s fine. Don’t worry. Get the jab. The jab will save this!!”

  • @madhatter9001
    @madhatter90012 жыл бұрын

    I'm a retired Hot Dog Chef, who do I talk to if I want to become a city inspector in the Bay Area?

  • @sheiladikshit5110

    @sheiladikshit5110

    2 жыл бұрын

    great! list your skin colour, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and gentials (or lack thereof). if you're a match, we'll hire you a ten times the private sector rate, with lavish benefits, calpers pension, etc. you'll never be sacked, either.

  • @petertwiss356

    @petertwiss356

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAHAHA

  • @lrh57psi

    @lrh57psi

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you're willing to kill people I would say the governor ( Gavin notsonewsome)

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    You might be overqualified being able to recognize a leaning wiener.

  • @kcufyoutube3103

    @kcufyoutube3103

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sheiladikshit5110 huh that’s wierd, as a brown guy I get paid as shitty as anyone else. Where can I apply to these lucrative jobs that you speak of as a my-no-ready?

  • @Terrakinetic
    @Terrakinetic2 жыл бұрын

    What a perfect miserable metaphor for what is happening to the city as a whole.

  • @Terrakinetic

    @Terrakinetic

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rottingravensblood9106 And spending millions to make it worse, chasing away the wealthy, by being a threat to everything around it, being super expensive with its foundations rotting, etc

  • @ipenguin3918
    @ipenguin39182 жыл бұрын

    When is the city going to condemn the building, and evict the tenants?

  • @daveyalbert4839

    @daveyalbert4839

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought the city won't tell people what to do cuz of f E eeEe L i N g z 💩 👀🤭

  • @esmereldahipswitch

    @esmereldahipswitch

    2 жыл бұрын

    God have mercy!!! All it takes is a nice 5.5 shaking and it is going to be a absolute disaster it's right in the middle of downtown as well that is crazy. For the love of God people get out

  • @OrdinaryG33K-SF
    @OrdinaryG33K-SF2 жыл бұрын

    Leaning 25 inches??? It's going to be a SPECTACULAR disaster, and horrible tragedy when (not IF, but WHEN) this building collapses!

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    The earthquake activity in the Bay Area has been very quiet, however if there's a swarm, the building will probably sink below the point of no return.

  • @verngoossen3628

    @verngoossen3628

    2 жыл бұрын

    they said 70 mm=====28 inches in the books I read===

  • @verngoossen3628

    @verngoossen3628

    2 жыл бұрын

    they are drilling on the WRONG SIDE==========================

  • @haviervillalobos321

    @haviervillalobos321

    2 жыл бұрын

    And people will be in it and lives will die! We can do something now, but the courts take long? So who's fault? Built by evergrande? Jk.

  • @sanfranciscobay

    @sanfranciscobay

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@verngoossen3628 They are drilling to bedrock on the settling/leaning Northwest side, connecting that to the foundation and hoping the high Southeast side will settle after 10-20 years, leveling the building.

  • @greggreg2263
    @greggreg22632 жыл бұрын

    Super scary knowing that this big huge tower is leaning sounds like it’s a time bomb to me🤔

  • @TOONMAN200
    @TOONMAN2002 жыл бұрын

    Thank you KPIX Ch 5, you have the only pictures of the foundation that I've seen, the spalling and deterioration of the concrete plus the exposed rebar is very serious, this is the same condition that occurred at the condominiums in Florida. Public opinion is that the building should be dismantled, before we have an earthquake, which will certainly bring the building down. This is an opportunity to save lives, not only the people that lived there, but the innocent people on the street and sidewalks below the building.

  • @dennischiapello3879

    @dennischiapello3879

    Жыл бұрын

    I've followed the news about this sporadically since it first hit the papers, but I had never seen the spalling of the concrete before. That is frightening.

  • @HobbyOrganist

    @HobbyOrganist

    7 ай бұрын

    First decent quake and that thing is coming down for sure if it doesnt fall before then. The thing being as far off plumb as it is is putting a massive weight force in a bad direction laterally, and the more it tilts the worse and fast it will tilt further

  • @TOONMAN200

    @TOONMAN200

    7 ай бұрын

    @@HobbyOrganist Yes the fix is uneven and lopsided, strong on one side weak on the other side. Even if they say the bulbing is safe, most people they talked to said, they would not work or live there. 😝😁

  • @scottn7cy
    @scottn7cy2 жыл бұрын

    Breaking story: Rich resident learns his condo is broken by losing his marbles.

  • @daveyalbert4839

    @daveyalbert4839

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't think the Alfa - Bitz Rolled That Way 😂 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃 🤣😂🤭

  • @autumnanderson7757

    @autumnanderson7757

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Resident learns his condo is broken by losing his marbles." No need to state his financial status. Makes it less relatable to everyone that lives in the city. This really takes a toll on everyone, not just the owners. It was a great hook though!

  • @jntj3007

    @jntj3007

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL!

  • @robertsheldon4325

    @robertsheldon4325

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @hothotheat3000

    @hothotheat3000

    2 жыл бұрын

    And then uses an interview to plug his book!!!!

  • @w.d.5016
    @w.d.50162 жыл бұрын

    Pure greed-stop the repairs, someone is going to get hurt. The contractors wants the job and the tenants want to fix their property value. What about the workers under the building? The cars/pedestrians if it fails?

  • @lizettewanzer8650

    @lizettewanzer8650

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention the restaurants on its ground floor, neighboring buildings, and that very busy intersection at Mission & Fremont? And you are right, W.D.: unsuspecting cars, pedestrians, buses next door at the Transbay Terminal--if another Florida happens it would be that catastrophe times 20.

