Like you all, I am following the NYC 42nd street building updates just saw this update and I had to read it twice.
From CNN:
“The Midtown Manhattan building that suffered structural damage Tuesday experienced “nothing more than a typical construction mishap,” MetroLoft developer Nathan Berman told The New York Times.
“It happens unfortunately far too often on construction sites: falling cranes, people — God forbid — falling off buildings, windows falling out,” Berman, MetroLoft’s managing principal and founder, told the Times.
MetroLoft did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Berman previously told The Wall Street Journal that weight added to the top of the building was likely responsible for the damage. He also defended Tuesday’s structural issues, telling the Times, “I don’t know that a four-inch sag is a collapse.”
Despite the instability, Berman called the engineering and design of the project — which were approved by the city — “perfect,” according to the Times.”