MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) — The old Pfizer building being converted into a residential development has a history of violations, according to building records.
The building at 235 East 42nd St., as well as a wide-ranging area surrounding it, were evacuated Tuesday after columns inside the construction site began to buckle, causing floors 21-26 to cave in, officials and witnesses said.
The building was vacant in 2024, when then-Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine announced plans to convert it into housing…