ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE
Weeks beginning September 24, 2007
and October
1, 2007
In an effort to keep the
Atlantic Yards 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
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Mid-block piles:
drilling is complete; excavating down a
few feet then installing lagging.
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Drilling piles at
Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot
47).
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Continue test piles for
Temporary Train Trestle foundation
piles.
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Test pits on Pacific
Street between Carlton and Vanderbilt
Avenues are complete.
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Mobilization to East
Portal; preparation for drilling of
piles.
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Mobilization to drill
foundation piles for cable bridge
(adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge).
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Continue soil excavation
and removal in block 1121 west to east.
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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.
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Completion of the roof
abatement at 800 Pacific Street (block
1129, lot 25) is underway with an
anticipated duration of two-four weeks.
Once all of the abatement is completed,
demolition of the building will
commence.
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Demolition at 546
Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54)
will be underway for the next two–three
months.
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Demolition is
anticipated to 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, per the
instructions of the BEST Squad.
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Demolition is
anticipated to be underway at 465 Dean
Street (block 1127/lot 54) within this
two-week period.
