View this email in a browser. Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? Consider donating and join today. Engineer behind buckled high-rise says crucial reinforcing steel was 'never installed' The engineering firm that designed the structural plans for the city’s largest office-to-housing conversion project says reinforcing steel meant to support the weight of a 14-story addition to the building was never installed before a pair of columns collapsed there last Tuesday. Read more Related: We reviewed designs for the buckled Midtown high-rise. What we found raises questions. WNYC  |   WQXR  |   NJPR  |   GOTHAMIST WNYC STUDIOS  |   THE GREENE SPACE Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 TERMS OF USE You can update your PREFERENCES or UNSUBSCRIBE from this list.