Terrified workers fled a soaring new Manhattan skyscraper after experiencing a huge 'shake' run through the building, that made it feel as if its floors were collapsing.
One Vanderbilt, a $3.31 billion tower which sits just north of Grand Central train terminal in Midtown Manhattan, was struck by the tremor on Tuesday afternoon.
A tweeter called Colin Ho who says he works inside said the shake was felt on at least three floors of the 93-story tower, which opened in September 2020.
Colin wrote: '@one_vanderbilt huge “shake” just ran through the building. felt on the 14th, 51st, and 60th floors. what was it??? felt like a huge sine (sic) wave running through the building. anyone else feel it
@one_vanderbilt huge “shake” just ran through the building. felt on the 14th, 51st, and 60th floors. what was it??? felt like a huge sine wave running through the building. anyone else feel it
— Colinho (@colinho_etc) March 21, 2023
Working at #onevanderbilt today and it felt like the floor dropped 5 feet and continued to bounce. Evacuated to Madison Avenue and mutiple floors are reporting this. 13, 33, and 60. So far they say they are investigating and there is “no cause for concern”. It is very scary.
— Bridgette (@DevineBridgette) March 21, 2023
"i and my team evacuated. strange i haven’t seen any other tweets or news on it yet. i’m never the first on these things!"
Another tweeter called Bridgette Devine shared an even scarier version of events.
She tweeted: "Working at #onevanderbilt today and it felt like the floor dropped 5 feet and continued to bounce. Evacuated to Madison Avenue and mutiple (sic) floors are reporting this. 13, 33, and 60. So far they say they are investigating and there is “no cause for concern”. It is very scary."
Those who evacuated are said to have congregated in nearby Bryant Park, although there has been no word of any compulsory evacuation of the tower.
Others replied to apparently confirm Colin's version of events. A tweeter called Hidden Aegis said: "Was on a video conference with some colleagues. They felt the floor shake and are now evacuating."
And a third tweeter called Pana said they had been texted by a friend about the same thing.
There have not been any reports of injuries or damage, and it's unclear what may have caused the shake.
One Vanderbilt is billed as one of Manhattan's glitziest new skyscrapers, and features a three-floor summit observation deck spread across its upper floors.
Its clients include multiple blue-chip banking, law and tech firms.
New Yorkers have been understandability jittery about unexplained incidents in tall buildings since the 9/11 attacks, when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed by two Boeing 767s piloted by Islamist terrorists.
The attraction at the top of the tower, called Summit One Vanderbilt, includes an outdoor terrace more than 1,200 feet in the air, accessible by transparent elevators that take visitors up the side of the building.
Each elevator, known as 'Ascent', is 90 square feet.
They are the largest glass-floor elevators in the world, shooting up 1,000 feet in just 42 seconds.
Those brave enough to visit will get incredible views of Manhattan and its surrounding areas, including New Jersey and Brooklyn.
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