From the latest Construction Update: sidewalk and curb restoration proceeds on Dean Street outside B12/B13 site; again, boilerplate on platform start
The latest Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Construction Update (bottom), covering the two weeks beginning Monday, Feb. 6, was circulated at 5:21 pm yesterday (lead time) by Empire State Development (ESD) after preparation by Greenland Forest City Partners (GFCP), which is dominated by Greenland USA.
There's little change compared with the previous update, except that announced plans to begin sidewalk and curb restoration work along Dean Street, outside the B12/B13 site (595 Dean, between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues), have indeed begun.The work is going west towards Carlton Avenue. Pedestrian access along Dean St. will be temporarily relocated to the parking lane, on the south side of Dean, while this work is on-going. Parking lanes along the south side of Dean will be temporarily reduced and/or eliminated while this work is being performed. Bike lanes are not expected to be impacted.
Also, along with the ongoing scaffold drops along Dean Street for façade work, the western half of the sidewalk bridge on Dean St. may be removed subject to NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) inspection and removal of hanging scaffolding equipment.
The B12/B13 towers are expected to open in the first half of the year.
Platform work may start
For some eight months, they've suggested that the preparatory stage of platform work--crucial to three of the six towers over the Vanderbilt Yard, and toward completion of the project's affordable housing commitment--will finally start.
So the boilerplate continues. The work 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 two) of platform work. There's no evidence anything is happening. There's been no credible explanation for the delay, though it may relate to Greenland's financial struggles, and/or the murky outlook for tax breaks and subsidies for future housing.
After-hours work continues
Regarding after-hours work at B12/B13, the document accurately says there's a variance for work to start at 6 am on weekdays.
Platform work may start
For some eight months, they've suggested that the preparatory stage of platform work--crucial to three of the six towers over the Vanderbilt Yard, and toward completion of the project's affordable housing commitment--will finally start.
So the boilerplate continues. The work 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 two) of platform work. There's no evidence anything is happening. There's been no credible explanation for the delay, though it may relate to Greenland's financial struggles, and/or the murky outlook for tax breaks and subsidies for future housing.
After-hours work continues
Regarding after-hours work at B12/B13, the document accurately says there's a variance for work to start at 6 am on weekdays.
It also says "Saturday work from 9 AM – 5 PM will continue." The variance for today, as with all in the past months, is from 9 am to 5:30 pm.
That, as I've noted, continues a pattern, which suggests that GFCP and site developer TF Cornerstone just don't care about getting it right. Nor does the state authority ESD.
That, as I've noted, continues a pattern, which suggests that GFCP and site developer TF Cornerstone just don't care about getting it right. Nor does the state authority ESD.
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