  • @GSM92

    @GSM92

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah dawgs. My best advice is for you and yo loved ones to steer clear of that area dawgs it may topple when least expected dawgs

  • @MSaleh-vy8rr

    @MSaleh-vy8rr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. It's just a matter of time. These people who are responsible don't care about the risk. All they care about are more high rise for high rent.

  • @lrh57psi

    @lrh57psi

    2 жыл бұрын

    The love of money is the root of all evil.

  • @kimberlykristin2507

    @kimberlykristin2507

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's what I'm curious about. What is the developer's liability to owners of the surrounding buildings, not just if it collapses, but even now. Do people really want to lease office or buy a condo in a nearby building? This has probably affected the value of those properties.

  • @maylani3697
    @maylani36972 жыл бұрын

    I truly hope that this is not going to be a replay of what happened to the Florida Surfside condo. It sure seems like it.

  • @bonjovirocks24

    @bonjovirocks24

    2 жыл бұрын

    Of course it will!!

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    The building in Surfside was only 14 stories, but Millennium is over 50. If it falls over, it will take out everything withing a block radius.

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 Unlike the Millennium Tower, the Surfside condominium is 40 years old.

  • @lizettewanzer8650

    @lizettewanzer8650

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 Likely more than just one block's radius, in fact. Toppling materials will gain velocity and reach farther than one block. Very anxiety-provoking. You've got the Transbay Terminal and Salesforce buildings there, Joe & The Juice and International Smoke restaurants underneath. Extremely busy streets all around there. Yikes.

  • @elwoodblues9613

    @elwoodblues9613

    2 жыл бұрын

    This building is leaning toward Market Street, downtown's main artery, and the tower is tall enough to affect every building between it and Market. Evacuate the building and then dismantle it. It's the only way.

  • @vincenthearne2190
    @vincenthearne21902 жыл бұрын

    The Designers had no clue the Millennium Tower was going to lean and tilt - you would have to be completely insane to live in that building , completely insane to believe anything that the engineers , that have Absolutely No Clue what the building will do , design going forward whereas anchoring just one side of the building into bedrock will put more Force onto the Bearing Load supports while anchoring into bedrock now will cost more than the entire building . The column support concrete and rebar system is shattering, spalling , and water in that location is a huge issue .

  • @rillyjo5810

    @rillyjo5810

    2 жыл бұрын

    they said they expected a 5in settling max..its already 15inches

  • @rillyjo5810

    @rillyjo5810

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KunoMochi i seen on another video its at like 19inches sunk since it's been built

  • @rillyjo5810

    @rillyjo5810

    2 жыл бұрын

    place is sinking and leaning. there should definitely be recourse to get out

  • @mylegacytransformed

    @mylegacytransformed

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was sinking & leaning during construction; oh! they knew… & continued anyway

  • @ralphholiman7401

    @ralphholiman7401

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, the people who didn't see this coming, are telling you to trust them about what they say is going to happen, next.

  • @philblane5752
    @philblane57522 жыл бұрын

    When there's that much money involved, lives and safety are a secondary concern. I hope there's some kind of warning event so people can get out before it falls.

  • @larrybruce4856

    @larrybruce4856

    2 жыл бұрын

    The problem: --if it falls it may take surrounding structures and people with it. Let's hope this fix really stabilizes the building. It should have been built correctly in the beginning. Profit seems to trump human safety in today's world. Designer and Contractor at fault.

  • @philblane5752

    @philblane5752

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@larrybruce4856 How can anyone who lives in this building pull the covers over their head an actually fall asleep?

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget the neighboring buildings residents that this will topple on to are staring out their windows every 12 minutes to see if the Millennium tower is looking any closer.

  • @philblane5752

    @philblane5752

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eckankar7756 That's a good point I hadn't thought of. The collateral damage could take out the whole area. The people in the neighboring buildings must be terrified as they look out the window and listen to all the well paid engineers trying to convince them that that there's nothing to be concerned about.

  • @larrybruce4856

    @larrybruce4856

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@philblane5752 So true----I certainly would not be able to sleep in that building knowing I'm inching closer to street level every day. I would think upper floors would be slanted to the point of effort to walk around and keep one's balance.

  • @Me97202
    @Me972022 жыл бұрын

    Imagine owning a condo in this fiasco. You’d never be able to sell it.

  • @ronk9830

    @ronk9830

    2 жыл бұрын

    And I understand you can't insure condominiums in the same manner as other buildings. Just the contents can be insured.

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are plenty of drug kingpins who will buy a condo in that pile of junk building just to launder drug money. In fact, the whole real estate boom in the U.S. is being funded through dirty money of some sort.

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    The owner will have to sell at a loss.

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ronk9830 The unit is ensured. The common areas are covered by the insurance policy of the homeowners associated which is paid from the fees collected from all the condo owners.

  • @ronk9830

    @ronk9830

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't say it wasn't insured, I said it wasn't insured in the same manner. Of course it's insured. But they're at the mercy of the homeowners association for compensation in that case. Not very advantageous.

  • @tpolerex7282
    @tpolerex72822 жыл бұрын

    The engineer, David, has a stunning Craftsman home with those warm wood clad walls and coffered ceilings. Comfortably low and anchored to the ground as it should be. He knows how we should live.

  • @tylertyler82

    @tylertyler82

    9 ай бұрын

    How do you know it's anchored to the ground?

  • @WarmSpringsWarriors
    @WarmSpringsWarriors2 жыл бұрын

    When you go to a sinking ship eveyday, and the only solution management has is to bail the water out then its time to get out! Who could blame him.

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who in their right mind buy here now that this has been disclosed?

