Expand / Collapse search
☰

Millennium Tower pile installation paused after building sinks another inch

By KTVU Staff
Updated  August 26, 2021 12:18pm PDT
San Francisco
KTVU FOX 2

Millennium Tower sinks one inch within one week

The pile driving being done to stabilize the building will keep the building safe for the next four weeks.

SAN FRANCISCO - The construction work that's underway to stop San Francisco's Millennium Tower from sinking further has reportedly been halted after the building unexpectedly sunk more in recent weeks. 

The building sank another inch within a week, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 

Engineers also say there's been an increased rate of settling associated with the pile driving that's being done to try to stabilize the building. 

The pile installation work will remain paused for up to four weeks as engineers try to figure out what's causing the increased rate of settling.  

Millennium Tower opened to rave reviews in 2009-- but by 2016 engineers confirmed the building was sinking and leaning-- the latest reports showing the building has now sunk a foot and a half and is tilted 14 inches.

RELATED: Plans submitted to re-center San Francisco's sinking, tilting Millennium Tower

Potential fix for SF's sinking Millennium Tower

Engineers have now submitted plans to fix the sinking and tilting Millennium Tower. We spoke with an engineer who says this will be the permanent fix and will go deep underground here on the North and West sides of the tower.