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March 17, 2011
Bruce Ratner Aggravates Construction Workers by Considering Modular Buildings at Atlantic Yards
Daily Intel [NYMag.com]
While many Brooklynites and conservationists protested Bruce Ratner's massive Atlantic Yards project, one group that was steadfastly on his side was construction workers. They argued that the massive complex would be good for the local economy and drowned out local protesters with chants of "Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!" But now the same supporters are agog at news that Ratner, in an effort to save money, is considering cheap and labor-light modular construction for some of the commercial and residential space on the property. The Times reports today that Forest City Ratner has been secretly looking into modular construction for nearly a year and is considering building the highest pre-fab tower ever built, at 30 stories.
...Needless to say, we've come a long way from the jumbled, whimsical towers that original masterplanner Frank Gehry once envisioned.
Posted by eric at March 17, 2011 11:24 AM