The Citiblog
Workers Rattled as One Vanderbilt Shakes
March 21, 2023, 11:24.57 pm ET
People inside One Vanderbilt, a 93-story office tower adjacent to Grand Central, reported that the building had been shaking. Inspectors from the NYC Department of Buildings were quickly dispatched. The NY Post quoted workers as saying it felt like the floor had dropped five feet and continued to bounce.
SL Green, which owns the property, issued this statement:
“Today an exterior elevator at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt malfunctioned while mechanics were performing maintenance, causing a vibration to be felt in the building. SUMMIT was closed to the public at the time, no one was injured and there is no danger to the building or its occupants.”
The Buildings Department later issued its own report saying, “Upon our arrival at the scene, it was determined that three elevator mechanics were performing work inside of the observation elevator, which is located on the exterior at the top of the building. While performing a software update on the elevator device, the elevator car dropped approximately three stories, landing at the bottom of the elevator at the 93rd floor.”
Officials say when the elevator dropped it impacted a set of springs meant to catch the elevator car in situations like this. The preliminary investigation concluding that the impact of the elevator car on the springs may have caused people in other areas of the building to feel shaking, adding that at this time there are “no structural stability concerns.” ABC News reported that three workers were injured in the incident.
OUR LATEST BLOG POSTS
![](https://cititour.com/NYC_News/photos/1una-pizza-napoletana-hometown-bbq-collab-dgle8y.jpg)
Around Town - BBQ-Pizza Collab, Olympic Gold, Kids Bash, Charlie Parker Jazz Fest and more
July 26, 2024, 7:51 pm ET
Chef Billy Durney of Hometown BBQ will join Chef Anthony Mangieri in the kitchen of Una Pizza Napoletana for a one night only collab. Together they will make a special pizza that will be featured al... READ MORE
![](https://cititour.com/NYC_News/photos/1broadway-barks-bernadette-peters-vopzjz.jpg)
Celebrity Guests Announced for Broadway Barks
July 26, 2024, 6:48 pm ET
Broadway Barks, the annual event aimed at finding forever homes for adoptable pets, will be held August 3rd in Shubert Alley from 3pm to 6:30pm. It will be hosted by Tony Award winners Bernadette Pe... READ MORE
![](https://cititour.com/NYC_News/photos/1billy-joel-ends-residency-at-the-garden-9jsrcg.jpg)
Billy Joel Ends Residency at Madison Square Garden after 150 Performances
July 26, 2024, 10:14 am ET
It’s the end of an era for the Piano Man. Singer Billy Joel ending his ending his 10-year residency at the Garden after 150 performances Thursday night. It comes nearly 50 years after his fi... READ MORE