New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage. But the threat of a partial collapse Tuesday by one such conversion in progress highlighted the significant challenges of those construction projects.

Several buildings in Midtown Manhattan were evacuated Tuesday morning after officials discovered buckling support beams in a former office building that is being converted to…

"Video shows two columns buckled inside a Midtown building under construction. Dozens were evacuated..."

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan high-rise remained unstable Tuesday after officials found that columns buckled and floors sagged while it was being converted to luxury apartments,…

The former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was being converted into luxury apartments when buckled interior columns were discovered inside the building.

Several buildings in Midtown Manhattan were evacuated Tuesday morning after officials discovered buckling support beams in a former office building that is being converted to…

New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage. But the threat of a partial collapse Tuesday by one such…

The 37-story office building had been undergoing extensive renovations to convert it into over 1,600 apartments