From the latest Construction (non-) Update: nothing new, not even a document. But surely some work is being completed. And the school's still coming.

OK, every two weeks, Empire State Development (ESD), the state authority that oversees/shepherds Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park, is supposed to circulate to those on its mailing list a Construction Update that indicates construction activity--at least by the developers involved--at the site.

Two weeks ago, oddly enough, ESD did not circulate the document but rather posted it online.

There were seeming errors in it--phrasing that, despite all evidence to the contrary, suggested that some work that's part of platform construction was imminent--so it seemed careless.

Similarly, the document continued to say, despite clear evidence (via the Department of Buildings) to the contrary, that after-hours work was continuing at the 595 Dean (B12/B13) site.

As I wrote, no one proofreads the documents. Such documents have traditionally been prepared by the master developer, now Greenland Forest City Partners. But it's possible that the document is updated with the participation of TF Cornerstone, the developer of 595 Dean.

No new document

Well, the Construction Update for the next two weeks has not been circulated and likely won't be. But some information is available on the ESD's website, as shown in the screenshot below.

The lack of a hyperlink for June 12/June 19 suggests that no document will be circulated.

What might be missing

While there may be no new construction activities scheduled by the developer(s), that doesn't mean the document can't be informative. Sometimes it explains when work is completed--note that open space work outside 595 Dean is ongoing, as the completion of the Chelsea Piers fitness center and fieldhouse.

Also note that ESD does not consider work by other agencies worthy of reporting to neighbors, though ongoing construction of the middle school at the base of B15 (662 Pacific, aka Plank Road) should continue for two years, with Sixth Avenue, at the western border of the building (otherwise between Pacific and Dean streets) constrained for an ongoing period.

What it all means

It's all another sign of diminishing attention to the project, by ESD and by Greenland Forest City Partners, which lost its Atlantic Yards point man Scott Solish in February and still has not named a replacement.

But the project's not going away--and some renegotiations are, if not already in process, surely being contemplated.