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Buckled Columns in Manhattan Building Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements

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By James Glanz Verified, Simon Ducroquet Verified
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Buckled Columns in Manhattan Building Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements Drawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing.
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Buckled Columns in Manhattan Building Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements

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By James Glanz Verified, Simon Ducroquet Verified
| Breaking One
NEW YORK -- Two columns that buckled and failed in a midtown Manhattan tower on July 7 were supposed to be strengthened with steel plates to support the addition of 15 residential floors above, according to structural drawings obtained by The New York Times through a records request to the New York City Department of Buildings. But engineers who examined both the drawings and photographs of the buckled columns said there was no evidence that the plates were added to the columns as designed.
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Manhattan Building’s Columns Buckled Beneath New Addition, Images Show

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By James Glanz Verified, Simon Ducroquet Verified, Helmuth Rosales Verified
| nestia.com
Recently added structure Where columns buckled The New York Times Manhattan Building’s Columns Buckled Beneath New Addition, Images Show By James Glanz ,  Simon Ducroquet ,  Helmuth Rosales and Charlie Smart July 7, 2026 Share full article 20 At least two structural columns buckled and failed in a 37-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of nearby streets and buildings.
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