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October 24, 2007

ATLANTIC YARDS RATNERVILLE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The "Atlantic Yards Construction Update" hasn't been posted on the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) web site this week, and the ESDC continues to refuse our repeated requests to be added to the distribution list, due, apparently, to some aversion to aiding and abetting the "enemy," even though NoLandGrab is part of the "community" and likely the most-visited distribution point for info on the project. This installment of the "Construction Update" comes to us via a member of the Dean St. Block Association; however, the end of the message was truncated.

UPDATE: The "Atlantic Yards Construction Update" was posted by midday on the ESDC web site.

If anyone has the full text, please send it to us. We think that the missing part is a notice that demolition will commence at the historic Ward Bakery building when all permits are in place.

Atlantic Yards demolition block and lot map here.

ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Weeks beginning October 22, 2007 and October 29, 2007

In an effort to keep the Atlantic Yards Ratnerville Community aware of upcoming construction activities, ESD and Forest City Ratner are providing the following outline of anticipated upcoming construction activities.

Please note: the scope and nature of activities are subject to change based upon field conditions.

Long Island Rail Road/Vanderbilt Yard Work

  • Mid-block Support of Excavation piles: excavating, lagging; perform anchor test for mid-block lagging.
  • Continue drilling Support of Excavation piles at Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
  • Test pile for Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles is complete; no further testing is required.
  • Continue preparing site for mobilization to East Portal to drill foundation piles by creating earth ramps for drilling.
  • Continue preparing site to drill foundation piles for cable bridge (adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge).
  • Excavating to elevation +34’ and banking soil in preparation to drill Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles in block 1121.
  • Continue soil excavation and removal in block 1121 west to east.
  • Continue construction and debris removal.

Abatement and Demolition Work
All work described below will comply with the additional oversight and protocols by the Department of Buildings (DOB) that were established on April 30th.

  • Demolition is underway at 465 Dean Street (block 1127/lot 54) and will continue throughout this 2-week period.
  • Demolition will be underway at 814 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 45), 818 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 46) and 542 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 50) within this two-week period. Abatement will be completed at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 46) after a parapet is removed under the review of the DOB BEST Squad.
  • Demolition will be underway at 546 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54) for the next twoˇthree months.

Roof abatement and clean-up at 800 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 25) has been completed. Demolition will commence when all plans and permits are in place.

Posted by lumi at October 24, 2007 8:02 AM