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A Buckling Skyscraper Shakes Confidence In Office Conversions
19 minutes Posted Jul 9, 2026 at 8:59 pm.
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On Tuesday morning, something potentially very scary happened in New York City. Images of buckling steel beams at the former Pfizer headquarters led to a large evacuation in midtown Manhattan. WSJ’s Peter Grant reports on what happened and what this high-profile setback means for the nationwide trend of converting empty skyscrapers into apartments. Ryan Knutson hosts.
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