NYC Halts Second Office-to-Residential Conversion as Scrutiny Widens

New DOB records reveal inspectors escalated enforcement at Manhattan's 222 Broadway after earlier stop-work actions and alleged reporting failures involving repaired concrete beams under review.

Insurers Consider Impacts of Troubled NYC Tower on Office-to-Residential Marketplace

While the investigation dig into what caused a pair of columns to buckle on a New York City office tower conversion, insurers and other risk management experts are keeping a close eye on whether the incident will spur more stringent regulations for similar projects.

Structural Engineer Claims Reinforcement Was Never Installed on Troubled NYC Tower

City investigators now must sort through competing technical narratives as they attempt to determine what went wrong at one of the nation's largest office-to-residential conversion projects.

Structural Engineer Claims Reinforcement Was Never Installed on Troubled NYC Tower

City investigators now must sort through competing technical narratives as they attempt to determine what went wrong at one of the nation's largest office-to-residential conversion projects.

Project type ‘more than likely’ contributed to structural failure in NYC: ASCE engineer

The nature of the office-to-apartment conversion job probably meant the Manhattan building couldn’t support the extra weight, said ASCE’s former president.

RIBA Architecture - Open Door - Martello Tower Y 06122022

This award-winning conversion of a dilapidated Napoleonic sea defence tower into a contemporary home is highly respectful of both heritage and setting. A Scheduled Monument in an Area of Outstanding Beauty, it took a committed multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the design vision remained intact throughout two years of complex planning negotiations.

Jewson - All You Need To Know About Building Regulations, 20072020

A Toolkit Talks session from Anna Thompson of LABC who explains 'everything you need to know about Building Regulations'.

How can point cloud data be optimized before Scan to BIM conversion to improve modeling accuracy?