Q&A
Council Member Bottcher discusses construction commitments with Akerman LLP representative
1:20:01
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Council Member Erik D. Bottcher engages in a Q&A session with Lisa Orrantia from Akerman LLP, reviewing the status of various commitments made to ensure the safety and compliance of a construction project at 343 West 47th Street. They discuss completed tasks, ongoing work, and address concerns raised by Community Board 4.
- The conversation covers topics such as property repairs, pest abatement, construction protection measures, and compliance with community requests.
- Several commitments have been completed, including repairs to neighboring properties, pest control, and increased sidewalk shed height.
- Some items, like the relocation of roof mechanicals, were determined to be unfeasible due to structural constraints.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:20:01
Community Board 4 has described there's been extensive conversations with you and your team, and there's been some requests for conditions to be met to ensure the safety of the site and the surrounding property.
1:20:19
I understand you've been working to comply with the community requests, and I just wanted to run through some of them and get an update for you from you on the status of these.
1:20:32
Okay?
1:20:35
Executing an agreement with the neighboring property to repair damages to 341 West 47th Street prior to the city planning commission hearing.
Lisa Orrantia
1:20:47
That's done.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:20:49
Immediately complete pest abatement for rats and insects at 341 West 47th Street.
1:20:58
Also completed.
1:21:00
Ensure construction protection for neighboring properties through fences, lights, providing a cleaning and maintenance plan.
Lisa Orrantia
1:21:08
Yes.
1:21:08
Also done.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:21:10
Wasn't there, like, a missing section of a fence?
Lisa Orrantia
1:21:14
Yeah.
1:21:15
We've had conversations with the adjoining owner who sent us a photo of the missing section we're aware of it, and the repairs have either been completed or are in progress.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:21:28
Providing adequate construction protection for 341 West West 47 rate for both roof and overall building.
Lisa Orrantia
1:21:36
That will be covered in the pending access and protection agreement.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:21:42
Work with the NYC DPR to protect to develop a park protection plan for remote Aponte Park?
Lisa Orrantia
1:21:50
Yes.
1:21:51
When construction is ready to resume, a new permit will be needed from the parks department and will be obtained.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:21:59
Increase the height of the sidewalk shed and provide adequate lighting
Lisa Orrantia
1:22:03
That's completed.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:22:07
Provide updated floor plans with the location of the kitchen and bathroom use of the cellar and ADA accessibility for ground floor and elevator.
Lisa Orrantia
1:22:15
Yes.
1:22:16
That's done.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:22:17
Relocate roof mechanicals to the east side of the building to mitigate shadows on the park.
1:22:23
I understand that.
1:22:25
It was determined that that's not possible.
Lisa Orrantia
1:22:28
Right.
1:22:28
Because the bulkhead is over the existing stairway, and would to move it would require shifting the the staircase, so that's not possible.
Erik D. Bottcher
1:22:38
Okay.
1:22:39
So let's stay in touch with each other and ensure that everything is a 100% completed, all the commitments that were made.
Lisa Orrantia
1:22:49
Okay.
1:22:49
Will do.
