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San Francisco's Millennium Tower owners could face $10k fine for open windows

by upon_drumhead on 8/18/24, 2:24 AM with 5 comments

• by h_tbob on 8/18/24, 9:40 AM

  After reading the wiki article on this building… no one in their right mind would ever go in. It should be condemned.

  It was intentionally built on sand. How in the world is that a good idea?

  Also, it is likely that some of these problems are due not to inadequate windows, but rather to the building shifting and tilting, and this is causing weird pressure on the windows.

  I say get out and stay out.

• by mensetmanusman on 8/18/24, 3:58 AM

  This happened in Boston decades ago. Flying glass blades at the right time of day.

  Thankfully the adhesive problem is solved. I wonder what decisions were made that caused the wrong adhesives to be used…

• by more_corn on 8/18/24, 4:04 AM

  How about fine the building management $10k a day till the mandated stronger supports are installed?