  • @daviddromaine

    @daviddromaine

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eckankar7756 too bad the victims have either not disclosed or had to sell for pennies on the dollar. And I doublt the latter was the issue. Those condos start at 3 mil dollars. OUTRAGEOUS!

  • @xaenon
    @xaenon2 жыл бұрын

    "We know it's illegal to do this, but they got away with it." DON'T THEY ALWAYS? I can't recall any of the engineers of these flawed buildings ever being held actually being held criminally accountable for the losses that occur.

  • @greenman8

    @greenman8

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Engineer would probably shift the blame to the contractors who are made up of blue collar workers.

  • @grumfeldvanderspooijwanker1627

    @grumfeldvanderspooijwanker1627

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is disgusting. People engineer buildings that collapse and cause deaths; authorities slap the engineer on the wrist and put their heads back in the sand.

  • @borisquince6302

    @borisquince6302

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@grumfeldvanderspooijwanker1627 yes, statistically speaking, very few collapse. So on a macro scale, it's acceptable.

  • @henripan9584

    @henripan9584

    2 жыл бұрын

    because they are white. A minority engineer would have the book thrown at them.

  • @borisquince6302

    @borisquince6302

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@henripan9584 must you bring race into everything, it gets tiring. We need to grow up at some point.

  • @ShakespeareCafe
    @ShakespeareCafe2 жыл бұрын

    If they're playing around in the sand outside a massive skyscraper you better not walk but run...this fix is a joke.

  • @ron4501
    @ron45012 жыл бұрын

    When the building was first built, I was very close to placing a deposit on a two bedroom condo in that building. I decided not to move ahead. My main reason was that the 1.75 million dollar condo did not come with a deeded parking space. You paid a monthly valet parking fee but could not pull your car into your own private spot. There were not enough parking spaces for the over 400 condos so there would be a chance that you would have to find parking elsewhere. I guess another reason I decided no was the angel whispering into my ear to "run."

  • @maxsmith695

    @maxsmith695

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is now the trend. Build a 60 unit apt building with 40 unassigned spaces, under the belief many residents will use public transportation. I never would have guessed they could sell that concept to high end condo buyers.

  • @CallMeAdam2023

    @CallMeAdam2023

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who would want to live 10+ floors up anyway? Imagine having to carry groceries or move furniture.

  • @petersack5074

    @petersack5074

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CallMeAdam2023 one small match, and THE WHOLE THING IS A GLOWING FIRESTICK.......i can't imagine, how/what people can do ....for VANITY EGO AND STATUS. i , for one, just like to mow my OWN LAWN, with raspberries and trees......ya'all can have your 686,000,000 pound 'building' built on basically a swamp....the whole BAY AREA sank 3 inches allready......so far, so good. GOOD FOR SANFRAN MAYOR AND COUNCIL.........mother earth, and millenium tower, are SPEAKING TO YOU......BUT, ALAS, ya'all are NOT HEEDING AND LISTENING. see my extended comment , above on this tipping dominoe...

  • @keytothegate68

    @keytothegate68

    10 ай бұрын

    one of your best financial decisions.

  • @patlynch6517

    @patlynch6517

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank God for angels!

  • @larryscott3982
    @larryscott39822 жыл бұрын

    Two words: earthquake and liquefaction. ‘Aye captain. She’s a goner.’

  • @MegaRazorback

    @MegaRazorback

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, and at the current tilt it would probably only take a 3.0-4.0 quake to do it. 25 inches might not be a lot but that's 25 inches of building hanging over the balance point for the entire structure...

  • @BelleOmbreGrey

    @BelleOmbreGrey

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. The sandy soil the building is sitting in ( with no bedrock pilings ) in an earthquake turns to liquid. And when that happens that building IS falling over. Period. Could happen any day now

  • @larryscott3982

    @larryscott3982

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BelleOmbreGrey And they’re only going to install this support on 2 sides of the foundation, and wait before supporting the other 2 sides. That gives the earthquakes plenty of time.

  • @BelleOmbreGrey

    @BelleOmbreGrey

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@larryscott3982 I sense you're well informed here. Do you believe their "solution" - even barring an earthquake before completion - will work?

  • @larryscott3982

    @larryscott3982

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BelleOmbreGrey No. Mechanically it might fall, (might not fall). The building will be continue to be a money pit of continued repairs AND the owners will default, walk away. The units will have no resale value and any remnant of an HOA will be burdened by increasing financial liability. Monthly HOA dues will skyrocket. Property insurance for both the HOA and individuals will be ever more expensive, or become unavailable all together. Windows will continue to crack. And the hazard of falling glass will not go away. Bankruptcies all around. Vacancies and worthless AND continued escalating repair/maintenance. It’ll look like your worst dead shopping mall with leaking roof AT BEST. IMO

  • @xXBuckOFiveXx
    @xXBuckOFiveXx2 жыл бұрын

    This project was stared before the Great Recession and built during the worst of part of the recession. I’m sure all kinds of changes and corners were cut during the build.

  • @jrtstrategicapital560
    @jrtstrategicapital5602 жыл бұрын

    Public officials who gave the approval not to have foundation pinned unto bedrock should all be locked up! Residents working and living around the building is in real danger…the spalding in the garage is incredible! What is SF officials waiting for now? And earthquake? People’s lives are in danger….what will City do?

  • @gortbot7748

    @gortbot7748

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dead people still vote Democrat. What's the danger? There's no downside in this situation. The status quo will be maintained, regardless if there's a disaster. It's bidness as usual.

  • @Dweller415
    @Dweller4152 жыл бұрын

    It’s asinine to construct buildings that tall atop an earthquake fault.

