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New York hopes converted offices can ease a housing crisis. A structural emergency at a high-rise tower shows the challenges
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· July 8, 2026
· 5 min read
By Samantha Delouya, CNN
(CNN) — New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage. But the threat of a partial collapse Tuesday by one such conversion in progress highlighted the significant challenges of those construction proje...
Key takeaway The former Pfizer building, located on East 42nd Street, was undergoing work to become roughly 1,600 apartment units with amenities such as a rooftop pool and a fitness center.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 8, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 5 min
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(CNN) — New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage. But the threat of a partial collapse Tuesday by one such conversion in progress highlighted the significant challenges of those construction proje...
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