San Francisco’s Millennium Tower’s Lean Is Getting Worse 

San Francisco’s Millennium Tower is tilted further to the west than ever before – in spite of engineers working to fix the problem earlier this year.

The high-rise apartment complex, in downtown San Francisco, has been subject to controversy since it was revealed in 2016 that the building was both sinking and tilting.

The tower is currently leaning more than 29 inches, according to data reviewed by NBC Bay Area. 

Earlier this year, engineers attempted to fix the lean by inserting piles at the base of the tower, to stabilize the building. There were initial signs of progress but now the tower has lost the improvement and is tilting half an inch more to the west, according to NBC Bay Area. 

Ron Hamburger, one of the engineers behind the fix, said that the data reviewed by NBC Bay Area is more prone to fluctuations because it was taken from the rooftop, rather than the foundation of the building. Hamburger told NBC Bay Area the added tilt is “negligible.”

“We are fully confident that following transfer of the remaining design load to the piles,’’ Hamburger said to NBC Bay Area. “There will be no further …. movement of the roof to the west.”