One Rincon Towers 1 Bedrooms going for $925K What a Deal!!!

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by HappyinCali

Fair. I assume probably not too steady, although it is on a Hill, lol

Good point. Hopefully, they knew what they were doing when they chose the site.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Good point. Hopefully, they knew what they were doing when they chose the site.

The Bay Bridge comes ashore on Rincon Hill precisely because it is one of the few geologically stable areas along the SF waterfront.

[likealady]

I've been seeing these prices in SOMA for so long that I didn't even react to the title of this post. Is anyone really surprised?

[rah]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Well, my concern was whether that land is solid, or landfill or sand (prone to liquefy). How much earthquake reinforcement you have doesn't matter if you're not on solid ground.

It doesn't matter if the land is unstable, because there's a layer of bedrock underneath it, and that's what these buildings get anchored to. Most of the towers going up in downtown SF are built on landfill, and have pilings going as deep as 300 feet underground in order to be properly anchored to solid ground (which is one of the reasons why high rise construction is extra expensive there). Modern building codes make modern high rise buildings some of the safest structures to be in during an earthquake. And if i remember right, the enlongated shape alone of most skyscrapers helps them out too, because it absorbs movement better compared to shorter/wider buildings, and does a lot more swaying before things start crumbling.