  • @Gfysimpletons

    @Gfysimpletons

    2 жыл бұрын

    Earthquakes are racist, therefore not allowed. All is well!

  • @johnminick7385

    @johnminick7385

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Gfysimpletons 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is near, not on, the San Andreas Fault. The source of the sinking problem is that the builders did not drive the pilings all the way down to bedrock.

  • @malikmcclain7869

    @malikmcclain7869

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RaymondHng Doesn't have to be on it to be severely impacted, severe seismic activity on the dangerous Hayward fault that traverses much of the EastBay would effectively topple it.People walking, living, working anywhere near this travesty, are in eminent danger. Dismantle it.

  • @ShaunHensley

    @ShaunHensley

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gotta put people somewhere. Maybe we should build down

  • @jolenesmoove
    @jolenesmoove2 жыл бұрын

    Such a luxurious death trap!

  • @larrybruce4856
    @larrybruce48562 жыл бұрын

    When a homeowner sells their Condo, they must disclose any defects such as current or past mold issues, foundation issues, etc. and if corrected, what steps were taken etc. I certainly hope the new purchasers of these Condos are made aware of leaning issues, plumbing defects, crumbling concrete, and steps being taken to correct these problems and possible future HOA increases.

  • @elwoodblues9613

    @elwoodblues9613

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who will buy it? What realtor would take this listing with a clear conscience?

  • @larrybruce4856

    @larrybruce4856

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elwoodblues9613 In my opinion, no honest realtor would take this on although, I'm sure there are investors that need a "tax loss write-off" to balance their investment portfolio. They purchase this as a rental rent it a few times and then write-off the months/years it sits vacant. Thus, balancing their other money-making investments.

  • @whazzat8015

    @whazzat8015

    2 жыл бұрын

    Speculator, angling for settlement. Sorry about the pun

  • @elwoodblues9613

    @elwoodblues9613

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well done, @@whazzat8015.

  • @Garth2011

    @Garth2011

    2 жыл бұрын

    You forget the HOA documents that are also, by law, given to any buyer during escrow which includes minutes, cash reserves, meeting agenda and so forth. All of this would be in those records and most buyer never read them. However, something this big would have to be disclosed by the seller too and in writing to the buyer. If this particular buyer didn't get any notice during his escrow...the seller, their agent and the HOA would have a legal problem. Its likely any escrow company in the area would also have known anything to do with this building of condo's have structure disclosures that need to be addressed and stipulate they be included with any transaction they might handle.

  • @tuomasholo
    @tuomasholo2 жыл бұрын

    Good lord that’s spalling which ultimately led to the Surfside collapse.

  • @mmaranta785
    @mmaranta7852 жыл бұрын

    Built where shoreline was in 1850. Look at old maps.

  • @lrh57psi

    @lrh57psi

    2 жыл бұрын

    There's nothing but mud and water underneath it.

  • @thestevedoughtyshow27

    @thestevedoughtyshow27

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's worse than that. Long before the 1700's it was March land, bedrock is down 2500 feet or more, the pier's are only down 600 feet

  • @DylansPen
    @DylansPen2 жыл бұрын

    The city should immediately make the building's owner eat the loss and start taking that building down as large a task as that is. This can't be fixed and that is a gigantic hazard to every person within 1/2 a mile of that site.

  • @wincrasher2007

    @wincrasher2007

    2 жыл бұрын

    the building is owned by it's residents. They have an HOA to manage the building and repairs. They might have recourse against the developer and the engineer, but good luck with that - they usually bankrupt when faced with claims if you ever can collect - litigation takes many years.

  • @DylansPen

    @DylansPen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wincrasher2007 Yes the legal ramifications are galactic but the legal ramifications if it falls and kills 1,000 people will dwarf that number by a universal magnitude.

  • @sreif78
    @sreif782 жыл бұрын

    Most important thing for us to realize and understand is that The construction company and builders of this need to not lose money. Regardless of the loss of life or damage to anything else around that building or in that building. The real crime would be rich people being slightly less rich.

  • @ependergrass

    @ependergrass

    2 жыл бұрын

    Obviously we can't have that!

  • @Mrch33ky

    @Mrch33ky

    2 жыл бұрын

    well said sir, well said. for it is the law of the land even if it isn't written down anywhere!

  • @Rumb1epit
    @Rumb1epit2 жыл бұрын

    Im sure it's sound now,but its only 1 quake away from failure

  • @wonderglory
    @wonderglory2 жыл бұрын

    I can't blame that tenant for moving out of the Millennium Tower. Hopefully, other ones will follow his example and do the same thing. Still the building eventually will have to come down floor by floor. This is out of safety concerns.

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tenants are renters. He was never a tenant. He was a condominium owner.

  • @wonderglory

    @wonderglory

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RaymondHng That doesn't matter.

  • @andrewanderson3572

    @andrewanderson3572

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who's going to buy any vacant condos there now? Knowing what the problem is? It's definitely going to fall despite the Fixes, It's like putting a band - Aid on bleeding arteries . Lot's of people are going to die when it falls, And other businesses and buildings and car's will be destroyed.

  • @wonderglory

    @wonderglory

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewanderson3572 Why was the Millennium Tower built in the first place then? That might be a good question.🤔

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@wonderglory It definitely matters. Tenants who rent a condo unit cannot sell the unit. Only the owner can. Furthermore, owners pay the homeowners association dues and the special assessment fees for the lawsuit.

