NYC Shuts Down NoHo Construction Site After Steel Beam Plunges 12 Stories

NOHO, NY — The city has shut down a NoHo construction site after a steel beam plunged 12 stories, injuring three workers on site and sending one to the hospital.

A steel beam was being hoisted up at the construction site, located at 688 Broadway, when it fell 12 stories on Tuesday, plunging into a sidewalk shed and then to the ground floor, injuring three workers, according to the city's Department of Buildings. One construction worker was hit in the head and seriously injured, the DOB said.

Immediately after the beam fell, the DOB issued a complete stop work order, halting all construction at the site. The department issued a second, partial stop work order on Thursday, after inspecting the site and finding unsafe conditions there. According to Thursday's stop work order, hoist equipment on site was being used in an unsafe manner, among other concerns. These orders mean that no work can be completed on the construction site, where luxury condos are being built, unless the safety concerns are addressed by the builders and then approved by the DOB.

In addition to the stop work orders, the city also issued five different violations faulting the site for various conditions.

Updates on the worker who was seriously injured were not available on Friday.

The site, formerly a vacant lot used for a flea market, will soon be house just 14 exclusive apartments, with prices ranging from $3.777 million to more than $20 million, according to Curbed. The site is being developed by Madison Realty Capital, and the building's design is by BKSK Architects.

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