Live updates: NYC high-rise unstable, still moving after columns buckle

Link Copied! Unstable high-rise building is site of major office-to-apartment conversion By John Towfighi • Source: CNN " data-fave-thumbnails="{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/doom-nyc-apt.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/doom-nyc-apt.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" } }" data-vr-video="false" data-show-html=" " data-byline-html=" Aaron Fisher, Zoe Todd, Usha Sookai, Gabe Ramirez " data-timestamp-html=" Updated 11:48 PM EDT, Tue July 7, 2026 " data-check-event-based-preview="" data-is-vertical-video-embed="false" data-network-id="" data-publish-date="2024-04-18T22:55:29.623Z" data-video-section="business" data-canonical-url="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/business/video/doom-loop-office-building-conversion-digvid" data-branding-key="before-the-bell" data-video-slug="doom-loop-office-building-conversion-digvid" data-first-publish-slug="doom-loop-office-building-conversion-digvid" data-video-tags="" data-breakpoints='{"video-resource--media-extra-large": 660}' data-display-video-cover="true" data-details=""> Video Ad Feedback The US may be on the verge of a ‘doom loop.’ Can this fix it? 2:31 • Source: CNN The US may be on the verge of a ‘doom loop.’ Can this fix it? 2:31 The unstable Midtown high-rise is the location of a project to convert Pfizer’s old headquarters into apartments. It’s an ambitious architectural undertaking that is part of a trend of converting former offices to apartments.