  • @TomPauls007
    @TomPauls0072 жыл бұрын

    Moving story: “San Francisco has just weathered a giant 7.8 earthquake! Incredibly, all the buildings looked sound - except for Millennium Tower, as it collapsed on itself…”

  • @Awesome_Aasim

    @Awesome_Aasim

    2 жыл бұрын

    A building will likely not collapse in an earthquake unless if the shockwaves resonate with the building's natural frequency. When that happens, the building will list to one side, then to the other, getting pushed more and more by these shockwaves, until collapse. Remember that Millennium Tower is built on reclaimed land from the SF bay, and the bay mud is much less firm and more prone to liquefaction and strong vibrations than the solid bedrock below.

  • @TomPauls007

    @TomPauls007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Awesome_Aasim I don’t think that the Surfside condos had a resonant frequency to drop them!

  • @jorgefaleromazziotti1174

    @jorgefaleromazziotti1174

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TomPauls007 that’s because it didn’t go down because of an earthquake

  • @TomPauls007

    @TomPauls007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jorgefaleromazziotti1174 exactly.

  • @PrometheuzReturns

    @PrometheuzReturns

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jorgefaleromazziotti1174 it was a sinkhole right?

  • @thecitygunfightx
    @thecitygunfightx2 жыл бұрын

    Anyone still living in that when it collapses has been warned, they're choosing their demise

  • @TheCaptainSplatter

    @TheCaptainSplatter

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's cause they can't sell their condo. Nobody wants it.

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    Usually, when things start leaning the tend to pick up momentum leaning faster.

  • @reachandler3655

    @reachandler3655

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's not entirely fair, they probably can't sell, and may not be able to afford to move. Given the choice of a comfortable, warm, secure apartment which may or may not collapse, OR a cold, wet, vulnerable park bench where you may or may not be arrested, attacked or killed, which would you choose?

  • @eckankar7756

    @eckankar7756

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@reachandler3655 best of both worlds, Move the Homeless to the tower and have a nice place to stay and when the building collapses...No more homeless!! win/win.

  • @reachandler3655

    @reachandler3655

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@eckankar7756 Seriously? You're effectively suggesting genocide of the homeless?!

  • @ronk9830
    @ronk98302 жыл бұрын

    I hate it when I buy a million dollar condominium and the building is leaning. Just hate it...

  • @georgiaguardian4696

    @georgiaguardian4696

    2 жыл бұрын

    are you a owner?

  • @oldschoolman1444

    @oldschoolman1444

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know, right! Aaaahh! =)

  • @adamblack6867

    @adamblack6867

    2 жыл бұрын

    4 million

  • @d.jensen5153
    @d.jensen51532 жыл бұрын

    Puts my rain gutter problems in perspective.

  • @ShainAndrews

    @ShainAndrews

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget to consider the soil grade. Many think gutters are the solution but soil grade gets it away from the structure.

  • @StitchGV
    @StitchGV2 жыл бұрын

    Don’t they realize that even if they do “fix” it, most people won’t trust it enough to live there? I would imagine the real estate around the property will also be affected if it stays, with fears of eventual collapse. It would probably be cheaper and in everyone’s best interest to just dismantle it and take a loss.

  • @Mrch33ky

    @Mrch33ky

    2 жыл бұрын

    they can sell the units to the rich who don't plan to live there but only to hold the asset on their books. we'll call it an imaginary investment. now someone give me a raise and a bonus for thinking of that!

  • @laurencekelly5081

    @laurencekelly5081

    2 жыл бұрын

    It cant be fixed it's a write off. Who BTW is paying for the so called repairs.

  • @bryanrussell6679
    @bryanrussell66792 жыл бұрын

    That lower level reminds me of the pictures of the condos in Miami that crumbled to the ground. That's scary.

  • @jbisquiveringandalwayspara822
    @jbisquiveringandalwayspara8222 жыл бұрын

    The sociopath who KNOWS and is RESPONSIBLE for this yet is trying to hide it should be thrown in prison for a few decades with his own kind

  • @GSM92

    @GSM92

    2 жыл бұрын

    It won't happen because yall get away with the biggest crimes

  • @sheLovesG

    @sheLovesG

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GSM92 “y’all” lol don’t worry if it falls over it’ll never reach Sunnydale. Just keep your mask on while driving alone and everything will be fine.

  • @GSM92

    @GSM92

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sheLovesG too bad I dont live in "sunnydale" but im sure you do..i wish i could say i hope it dosent fall on you but i would be lying

  • @sheLovesG

    @sheLovesG

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GSM92 oh, so which projects do you live in?

  • @GSM92

    @GSM92

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sheLovesG its called rancho cucamonga ..i bet you cant afford it

  • @kitaroworld
    @kitaroworld2 жыл бұрын

    is it even worth it to live there? I'd be pissed if i had a place there because of the headache

  • @markman63

    @markman63

    2 жыл бұрын

    No one actually “lives” there. These are 4+ million $ condos for oil sheiks who spend two days a year there

  • @iKeto_gal
    @iKeto_gal2 жыл бұрын

    What about the people that work and live in buildings to where this leaning tower is leaning? Are they concerned? I'd be afraid

  • @artsmith103
    @artsmith1032 жыл бұрын

    The Florida building was lucky with central vertical collapse. This building is going over sideways. Domino effect for the neighbors to the NW.

  • @TheKillWizard
    @TheKillWizard2 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t want to live there. Knowing all this, what will they say when this building falls and kills hundreds?

  • @autumnanderson7757

    @autumnanderson7757

    2 жыл бұрын

    Trry thousands it can only fall into other occupied buildings

  • @CoKanet-no2jt

    @CoKanet-no2jt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thousands in the building and at 7 blocks in what ever direction it falls. This isnt like florida, if it fall it's the whole thing that's coming down

  • @bonjovirocks24

    @bonjovirocks24

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nazi Newsom says “Don’t worry. Those people who die were wealthy and will have taxes that can be used for illegals.”

