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Buckling Columns on NYC Pfizer HQ May Chill Broader Office-to-Residential Conversion Trend

Engineering News-Record

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July 10, 2026

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Buckling Columns on NYC Pfizer HQ May Chill Broader Office-to-Residential Conversion Trend

Structural problems with one of the largest office-to-residential conversion projects in the nation could signal hidden risks in what has been a lucrative sector.

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The Independent

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· Jul 7, 2026

FDNY establishes a ‘collapse zone’ as it rushes to save NYC high-rise after evacuations

The high-rise previously housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, but is currently being converted into apartments

DNyuz

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· Jul 7, 2026

Downtown L.A. fixture PwC will move to Century City

In another blow to the struggling downtown office rental market, longtime stalwart corporate tenant PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to move its Los Angeles offices to Century City. London-based PwC is one of the world’s largest accounting and professional services firms, perhaps best known publicly as the official tabulator of votes for Hollywood’s annual Academy Awards. Its []

The Real Deal

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· Jul 7, 2026

David Werner, Metro Loft’s Pfizer HQ at risk of collapse

Concerns of a collapse of the old Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan arose Tuesday morning after reports of falling bricks and buckling columns. The FDNY was called to the scene at 235 East 42nd Street before 8 a.m., according to Fire Department officials. Officials discovered several sagging floors on the upper levels, as well as two support columns that were buckling. The discoveries prompted the evacuation of construction workers at the office-to-residential conversion, led by David Werner and Nathan Berman’s Metro Loft Management. Gensler is the architect of the project, one of the largest conversions in the city. Officials also []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Commercial Observer

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· Jul 1, 2026

NYC Closes on $214M Financing for 228-Unit Affordable Bronx Senior Housing Project

More affordable senior housing is coming to the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday morning the financial closing for Sol on Park, a 214 million, 228-unit affordable senior housing development project coming to the Morris Houses campus in the Bronx’s Claremont Village neighborhood. To be built at 3728 Park Avenue, Sol on []

Inc.com

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· Jul 8, 2026

Baltimore Is the Most Stressed-Out City for Workers in America, New Survey Finds

A WalletHub analysis of major U.S. cities found Baltimore workers have more job-related stress than anywhere else.

Bisnow News

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· Jul 8, 2026

One Project's Buckling Beams And Sagging Floors Rattle NYC's 19M SF Conversion Pipeline

The buckling of two support columns at the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning rattled more than the nation's largest office-to-residential project. It jolted a real estate industry that has been looking to the building...

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Related coverage for "Buckling Columns on NYC Pfizer HQ May Chill Broader Office-to-Residential Conversion Trend ": The Independent — FDNY establishes a ‘collapse zone’ as it rushes to save NYC high-rise after evacuations. DNyuz — Downtown L.A. fixture PwC will move to Century City. The Real Deal — David Werner, Metro Loft’s Pfizer HQ at risk of collapse. Commercial Observer — NYC Closes on $214M Financing for 228-Unit Affordable Bronx Senior Housing Project. Inc.com — Baltimore Is the Most Stressed-Out City for Workers in America, New Survey Finds. Bisnow News — One Project's Buckling Beams And Sagging Floors Rattle NYC's 19M SF Conversion Pipeline