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In New York, 520 Fifth Avenue, a supertall tower, has recently topped out. When completed in 2026, the 1,002-foot tower will stand as the tallest mixed-use building on Fifth Avenue, according to the ...

New York City is sinking under the weight of all of its buildings, a new study found. It aims to show how high-rise buildings in coastal areas could contribute to future flood risk.

The pressure from New York City’s massive buildings and skyscrapers is making the city more vulnerable to sink lower into the ocean, according to new research. Three University of Rhode Island ...

“I have total confidence in high-rise buildings in New York,” said Eric Cowley, ... But most of New York City’s nearly 1 million buildings were built between the mid-1800s and 1930s, ...

As the building is so unique, given its size and location in New York, ... “Ultimately, it behaves very similar to any well-built high rise apartment building,” Nicholson said of the set-up.

Today’s high-rise safety debates are often highly technical. Inspired by London’s Grenfell high-rise disaster, for example, a major change in New York’s 2022 building code pertained to the use of ...

New York state classifies buildings over 75 feet tall, or 6-7 stories, as high-rises. Firefighters rarely can use outside ladders above that height.

While gas hookups in new construction are being phased out in New York on both the local and state levels, Berman says the transition just isn’t happening quickly enough. The mandate is in effect for ...