  • @sandycarter5300

    @sandycarter5300

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bonjovirocks24russian troll

  • @daveyalbert4839

    @daveyalbert4839

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well . . . in 2021 they won't be sayin that the ded are victumz Cuz in Alfa-bett City everyone's a victim already ! 😎 🎤(drop)

  • @thomasstecyk792
    @thomasstecyk7922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for catching up. I asked the question about the point of no return long ago. Twenty-five inches seams a lot for any structure to lean. So, what the building has to lean eighty inches before the point of no return?? How much concrete has to deteriorate? How much dishing has to happen on the foundation slab of concert, for engineers to go, it is time to pull up stakes??

  • @sanfranciscobay

    @sanfranciscobay

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've heard an expert say 29 inches of lean is the maximum for safety in an earthquake.

  • @thomasstecyk792

    @thomasstecyk792

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sanfranciscobay No two buildings are built exactly alike. So, if that is true for the building you heard, what about this one???

  • @sanfranciscobay

    @sanfranciscobay

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thomasstecyk792 The 29 inches maximum lean is for the Millenium Tower.

  • @thomasstecyk792

    @thomasstecyk792

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sanfranciscobay At my last count the tower is leaning at twenty-seven inches. So, where do they stop and make a decision, at twenty-nine inches. The limit or thirty inches?? Because if the other side of the tower has not moved and does not move. Then what?? I think the decision is going to be made soon. It does not look good.

  • @izzy9132
    @izzy91322 жыл бұрын

    As a pedestrian I would walk at least 2 blocks away from that structure in all directions and live in fear if my building was any where near those2. In my city I zigzag across streets when I see poorly maintain old buildings with lots of cement decoration that could fall away easily. Those streets should be cordoned off.

  • @WillProwse
    @WillProwse2 жыл бұрын

    They need to evacuate that whole building and all the buildings around it, today. What is going on?! It was leaning when I lived in San Francisco ages ago. So glad to get out of there. What a joke of a city.

  • @diogeneskoolaid8437
    @diogeneskoolaid84372 жыл бұрын

    just get some really long tow straps and strap it to the building closest to it. like Idiocracy....

  • @annhalton1963

    @annhalton1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣Hey! Now is the time for the contractors to cash in on their 'Home Depot' rewards card! Don't forget the duct tape🤣🤣

  • @mjef3695

    @mjef3695

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@annhalton1963 Gorilla tape is probably a better choice.

  • @annhalton1963

    @annhalton1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mjef3695 🤣Absolutely!

  • @Big_Sierra

    @Big_Sierra

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂 Ahahah I was waiting on an Idiocracy reference.

  • @reempire888
    @reempire8882 жыл бұрын

    So developers out to screw you, how surprising! Take it down before someone gets killed. Greed over transparency!

  • @gortbot7748

    @gortbot7748

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every person that dies in the collapse of the Millennium Tower will still vote for Nancy Pelosi in the next four upcoming elections.

  • @harrw3168
    @harrw31682 жыл бұрын

    The Italians have their own leaning building and are making a mint on tourism. SF should wiseup and do the same. Make it a tourist trap.

  • @13ivanogre13

    @13ivanogre13

    2 жыл бұрын

    "The Italians have their own leaning building and are making a mint on tourism. SF should wise up and do the same. Make it a tourist trap." Cheapest rooms in town! Don't worry, it'll NEVER happen!

  • @Big_Sierra

    @Big_Sierra

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s a trap, alright.

  • @loschekell
    @loschekell2 жыл бұрын

    One engineer said if it tilts more the sewage will stop flowing out. It that happens this "luxury" tower will smell like one big outhouse.

  • @tyronearnold6692
    @tyronearnold66922 жыл бұрын

    Keep half-assing a fix. Sure to make it even worse.

  • @_A4A
    @_A4A2 жыл бұрын

    I see this going very badly and we'll all know the reason why!... 🙄

  • @christianalvarez7799
    @christianalvarez77992 жыл бұрын

    Im from Australia and went out of my way to see the tower when i heard about it leaning.

  • @davinxi5926
    @davinxi59262 жыл бұрын

    Where are the city’s engineering quality inspectors?

  • @aeromtb2468
    @aeromtb24682 жыл бұрын

    no need for pylons to bedrock they said. how did the city sign off on this.

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pilings

  • @larrybruce4856

    @larrybruce4856

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'll bet they got bought off and paid someone under the table to change and manipulate design and construction plans to save money and pocketed the profits.

  • @annhalton1963

    @annhalton1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @LBCLary
    @LBCLary2 жыл бұрын

    this building is barely 12 years old...

  • @ShainAndrews

    @ShainAndrews

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a pretty good run.

  • @annhalton1963

    @annhalton1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    RB : 12 dog years= 69 in human years🤣

  • @maywalker997
    @maywalker9972 жыл бұрын

    The condition of the basement in the garage level is terrifying!

  • @johnnixon1671
    @johnnixon16712 жыл бұрын

    When they say everything is fine, that's when you run

  • @larrypahl1012
    @larrypahl10122 жыл бұрын

    @2:15 “ lack of transparency” OR (under California real estate law) “lack of disclosure”

  • @pauleester
    @pauleester2 жыл бұрын

    Great report...

  • @henrylivingstone2971
    @henrylivingstone29712 жыл бұрын

    “The building today is not in any imminent threat of structural failure”….really, do you really think that? There are cracks in the foundation and it’s lifting the sidewalk on the side and there’s such an imbalance that marbles are rolling around on the floor like as if on a sinking ship.

