The TJPA has also been named in the residents’ suit due to the construction of the new rail terminal. Both Millennium Partners and the city deny the allegations. Furthermore, they believe Millennium Partners hid the building’s faulty structure from buyers, saying the city’s administrators also helped to conceal the engineering flaws. According to experts that have continued to do site inspections, Millennium Tower is still safe to live in, but that hasn't stopped a group of more than 20 residents from filing multiple lawsuits against Millennium Partners, the City of San Francisco, and the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA).Īccording to the Denver Post, the 20 or so residents, who collectively paid around $75 million for their condos, allege that Millennium Partners knew the building had sunk 8.3 inches into the ground as early as 2009, just one year after the building was completed. Over the past few months, things have certainly not gotten any better for the ailing tower or its frsutrated residents. To this point, the cracks that have appeared in the walls due to the building settling have all appeared in the parking garage, and no damage has occurred to any of the units. While safety is a major concern to residents, many are also worried about the issue affecting property values. Millennium Partners spokesman says the building was built correctly and other buildings in the area, such as the Intercontinental and St. The transit authority released a statement saying the building would not be tilting today if it had been anchored to bedrock. Instead of driving piles about 200 feet down into bedrock, they were instead driven 60 to 90 feet down into dense sand.

They say the real reason for the issue is due to Millennium Partners cutting corners to save money. Transbay Joint Powers Authority, however, is pointing the finger back at Millennium Partners, saying the building had already sunk 10 inches before construction on the terminal even began. To build the terminal, Transbay dug a 60-foot hole to create a dry construction site and pumped out millions of gallons of groundwater, which compressed and weakened the soil under Millennium Tower. Millennium Partners is blaming the issue on the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, saying the construction of their new rail terminal is to blame. Even so, the spokesman says the seismic performance has not been affected and the leaning and sinking does not represent a safety risk. The tower has also tilted by two inches at the base and about 6 inches at the top.Īccording to, a spokesman for Millennium Partners, the building’s developer, says some sinking was expected, but the 16 inches is almost three times more than what was originally predicted. But that is exactly what many residents are beginning to do after the tower has sunk 16 inches since its completion in 2009. But the odds are, what they weren’t expecting was the need to question whether or not their new living arrangements were safe. When residents of San Francisco’s Millennium Tower plunked down the cash (sometimes as much as $10 million) to live the 58-story building, they were probably expecting their new home to be packed with amenities and luxuries to make their lives as easy as possible.

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