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September 4, 2007
Stop Work Order issued at Pacific and Vanderbilt site
Atlantic Yards Report
Another Stop Work Order has been imposed on part of Forest City Ratner's planned Atlantic Yards site, this time at the northwest corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Pacific Street, formerly the site of a gas station. (A previous order was imposed on the Ward Bakery site, then lifted.) Workers have apparently been drilling in the soil but lacked approved plans, a Department of Transportation permit, and a listing of a general contractor, according to the violation.
The Department of Buildings (DOB) web site indicates that the site was inspected on Thursday and the order issued Friday. I learned about this Sunday evening and was unable to get a comment from the DOB yesterday. When I get one, I'll add an update.
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The DOB web site states:
Category Code: 73 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN
Last Inspection: 08/30/2007 - - BY BADGE # 1995 KRIKORIAN PHILIP QUEENS
Disposition: 08/31/2007 - - A3 - STOP WORK ORDER VIOLATION ISSUED
Disposition Entered By: FAN 08/31/2007 11:56:22
Comments: NO APPROVED PLANS, NO DOT PERMIT POSTED, NO GENERAL CONTRACTORS PROVIDED
DOB Violation #: 083007KOST00100IUnder the DOB's complaint categories, Failure to Maintain, 73 is Category C, among a range from A to D, with A being most urgent. It's unclear whether the violation can be remedied by posting plans and permits, or whether a fine would be levied.
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The only action regarding the Atlantic Yards footprint, when I walked around in the morning, were two reporters and two photographers wandering about, encountering each other, and the regular drive-by performed by CopStat Security, which keeps tabs on the site for Forest City Ratner.
NoLandGrab: Once again, it seems that state officials have lost the ability to oversee what is going on in the footprint of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards, but no worries, Ratner's rent-a-cops are keeping tabs on who's coming and going.
Posted by lumi at September 4, 2007 7:21 AM