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Red Hook emergency boilers and resiliency repairs
1:45:02
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Council Member Avilés inquires about the status of emergency boilers in Red Hook related to sand and sea resiliency repairs. NYCHA's Chief Asset & Capital Management Officer provides an update on the new high-pressure boiler system.
- New high-pressure boilers are already online and running
- Temporary boilers are still kept on for extended commissioning and staff training
- NYCHA will follow up with the exact timeline for removing the temporary boilers
- Residents are experiencing some inconvenience due to the ongoing process
Alexa Avilés
1:45:02
And then in terms of just quick segue, could probably stay there, you're gonna answer the questions.
1:45:08
Specifically, as it relates to Redhook, when when can we expect the emergency boilers to be taken offline related to the sand and sea resiliency repair?
1:45:23
Just pull up a chair.
Shaan Mavani
1:45:26
Sure.
1:45:27
Thank you for the question, council member Aviles.
1:45:29
So the new boilers, the high pressure investment in the new boilers is already online and running for some time.
1:45:39
Because that's a new technology for NYCHA, we don't use those type of high pressure boilers in any other properties.
1:45:45
We're doing a little bit of an extended commissioning to train our staff and to make sure we're fully comfortable operating those.
1:45:51
And for that reason, the temporary boilers have been kept on.
1:45:54
But the system is already running on the new boilers.
Alexa Avilés
1:45:57
But how long are we purposes and public nuisance of residents who have to be
Shaan Mavani
1:46:04
Sure, I feel like I know the answer, I don't wanna get it wrong, so let me just follow-up with you with the exact timeline that we've agreed.