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From left: renderings of the exterior and interior of B2[/caption]
Union representatives and contractors accused the city’s Department of Buildings of bending the rules on modular housing for Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards megaproject at a city council hearing Tuesday, according to the watchdog blog Atlantic Yards Report. The DOB allowed the developer to prefabricate housing off-site without the supervision of licensed plumbers, electricians, and steamfitters, the union representatives said, in a clear violation of city regulations. Some said that the developer actively sought the relaxed permissions. [more]![]()
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From left: renderings of the exterior and interior of B2[/caption]
Union representatives and contractors accused the city’s Department of Buildings of bending the rules on modular housing for Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards megaproject at a city council hearing Tuesday, according to the watchdog blog Atlantic Yards Report. The DOB allowed the developer to prefabricate housing off-site without the supervision of licensed plumbers, electricians, and steamfitters, the union representatives said, in a clear violation of city regulations. Some said that the developer actively sought the relaxed permissions. [more]