Structural engineers, construction lawyers and risk specialists explain how major structural failures are analyzed before investigators reach conclusions.
July 13, 2026
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Bryan Gottlieb - Engineering News-Record
Construction crews have stabilized the former Pfizer headquarters redevelopment in Midtown Manhattan after two load-bearing structural columns buckled on the 21st floor July 7.
The focus has now shifted from emergency response to determining what caused the office-to-residential conversion to suffer a major structural failure.
Mr. Gottlieb may be contacted at gottliebb@enr.com