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Tenant relocation and community space plans for the Beacon project
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Council Member Amanda Farías inquires about the plans for current tenants of the community space during and after construction. Brian Backscheider from The Community Builders outlines their approach:
- The development team has worked closely with existing tenants to design spaces that meet their programming needs.
- During construction, tenants will be relocated off-site within the neighborhood.
- The team has collaborated with tenants to understand their space and timing needs for relocation.
- Considerations include finding suitable locations within East Harlem that are convenient for the tenants' clients.
- The goal is to ensure a smooth transition for the tenants during the construction period.
Amanda Farías
0:15:50
And has the development team been working with current tenants of the community space to ensure that they do have priority in moving back into the building once it's constructed?
0:15:59
And if so, what's the plan, or these tenants for these tenants during this time period?
Brian Backscheider
0:16:06
Sure.
0:16:06
Yeah.
0:16:06
So we've worked very closely with all of the existing tenants in the building.
0:16:11
The spaces, the the the design of the the finished spaces has been done in concert with them so that the designs are to meet their programming.
0:16:21
They're not just, just vanilla boxes.
0:16:24
They are designed for their use.
0:16:26
And as I mentioned, during relocation or during construction, they'll be relocated off-site.
0:16:32
We've worked very closely with them to understand what those needs are, both their, you know, the space needs, also their timing needs, you know, when's a good time to move, when's not a good time to move, where, you know, their clients are coming from, like, so locating it within the neighborhood, block to block, what's a good block in East Harlem to to move to, what's not a such a good block to move to, for the clients.
0:16:55
And so we've worked very closely, to to make sure that that's as smooth as it can be.
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0:17:00
Okay.
0:17:01
Okay.