A shaky building in Soho forced tenants to evacuate and caused a slight service disruption on the A, C, and E train lines, authorities say.
A nervous tenant told authorities they felt the six-story building shake and move beneath them at around 3:30 pm, causing fire officials to respond and call in the Department of Buildings to assess the stability of the apartment building.
According to DOB authorities, the building was deemed unstable and unfit to live in after confirming the building was shaking, which led to the evacuation of the 188 Sixth Avenue apartment building.
The shaky condition of the Soho structure even caused trains to run slowly on nearby A, C, and E lines, an MTA spokesman said. According to MTA officials, trains running between the Spring Street and West 4th Street stations were given ‘slow speed orders’ as the building’s stability was assessed.
The City Department of Buildings is continuing to check the building out before allowing tenants to return to their homes, according to authorities.
While some tenants claim a nearby construction site is to blame for the shakiness of the building, officials with the Department of Buildings say an investigation of the structure is ongoing and no cause has yet to be determined.