An independent engineering firm is now investigating window failures at seven San Francisco high rises during last month’s windstorms, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin says when he pressed them about what took so long to disclose the 580 California case, building officials said they got caught up in handling their 555 California investigation. But while inspectors ordered a full façade inspection there, records show they did not make the same order for 580 California.
Peskin says he’s still not satisfied with the building inspection department’s explanation for the delayed disclosure, especially given the gravity of the risk involved in window failures. Peskin says he remains skeptical at the theory now offered by city officials – that the glass from the plunging window at 555 California could have flown hundreds of feet across the street and damaged 580 California’s windows.In its recent report to the city about the failure of 20 windows in Salesforce East at 350 Mission St.
“People should not be claiming that they know how windows broke until there’s been an independent engineer’s analysis,’’ he said.
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