New York Construction Scare Shows Challenges of Converting Offices to Housing July 14, 2026 By Philip Marcelo, Jessica Hill and R.J. Rico When two steel columns buckled this week inside the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the scare prompted evacuations and...
Damaged Manhattan Tower Owner to Reconstruct 15 Floors After Evacuation July 10, 2026 By Natalie Wong, Nacha Cattan and Kriston Capps The developer behind the Midtown Manhattan tower that was evacuated over structural concerns Tuesday says it has a plan to...
Q&A With NYC Mayor and Officials on Structurally Compromised Midtown Building July 8, 2026 The following is an unedited transcript provided by New York City of a July 7, 2026 press conference with Mayor...
Developer Downplays Structural Concerns at ‘Unstable’ Midtown Manhattan Tower July 8, 2026 By Natalie Wong The structural concerns that led New York City officials to shut down a Midtown Manhattan high-rise and evacuate surrounding buildings...
NYC Is Racing to Secure Unstable Midtown Manhattan Building July 8, 2026 By Nacha Cattan, Natalie Wong and Myles Miller New York City officials were racing to stabilize a high-rise building in the heart of Manhattan after cracks developed in...
Midtown Manhattan Buildings Evacuated After Collapse Warning July 7, 2026 By Myles Miller and Natalie Wong Construction crews were pulled from a 37-story Midtown Manhattan building Tuesday morning after bricks were reported falling from the 21st...
Eighth Circuit: Travelers Doesn’t Owe in Missouri Apartment Construction Delay Case June 18, 2025 By Ezra Amacher A real estate investment firm isn’t covered for losses of rental income and soft costs over a delayed Missouri apartment...
Prevalent, Discredited Building Technique Raised Mexico’s Quake Deaths: Engineers October 12, 2017 By Garance Burke Warm lighting would enhance the wood floors’ natural glow, the developer promised, so when all the custom lightbulbs burnt out,...
A Look at Smart Buildings and Construction Risks February 3, 2017 By Andrea Wells With “smart” building becoming the gold standard in today’s commercial construction world, builders, building owners, workers and insurers are dealing...
Ironshore Expands Builders Risk Coverage to Wood Frame Commercial Construction January 19, 2016 Ironshore Global Property has expanded its builders’ risk coverage to include wood frame commercial construction projects in the U.S. and...