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One Wall Street Completes Largest NYC Office-to-Apartment Conversion
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "the building obtained its certificate of temporary occupancy, and the first residents were scheduled to move in the following week."Macklowe Properties finished converting the Art Deco One Wall Street office tower into 566 apartments, the largest office-to-residential conversion completed in New York City.0.59BQE Rebuild Pushed Back to a 2030 Start
Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn, New York, USA
DELAYED70% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsStreetsblog's[3] report of 24 August 2026 on the new mayoral plan - 'Construction will start in 2030, wrap up in 2040', a 10-year $4 billion rebuild - is newer than the NYC[2] DOT project page's 2029 start, which is where the pin's earlier date came from. No day is given, so it is dated to the last day of 2030.New York's plan to rebuild the crumbling triple-cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway now targets a 2030 construction start after yet another mayoral reset.0.58Citicorp Center's Secret Structural Fix Wraps Up
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCE47.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Repairs were completed in October 1978."Engineers quietly finished weeks of overnight welding that fixed a hidden wind-bracing flaw in Manhattan's Citicorp Center, averting a possible collapse.0.58Contractor Sues Over 161 Maiden Lane's Leaning Foundation
CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE7.5 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Pizzarotti, the contractor on the project at 161 Maiden Lane, filed a lawsuit against Fortis in New York State Supreme Court."Construction manager Pizzarotti sued developer Fortis Property Group, alleging cost-cutting on the foundation left Lower Manhattan's One Seaport tower leaning about three inches to the north.0.58262 Fifth Avenue Rises Over the Empire State Building's Sightlines
ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 99 daysGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per archdaily.com[3]: Meganom "is nearing completion" of the tower as of December 2025, with delivery expected in 2026.Five Points Development's slender 262 Fifth Avenue condo tower topped out in Manhattan's NoMad district in 2024 and is on track to open in 2026, drawing criticism for blocking classic views of the nearby Empire State Building.0.58American Copper Buildings Complete on Manhattan's East River
ESTIMATED63% CONFIDENCE7.7 years agoDated to the end of 2018 because the sources give only a period: the east tower opened "late 2018", completing the pair (the west tower opened in April 2017). The skybridge itself was installed from January 2016.[1]Developer JDS Development Group and architects SHoP completed the American Copper Buildings on Manhattan's East River in 2018, two leaning towers joined by a three-storey glass skybridge.0.57Study Finds Miami Skyscrapers Are Sinking
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE1.8 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the findings "were published in the Earth and Space Science journal at the end of 2024."A University of Miami-led study using satellite radar found dozens of Miami high-rises, including some under construction, are subsiding by millimetres a year.0.57New York Harbor Storm Surge Plan
ESTIMATED67% CONFIDENCEin 18.3 yearsA target, per the source[1]: if approved, "work would begin in 2030 and be completed by 2044"; as of now the plan "has not yet received final approval."The US Army Corps of Engineers is advancing a $52.6BN plan of storm-surge gates, sea walls and levees around New York Harbor, after shelving a more radical $119BN 'mega sea wall' spanning the harbor mouth.$52.6B0.57Chicago's Century and Consumers Buildings Saved From Demolition
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the GSA released its final environmental review, "ultimately choosing to reuse the vacant buildings rather than demolish them," reported August 2, 2024.The US General Services Administration reversed course on a $52M congressional earmark to demolish two historic Chicago Loop skyscrapers, opting to reuse them instead after a sustained preservation campaign.0.57Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition Begins in Tokyo
Nakagin Capsule Tower, 8-Chome Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE4.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building began on 12 April 2022."Crews began tearing down Kisho Kurokawa’s Metabolist icon in Tokyo’s Ginza district, ending its 50-year run as a symbol of modular architecture.0.57Manhattan's 'Jailscraper' Delayed to 2032
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CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE6.0 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "One Vanderbilt was formally opened with a ceremony three days later, on September 14."One Vanderbilt, a 1,401-foot supertall office tower beside Grand Central Terminal, formally opened in Midtown Manhattan.$3.3B0.56
