The Millennium Tower in California, years the subject of controversy for sinking and leaning, could see trouble if the Hayward Fault Zone triggers a quake.
The Millennium Tower, cheekily known as the leaning tower of San Francisco, is in trouble if just one earthquake hits the city, The Post has learned.
Consulting engineer Robert Pyke, who specializes in geotechnical and earthquake engineering, blamed the designer Treadwell & Rollo — a firm that was later acquired by Langan — for the foundation issues, citing a time crunch they were under during the 2008 market crash. Pyke cites the Hayward Fault Zone — a geological zone situated mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay — as capable of generating destructive earthquakes.“A quake on the Hayward Fault in the East Bay could occur any day,” Pyke said. “And even that Hayward … quake might be large enough to cause some significant rocking of the tool of buildings in San Francisco, like the Millennium Tower.
The half-inch tilt was reportedly gained while engineers dug beneath the sinking condominium earlier this year to support the weight of the tower — which was built atop a former landfill — along its two sides.Pyke said in order to prevent any more tilting, he would abandon their current fix attempt, which he says “has too many uncertainties.”
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