Lawsuits mount as fight over sinking Millennium Tower continues
More lawsuits have been filed as homeowners, the developer and government agencies battle over San Francisco’s troubled Millennium Tower, a luxury high rise that has sunk farther than expected since its completion in 2009.
A lawsuit filed Friday by a group of nine homeowners represented by Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy alleges that the developer, Millennium Partners, was warned in a 2005 geotechnical report and memo that the estimated rates of building settlement had uncertainty rates as high as plus or minus 50 percent.
The lawsuit alleges Millennium Partners withheld information about the extent of the building’s settlement from prospective homebuyers, and also names the Transbay Joint Powers Authority for improperly building on the adjacent property and contributing to the damage.
The lawsuit is only the latest in a string of litigation filed since last August when reports began surfacing that the 58-story tower at 301 Mission St. had already sunk 16 inches, as much as it was projected to sink over its lifetime.
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