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January 13, 2012
Barclays Center Holds 'Topping Out' Ceremony
Event marks the complete installation of 10,400-pounds of structural steel at the site.
Park Slope Patch
by Paul Leonard
Construction at Barclays Center hit a major milestone Thursday with the announced "topping out" of structural steel by developer Forest City Ratner.
Members of Ironworkers Local 361 joined CEO Bruce Ratner at the site to celebrate completion of the installation of 10,400-pounds of structural steel, which began in November 2010.
At the event, Ratner vowed to complete Barclays Center in eight months—just in time for the future home of the Nets basketball organization's scheduled Sept. 28 opening date.
NoLandGrab: That's gotta be a typo — 10,400 pounds of steel is the equivalent of three full-size sedans.
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Posted by eric at January 13, 2012 12:15 AM