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MP4VT2004
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MP4VT2004

I'd say terrible design and/or implementation.

The buckled structural members are original to the building. The addition appears to have overstressed the existing structure that was not designed to carry the added load. So either the structural engineer screwed up, or the construction team failed to complete structural improvements to the existing building before building the addition.
Posted: 07/07/2026 at 07:06 PM ET
(In response to this post by ColoVT82)

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Will be interesting to see how they deconstruct this mess 23+ stories up
Va AandM • 07/07/26 05:49 PM ET
Scoliosis brace?**
SDHokie • 07/08/26 02:06 PM ET
Pfizer building just needs a dose of Viagra to stiffen it up.**
B777Fr8Dog • 07/08/26 10:35 AM ET
🥁 he’ll be here all week.
Va AandM • 07/08/26 12:38 PM ET
Wow, amazing this is happening in 2026. A fascinating failure to follow,
BG Hokie • 07/08/26 10:13 AM ET
one poster said they added a swimming pool to the top? not sure if true
bigbadbird • 07/08/26 08:25 AM ET
Doubt it was filled. This is the old Pfizer HQ that is in the midst
Va AandM • 07/08/26 09:10 AM ET
Or as we call it
Spudnut • 07/08/26 06:57 AM ET
I saw it was formerly the Pfizer Building or Pfizer HQ in it.
PhotoHokieNC • 07/08/26 07:07 AM ET
Maybe a young hot Italian kid will murder their CEO over their culpability.**
BG Hokie • 07/08/26 10:19 AM ET
It takes a lot to overload a column. They're usually considerably oversized
LonghornHokie • 07/07/26 09:12 PM ET
I get not everyone knows
RTFC • 07/07/26 08:59 PM ET
On the tv news
Spudnut • 07/08/26 07:29 AM ET
First thing I saw. I may be able to recover $$ for my trauma.**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/08/26 06:59 AM ET
Yep, that's been an issue in every article I've read about it.
LonghornHokie • 07/07/26 09:14 PM ET
At least he didn't say, "The cement floor is sagging". 🤷‍♂️**
MP4VT2004 • 07/07/26 09:51 PM ET
I was developing a cheat sheet for non-engineer first responders
TomTurkey • 07/07/26 09:42 PM ET
LOL. No difference there.**
LonghornHokie • 07/07/26 09:50 PM ET
Now, the rest of the story...
TomTurkey • 07/07/26 10:08 PM ET
Im thinking of digging into this. Smells bad. Like fraudulent materials
ColoVT82 • 07/07/26 06:11 PM ET
I'd say terrible design and/or implementation. ◄
MP4VT2004 • 07/07/26 07:06 PM ET
There usually is more than one cockroach**
ColoVT82 • 07/07/26 07:11 PM ET
To say it's disconcerting would be an understatement.
EDGEMAN • 07/07/26 05:58 PM ET
Latest is it’s not shifting and they are devising a stabilization scheme
Va AandM • 07/07/26 06:06 PM ET
I wouldn't want to live there, or even walk past it on the street...
EDGEMAN • 07/07/26 07:43 PM ET
Surrounding streets are shut and adjacent buildings are evacuated
Va AandM • 07/08/26 10:21 AM ET
Yeah I have a feeling the builders have just condemned the entire building.
MP4VT2004 • 07/07/26 09:55 PM ET