From the latest Construction Update: again no update on long-teased platform, key to construction of towers (and housing) over railyard

The latest Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Construction Update (bottom), covering the two weeks beginning Monday, Oct. 17, was circulated at 1:29 pm yesterday (lead time) by Empire State Development (ESD) after preparation by Greenland Forest City Partners (GFCP), which is dominated by Greenland USA.

Again, it didn't tell us much. I saw virtually nothing new compared to the previous update, and the document again excludes the most dramatic change around the project footprint--the work at the arena plaza for revamping of the pavement--nor the ongoing work on the school at B15 (662 Pacific Street, aka Plank Road).

A semantic rather than actual change is the only portion indicated in red. We were told two weeks ago that restoration of the median on Atlantic Avenue (at Sixth Avenue) and paving a portion of Atlantic would be completed this month. Now they simply added a few clarifying words: that the median is at Atlantic and Sixth.

Might amuse @AYReport https://t.co/SzhqoN4kit

— baffled and fuming (@bklynharuspex) October 14, 2022

Platform work may start 

For some five months, they've suggested that the preparatory stage of platform work--crucial to three of the six towers over the Vanderbilt Yard--will finally start, but it still requires, as stated permits to constrain sidewalk access and traffic around the block bounded by Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street and by Sixth and Carlton Avenues. 

That's the first block of platform work. At the most recent Quality of Life meeting, we were told by a Greenland USA rep--dubiously, in my view, since it hadn't disclosed before--that the main delay was cause by unfinished water main work on the south side of Atlantic. That work was finished three weeks ago, but we haven't learned any more.

 

Afer-hours work continues; again incorrect 

Regarding after-hours work at B12 & B13 (615 Dean St/595 Dean St.) on the southeast block, the document accurately says there's a variance for work to start at 6 am on weekdays. The current variance ends Tuesday Oct. 16, and presumably will be renewed.

It also says "Saturday work from 9 AM – 5 PM will continue."  As with the past months, the variance today is for 9 am to 5:30 pm.

That continues a pattern. They--GFCP and site developer TF Cornerstone--just don't care about getting it right. Nor does the state authority ESD.