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August 28, 2012
From the latest Construction Alert: arena moves toward Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (thanks to three shifts of work)
Atlantic Yards Report
The key information from the latest two-week Atlantic Yards Construction Alert, dated 8/27/12 and issued yesterday by Empire State Development (after preparation by Forest City Ratner) is the move toward a needed TCO, or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, which is supposed to be achieved by 9/5/12.
According to the document (embedded below), it looks like they're on schedule:
The NYC DOB [Department of Buildings) performed the first and preliminary TCO walk-though of the facility on 08/20/12. The second is scheduled for 08/27/12, and the final on 09/04/12. The FDNY started the fire alarm and fire protection inspections on 08/21/12 and will continue through the week of 08/21/12, returning three days for the final inspections the week of 08/27/12.
A TCO indicates that a building is safe to occupy and can get insurance; the document typically expires in 90 days but can be renewed.
The Construction Alert details progress in various areas, as well as the need for overnight shifts, and jackhammers, to get all the work done.
Posted by eric at August 28, 2012 9:10 AM