Why did two load-bearing columns buckle inside a landmark adaptive reuse project? Engineers must stabilize the building before seeking answers.

Work began Tuesday night to shore up the failed columns on the project converting a commercial office building to apartments, said the city’s Department of Buildings commissioner.

Crews are making progress in their effort to stabilize an under-construction Midtown Manhattan building that was evacuated Tuesday after structural columns buckled. Follow for live updates.

Cover Image Five Years After Surfside, New Federal Findings Confirm What Structural Intelligence Could Have Prevented San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- — NIST report finds Champlain Towers South began failing weeks before collapse — — Estructura says continuous satellite and on-premise AI monitoring would have detected the warning signs in time — Five years to the day after the catastrophic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside,