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Birmingham construction project causes shopping center next door to start sinking into ground BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - A construction project that went awry in Birmingham caused a shopping center next door to sink a few inches into the ground, officials said. The Daxton Hotel is the new construction project: a five-story luxury hotel that will feature a two-story underground garage. When excavation started last summer, everything appeared to move along smoothly. Construction workers building next to an existing structure are required to pay attention to the new building's impact on the existing one. Monitors noticed cracks in the floors and drywall...