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steel columns
Coverage of steel columns in the Nexus archive.
- New York City halts work at third commercial building being converted to residential
New York City's Department of Buildings has paused work on a third commercial-to-residential building conversion following structural issues. This follows earlier halts after steel columns buckled at the former Pfizer headquarters earlier this month.
- New York construction scare highlights the challenges of converting offices into housing
The buckling of two steel columns at the former Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan has raised questions about one of the nation’s largest office-to-apartment conversions.