A Buckling Skyscraper Shakes Confidence In Office Conversions
A structural failure in a high-profile office-to-residential conversion project in Manhattan has raised alarms about the safety and viability of a growing trend to repurpose empty skyscrapers into housing. The incident at 235 East 42nd Street, once the Pfizer headquarters, has sparked eva
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