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Originally Posted by photolitherland
Do they have to worry about subsidence since that land was just infill from the original world trade center. It would seem that it would not be very stable, at least not stable enough to support an 800ft tower, but obviously it is. I was just wondering if they have to go through different procedures in order to secure these buildings.
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Pilings of big buildings go into bedrock, which doesn't subside as soils do. It's not like home construction. Manhattan is actually ideal for tall building construction given its foundation of metamorphic bedrock.