# NYC building in imminent danger of collapse

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**Created:** [July 7, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-building-in-imminent-danger-of-collapse/1031494 "2026-07-07T18:47:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-building-in-imminent-danger-of-collapse/1031494/17 "2026-07-08T01:18:11Z")

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Another NYC building failure was discussed here a couple years ago. An old building had been converted to a multi-story parking structure. Using valets who would pack the cars in like sardines. Of course those floors were never designed to support the weight of wall to wall modern cars.

The whole building didn’t come down, but one floor collapsed onto the next one down, and a lot of cars got wrecked.

See

> [@Parking garage collapse in Lower Manhattan \[2023-04-18\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-garage-collapse-in-lower-manhattan-2023-04-18/982874):
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> A parking garage has collapsed.

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