The buckled columns were in the existing structure and under the new floors being constructed
New structure
Locations of the two columns
Nearmap, April 7, 2026
Photographs on Tuesday show visibly buckling columns and the structure above no longer level.
Floor is sagging
Structural columns are bent
New York City Fire Department, July 7, 2026
New York City Fire Department, July 7, 2026
Overnight into Wednesday, reinforcements
were added where the columns had
buckled.
Shores and columns added
for structural support
NYC Department of Buildings, July 8, 2026
New structure
Locations of the two columns
Nearmap, April 7, 2026
Photographs on Tuesday show visibly buckling columns and the structure above no longer level.
Floor is sagging
Structural columns are bent
New York City Fire Department, July 7, 2026
New York City Fire Department, July 7, 2026
Overnight into Wednesday, reinforcements were added where the columns had buckled.
Shores and columns added
for structural support
NYC Department of Buildings, July 8, 2026
New structure
Locations of the two columns
Nearmap, April 7, 2026
Photographs on Tuesday show visibly buckling columns and the structure above no longer level.
Floor is sagging
Structural columns are bent
New York City Fire Department, July 7, 2026
New York City Fire Department, July 7, 2026
Overnight into Wednesday, reinforcements were added where the columns had buckled.
Shores and columns added for structural support
NYC Department of Buildings, July 8, 2026
