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January 13, 2011
Arena construction progress marked, but consultant says schedule not fully clear; early completion dates announced for building components
Atlantic Yards Report
I wrote 12/21/10 that there was still fuzziness to the arena construction schedule and, according to the latest report the developer, state, and bond trustee by the consultant Merritt & Harris, those issues remain unresolved.
The report is dated 1/3/11 but based on an 11/23/10 site observation, so that preceded an expected mid-December meeting "to resolve current schedule disputes."
Arena components
The document also offers some very specific start and completion dates for arena components. See below and click to enlarge.
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Given the "early target substantial completion date of June 1, 2012," the owner may use and occupy the Arena, though it presumably may be hard to hold concerts if seating is not installed until August 7, as indicated on the schedule above.
While the arena is expected to be ready for the October 2012 basketball pre-season, punch list work and subcontractor close-outs may mean the final completion date would be February 28, 2013.
According to the General Contractor, 325 people were on the job in November.
NoLandGrab: 325 people on the job in November represent exactly 2.166667% of the promised "15,000 construction jobs."
Posted by eric at January 13, 2011 10:10 AM