“Freak accident”: Pfizer building developer denies risk of collapse

The developer behind the conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown is speaking out to quell concerns after the massive development site was the subject of an emergency response early Tuesday.  Hours after city officials warned of an “extremely dangerous situation” at the in-progress conversion of the former office property, Nathan Berman of MetroLoft said in an interview with The Real Deal that reports of the building’s impending collapse have been “blown a little bit out of proportion,” adding that despite videos of sagging upper floors and buckled support columns, the building “was never at risk of collapse” and […]

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