  • @michaelsullivan3581

    @michaelsullivan3581

    2 жыл бұрын

    It IS a sinking ship.

  • @michael85225
    @michael852252 жыл бұрын

    They are going to regret not bringing this building down when it collapses in the middle of the night.

  • @raygordon3728
    @raygordon37282 жыл бұрын

    Build em fast. Sell em fast. That's the motto with all new residential construction the last 25 years.

  • @sheiladikshit5110

    @sheiladikshit5110

    2 жыл бұрын

    how else could yanks afford 5k sqft palaces for their family of four?

  • @ShaunHensley

    @ShaunHensley

    2 жыл бұрын

    40

  • @dasboot6935
    @dasboot69352 жыл бұрын

    What happens if it tips to the north when it starts its fall before the weakest level crashes downward then there will be other structures hit as it wavers into and across the street to any adjacent towers,,, like a domino effect all of S.F. could end up a jumbled tangled wreck of collapsed buildings

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just like what happen on 9-11 when the WTC towers fell onto adjacent buildings.

  • @ShainAndrews

    @ShainAndrews

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@kansasthunderman1 Totally like WTC. Both steel structures. Both the same height. Both struck with planes. Both on fire.

  • @archieolmstead6688

    @archieolmstead6688

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well it would cove up shit and urine on the streets. A win win.

  • @annhalton1963

    @annhalton1963

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to say it.

  • @phillipkalaveras1725
    @phillipkalaveras17252 жыл бұрын

    If you really want to know... Way back in the day before construction even started Treadwell & Rollo, the geotechnical engineer for Millennium Tower just had a 52-story skyscraper at nearby 80 Natoma with the same heavy cast in place concrete construction and shallow foundation as Millennium Tower rejected by the city's Department of Building Inspections so they simply skipped that part of getting the Department of Building Inspections approval and went ahead with the construction of Millennium Towers "they knew" was defective and "they knew" would have been rejected had it been submitted for peer review. This is what happened everything else is interference meant to create doubt and confusion Any further questions can be answered with one word "Money" PERIOD It is beyond my understanding why Engineering Firms are even allowed to decide what plans are submitted and what are not

  • @tomo9126
    @tomo91262 жыл бұрын

    The History Channel should start filming the Engineering Disasters episode now and setup an Engineering Disasters Live Cam.

  • @williamhaynes7089
    @williamhaynes70892 жыл бұрын

    I wonder how much this guy lost on his unit

  • @stepchildofsoul

    @stepchildofsoul

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder who to whom he "fairly" sold it, full disclosure, of course...

  • @FunnyFallGuy

    @FunnyFallGuy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stepchildofsoul That's a good point!

  • @Paiadakine

    @Paiadakine

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who in their right mind would buy into a disaster. The sell would have to disclose all this info. The buyer would have had to check for Liens and other shit. Zillow as of today has a 1 bed room condo selling for $775k.

  • @stepchildofsoul

    @stepchildofsoul

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Paiadakine Maybe the developer?

  • @larrychatfield
    @larrychatfield2 жыл бұрын

    wonder if that couple had to sell their condo at a loss because of these issues? can't imagine people buying this property at market values. if so, likely some lawsuit could address that hopefully

  • @tomservo5007

    @tomservo5007

    2 жыл бұрын

    the edited interview is very telling 'and we know that's illegal, BUT they got away from it'. Notice the interview question was left out, for all we know the interviewer asked your question.

  • @larrychatfield

    @larrychatfield

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tomservo5007 agreed, sadly

  • @RaymondHng

    @RaymondHng

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most likely at a loss.

  • @sanfranciscobay

    @sanfranciscobay

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking they were compensated at 75% of what they paid for their condo. So, they only paid 25%.

  • @thestevedoughtyshow27

    @thestevedoughtyshow27

    2 жыл бұрын

    I give a dollar 75

  • @malikmcclain7869
    @malikmcclain78692 жыл бұрын

    We Need to see a Dismantling now, followed by a Class action lawsuit. Could you imagine going to sleep at night in this thing ? How many were duped by the spectacular views, but not told "we wanted to save and pocket about $4 million, so we anchored the building in mud,rather than bedrock ".Oh, and ah,forget the ah seismic activity history of San Francisco, and pay no attention to that building in Surfside, Florida.(The Salesperson/Wizard of Oz,"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!!)

  • @Garth2011

    @Garth2011

    2 жыл бұрын

    Class Action lawsuits never never ever help the damaged people. The ones who come out with the most money are the law firms who represent the "Class" and the courts. Stay away from class action and persu on your own.

  • @genekelly8467
    @genekelly84672 жыл бұрын

    Another concerning factor: why is the water table so high there? Looks like there is a layer of impermeable clay under the foundation-the fact that there is so much water is bad-as it corrodes the rbar rods, just as it did in the Miami building that collapsed. I wonder if the city still has the test borings of the firm that assessed the foundation.

  • @jsEMCsquared
    @jsEMCsquared2 жыл бұрын

    the city only talks about sinking--- but for every inch of sinking the building is tilting 10 inches at the top the question i have not figured out is HOW OUT OF PLUM IS THAT FARKING BUILDING?? 2- 3- 10 FEET?

  • @williamhaynes7089

    @williamhaynes7089

    2 жыл бұрын

    the 24-25 inches leaning is at the top...

  • @kansasthunderman1

    @kansasthunderman1

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a lot of lean. The current amount of lean is not affecting the elevators, but if the leaning continues, the guide rails will become out of plumb to the point where the elevators will no longer function.

