An alarming day around Pacific Park construction: water jets shooting out of B4 tower, strange buzzing sounds from B15 (with video)

Image/video from the southeast,
along Dean Street

Yes, that looks a little alarming. As the image at right shows, from the video below, yesterday afternoon, around 3 pm, those near the 18 Sixth Ave. (B4) tower saw jets of water shooting out of the windows of the unfinished building. 

I'm told it created a significant amount of water on nearby Pacific Street, though i don't have all the details.

After sending the video late last night to Scott Solish, the Greenland USA executive who serves as project manager, I was told that it was a fire system test. (The building, at the southwest corner of Sixth and Atlantic avenues, is being constructed by Greenland and The Brodsky Organization.)

OK, but... why weren't neighbors alerted?

Indeed, why didn't Greenland, via Empire State Development, circulate the regular two-week Construction Update, which is supposed to tell neighbors of upcoming work?

The most recent update circulated, as far as I know, covered the two weeks starting July 12. I didn't notice the lapse, nor--apparently--did ESD, which is supposed to both oversee and shepherd the project.

(I'll update this when I know more.)

Looking at B4 water jets

 

Strange buzzing sound

In the afternoon and evening, neighbors near the B15 tower (487 Dean St., 662 Pacific St., 37 Sixth Ave.) reported a disturbing loud buzzing sound from that building, as shown in the video below.

The tower is at the northeast corner of Dean and Sixth avenues.

The noise was so loud people couldn't sit outside and have a conversation halfway down the block, I was told.

Solish's response: "The B15 project team was made aware of the noise earlier this evening and went to the site to resolve the situation."

Updated: The humming stopped at 11 pm last night after multiple 311 calls, but exactly what went wrong? Stay tuned.

Noise at B15