How Far Is the Millennium Tower Leaning

Since work began to shore the sinking structure up on the north and west sides, the building has settled nearly 2 inches at the northwest corner and is now tilting more than two feet at that edge.

Is Millennium Tower leaning?

Hitch in Millennium Tower Tests The tower is currently tilting more than two feet out at the corner of Mission and Fremont streets. It has also sunk two inches at the base just since work on a fix began in May. The proposed fix calls for piles to be sunk to bedrock to help shore up the building on two sides.

Why is the Millennium Tower tilting?

While he says that “generally [buildings] go down vertically,” circumstances with the soils — and perhaps dewatering nearby for the Transbay Transit Center construction — caused Millennium Tower to settle unevenly, hence the tilt.