  • @jsEMCsquared

    @jsEMCsquared

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kansasthunderman1 i wonder too how much vertical weight to the point that the top just snaps off like spaghetti

  • @sanfranciscobay

    @sanfranciscobay

    2 жыл бұрын

    Currently leaning 25 inches and settled 19 inches on the Northwest Corner.

  • @randyosborne310

    @randyosborne310

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sanfranciscobay So if it falls it will collide into the 350 Mission Street skyscrapper first?

  • @BillyLapTop
    @BillyLapTop2 жыл бұрын

    How about lightening the building and removing the top 20 floors and bringing it back into the load spec of the original foundation plans?

  • @jamesr5741
    @jamesr57412 жыл бұрын

    To build a heavy building on an inadequate slab is horrendous to say the least..... I hope the homeowners are compensated fairly for this.

  • @Rod-bp8ow
    @Rod-bp8ow2 жыл бұрын

    When the previous owner(s) say that the ones responsible ran away, it should be realized the way they are all summed up all the way up, including ALL COST. Since the neighboring structures knows the integrity as well of their buildings, they know the shelf life of the building and the details inside and out, one has to always be an administrator as well in all things. As for the COSTS, there's a claim that can also be given to them ALL, since tax payers are tax payers, and Developers knows what are the claims and insurance allowed by its numerous plan/companies. Seeing that there are seepages as well as moisture on the basement walls, and it chipped off, it should be inspected firmly, as well as the foundations, when it is a Fill, the fill should be surrounded or covered by numerous boulders, while the depth or the deepness of the foundations, should be equivalent to what is measured from ground all the way UP, so that it won't wobble or sway. The way a plant is planted in the same measurement of the roots all the way up to the plant, that is the depth. Planted by the waters by the word. KJV 1611. Preserved.

  • @dosgos
    @dosgos2 жыл бұрын

    Millennium's partners need to step up here.

  • @michaelsullivan3581

    @michaelsullivan3581

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ahaaaaah!

  • @bonjovirocks24
    @bonjovirocks242 жыл бұрын

    Building skyscrapers on a landfill next to the ocean seems like a great idea, until it’s not.

  • @LoveClassicMusic0205

    @LoveClassicMusic0205

    2 жыл бұрын

    In an earthquake zone as well.

  • @VaughnG71

    @VaughnG71

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget about it having the wrong foundation too!

  • @bonjovirocks24

    @bonjovirocks24

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@VaughnG71 Definitely!!

  • @bonjovirocks24

    @bonjovirocks24

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LoveClassicMusic0205 Exactly

  • @RamboJohnJ
    @RamboJohnJ2 жыл бұрын

    This isn’t going to end well for a lot of people. If that thing starts to collapse, it’s going to affect everyone inside it, as well as anyone in a several block radius from its collapse. If it falls like a tree cut in the forest, the damage radius is going to be absolutely massive and so is the body count. I can foresee even a small magnitude earthquake being enough to send this thing over… the top floor is already leaning over 2 feet beyond its footprint, and that is a hell of a lot of weight now being supported my a foundation and walls that weren’t designed to handle that now offset weight. Lever-physics will soon take over, and when it does, it’s going to be a very bad day for a lot of people.

  • @dennischiapello3879

    @dennischiapello3879

    Жыл бұрын

    If it falls, it won't tip over like a domino. It will collapse on itself, similar to the WTC towers.

  • @mc3lizard
    @mc3lizard2 жыл бұрын

    Well, the tower in Pisa hasn't fallen yet...

  • @kirbywaite1586
    @kirbywaite15862 жыл бұрын

    Presumably the buyers of their condo were informed in 2017 of the problems with the building.

  • @kazee502

    @kazee502

    2 жыл бұрын

    that sounds correct, it seems by 2017 everyone knew of the issues with the building, so it would have to have been disclosed in the sales contract even though the word was already out

  • @mikeifyouplease

    @mikeifyouplease

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kazee502 Yes, everyone knew of the issues with the building, who were in the trade, but it looks like the buyers of the condos were in the dark.

  • @kazee502

    @kazee502

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mikeifyouplease yes but i was replying to Kirby's comment about the buyers of the condo in 2017. Those buyers in that year would have to have know of the issues w/ building and it would have been disclosed. However the original buyers 2009 and forward (first owners of each condo) did not know, nor did anyone else. First time i heard of the issue was probably late 2015 because i know a RE broker and and she told me her office was informed not to sell to any clients there because the info was coming out...then like 6 months later it was released to public. Its really a shame all around for everyone, however the city and or development dept of the city should have made them drill to bedrock...if anyone is to blame its that dept and how the builders/developers got by without drilling to bedrock

  • @staciasmith5162

    @staciasmith5162

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kazee502being built upon a landfill, this tower was always going to be a shitshow from the start. How were they able to get away with not drilling to the bedrock? Who thought that was okay?🤔

  • @kirbywaite1586

    @kirbywaite1586

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@staciasmith5162 San Francisco is a very corrupt city.

  • @tuanivando9634
    @tuanivando96342 жыл бұрын

    Who at the city signed off the inspections?

  • @randyosborne310

    @randyosborne310

    2 жыл бұрын

    The names of the inspectors are the responsibility of a proper media to disclose. The full story should be transparent. Anything less than honest and transparent is how they got in this situation to begin with. They are corrupt.

  • @papusa9878

    @papusa9878

    2 жыл бұрын

    London breed who is head of the board of building development

  • @sfmrgil9674
    @sfmrgil96742 жыл бұрын

    The city is stalling way too long. Condemn the building now.

  • @MSaleh-vy8rr
    @MSaleh-vy8rr2 жыл бұрын

    I live in SF and I'm paranoid about this building going to collapse. Not going near it again until the issue is resolved.