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Of course most people don’t have another ten people standing on top of their head as they lean ever so perceptibly. An equivalent of that 2 inches over 60 feet for a 6 foot person would be one-fifth of an inch, not one-fiftieth. That’s about 60 feet of building that is off by 2 inches. The Millennium’s 2 inch lean is measured at the ground. I think your estimate of the lean is off by an order of magnitude. This was a defensive action, not an offensive one. The City is not actually seeking “damages” (although the city attorney incorrectly used that term in the cross-complaint) but just reimbursement for any monies the City might have to pay to the condo owners. The claim is for indemnity, meaning that if City is found liable but the developer is responsible in whole or part for any of the damage, they will have to kick in. This is just a routine cross-complaint by the City against the builders to make sure all parties that may have contributed to the problem are brought into the litigation. Today’s suit is a cross-complaint, with the city seeking damages from the developer, “as the court deems appropriate.”Ī large number of condo owners sued the City and other government agencies for “inverse condemnation.” This is a type of “takings” claim where some government action (here, construction that caused the building to sink/tilt) causes you to lose property. Homeowners at 301 Mission Street filed suit against the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the City and County of San Francisco on August 17. A settlement of six inches, over the lifetime of the tower, was the maximum originally predicted by the project’s geotechnical engineer.Īll that being said, there are no indications that the tower is unsafe and Millennium Partners is pointing the finger directly at the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and adjacent Transbay Transit Center development, which broke ground in 2010, for accelerating and exacerbating the tower’s settlement.

The tower has since settled a total of 16 inches with a two-inch tilt. And by early 2009, the tower had settled 8.3 inches and was starting to tilt. The San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, has filed suit against Millennium Partners, alleging that the development team knew, and didn’t adequately disclose, that the 58-story Millennium Tower at 301 Mission Street was sinking further and faster than expected prior to opening its sales office.Īccording to an investigation by the City Attorney’s Office, the development team knew that the tower had already settled almost 6 inches by the time it was completed in early 2008. The Transbay Joint Powers Authority maintains it is not at fault for the building's sinking.#301 Mission Street, #City Attorney, #Lawsuits, #Millennium Partners, #Millennium Tower, #Transbay District, #Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), #Transbay Transit Center

The issue came to light in 2010, five years before tenants were notified, when the Transbay Joint Powers Authority hired a consultant to find out how excavation could affect the tower. When the water levels under the Millennium Tower dropped, the sand compressed and caused the building to settle, according to Chris Jeffries, a founding partner at Millennium Partners. " Dewatering" is the process of removing groundwater or surface water from a construction site to provide a safe work environment and prevent erosion of the soil. The ball will drop many more times over the next two months until the downtown building is completely gone. The old terminal, which was constructed in 1939 to facilitate rail travel across the Bay Bridge, is now being torn down to make way for a new $4 billion multi-modal Transbay Transit Center that will open in 2017. It often indicates a user profile.Ī wrecking ball takes some of the first swings against the front facade of the old Transbay Terminal building in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.