News has broke that one of the country's most luxe residential towers is sinking and tilting. The story is ongoing, so here's where you can find the most recent updates about one of the biggest stories in San Francisco real estate history.
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Millennium Tower sinking: Everything you need to know
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September 25, 2018
Transbay Powers must pay Millennium Partners’ legal bills [Updated]
Fortunes sinking in tower suits.
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April 16, 2018
The $500 million plan to fix Millennium Tower
Engineers would bolt half of troubled building to bedrock.
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November 6, 2017
‘60 Minutes’ report shows series of cracks in Millennium Tower
Troubled high-rise resident gadflies speak about building woes. seismic and otherwise.
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August 10, 2017
Millennium Tower: Lawyers claim skyscraper will tilt 10 inches in two years
Condo owners insist that a judge fast track their case before it’s too late, but the building developer cites recent seismic safety reports to counter that the situation is not as dire as the plaintiffs insist.
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July 19, 2017
Millennium Tower now leaning even more
A $150 million fix may be in the works, and not a moment too soon as new engineer reports reveal that the sinking spire disappearing into the earth faster than ever.
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May 9, 2017
Inside Joe Montana’s “uninhabitable” Millennium Tower condo
Football great listed home to the tune of $4 million after finding out about building’s woes.
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May 9, 2017
Joe Montana sues Millennium Tower developer
Hall of Famer calls foul over building’s fall into the pocket after previously teaming with the developer to promote the high-rise condos using Montana’s name.
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March 30, 2017
Millennium Tower homeowners association sues for $200 million
“Our goal is to recover all the funds that are necessary to fix this building and fix it once and for all and we’re not interested in a temporary fix.”
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February 3, 2017
Millennium Tower reviewed building design, but not the ground
UC Berkeley engineer who reviewed tower says "My interests went as far as the concrete." Below that, an additional outside expert was needed, but few buildings opt for soil analysis, even though it’s crucial to the foundation design.
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November 28, 2016
Satellites detect Millennium Tower sinkage
San Francisco’s Millennium Tower has tilted so much that the European Space Agency’s observational satellites can detect it from orbit. In truth, that’s more a testament to the sensitivity of the orbital technology than to the state of the building.
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November 16, 2016
Millennium Tower residents file suit against city, claim conspiracy
Latest lawsuit not the first, definitely not the last, but probably the most comprehensive.
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November 3, 2016
SF sues Millennium Tower developer, says tilting and sinking were known since 2009
“Before they had sold a single condo, Mission Street Development LLC knew their building had sunk more than it was supposed to in its lifetime,” says Dennis Herrera
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November 1, 2016
Millennium Tower resident’s video of rolling marble claims to show building’s tilt
In light of news that the Millennium Tower is both sinking and tilting, we haven’t seen much visible proof of the latter, at least to the naked eye. Until now. Or so claims one tenant.
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October 31, 2016
City cites Millennium Tower for repair violations
San Francisco sets your expectations askew once again, as the first official chastisement for sinking building is directed at repairs.
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September 22, 2016
Inspectors claim they "don't remember" hearing about sinking Millennium in 2009
Called to the carpet in front of city lawmakers, a parade of Department of Building Inspection officials say they "don't remember" sending warning to developers about Millennium Tower's troubles in 2009, even with the email in front of them.
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September 20, 2016
Millennium says sinking water table to blame
Why is Millennium Tower sinking? Not because of the building's foundations, claim developers Millennium Partners, but because the water table is vanishing underneath it as the nearby Transbay Center drinks their milkshake.
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September 16, 2016
Engineer’s simple explanation of Millennium Tower
A five-minute diagram of the problem that anyone can understand, all made clear via the profound explanation of a broomstick on the beach.
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September 15, 2016
Millennium says "dozens" of other SF high-rises also built into sand
On guard against constant criticism, company behind tilting tower says there's scores of high-profile buildings around the city have foundations just like theirs. The culprit is Transbay construction, Millennium Partners insists, not the tower.
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September 14, 2016
Transbay Authority says: Don't blame us for sinking Millennium Tower
Transbay development insists that it knew about Millennium Tower's sinking foundations before they even broke ground, and then warned Millennium Partners about what was happening. Building management remains unimpressed.
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September 8, 2016
Millennium Tower sellers cut prices, or vanish entirely
Those with the rotten luck to be selling condos (which are unlikely to be directly affected by the tower's decline) in the building face a tough choice: Cut the price, throw in the towel, or ignore the problems and say full speed ahead.
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August 17, 2016
Pricey Millennium Tower condo sinks price
Noted as San Francisco’s most expensive one-bedroom on the market, this ostentatious gem in the troubled Millennium Tower reduced its price this week, pruning $200,000 off asking.
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August 9, 2016
Class action lawsuit filed against Millennium Tower and Transbay
On behalf of all of the homeowners at the Millennium Tower, San Francisco’s luxury tower in peril, a class action lawsuit was filed today.
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August 9, 2016
Millennium Tower is tilting, sinking more than expected
A week ago, the Chronicle’s Matier and Ross broke news that the sleek structure was sinking upward of 16 inches and tilting every-so-slightly northeast of the in-progress Salesforce Tower. Now the two are back to tell us that things are getting worse.
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August 5, 2016
What's for sale in the (sinking) Millennium Tower
The ultimate challenge for San Francisco's luxury condo market: How do you sell seven-figure units in a building that's dipping into the earth? The Millennium Tower is not literally falling down, but sellers are presumably more motivated this week.
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August 4, 2016
Millennium Tower built on land prone to liquefying
In fact, that's why it's sinking. Planting a few hundred thousand tons of unmoored concrete onto loose landfill is probably only going to have one outcome.