{"id":1076,"date":"2004-08-14T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-14T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/14\/construction-update\/"},"modified":"2009-10-03T06:35:06","modified_gmt":"2009-10-03T11:35:06","slug":"construction-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/14\/construction-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Update."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>I&#8217;m thinking about turning this into a regular feature.  At the rate they&#8217;re going, I&#8217;m going to have an  unobstructed view of 21st street in about two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/0.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[augustconstruction]\" title=\"nice view!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"120\" width=\"180\" border=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/0.jpg\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[augustconstruction]\" title=\"nice view!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"120\" width=\"180\" border=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/1.jpg\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[augustconstruction]\" title=\"nice view!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"120\" width=\"180\" border=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/2.jpg\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[augustconstruction]\" title=\"nice view!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"120\" width=\"180\" border=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/3.jpg\"><\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[augustconstruction]\" title=\"nice view!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"120\" width=\"180\" border=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.very-simple.com\/blog_files\/construction\/const_full\/4.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also got a letter from our management company, with the following message (my comments are in brackets):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> [We] would like to take this opportunity to communicate to all the residents affected by the construction&#8230; We recognize and agonize over the disruption the construction is causing.  After a month <strong><em>[A month??]<\/em><\/strong> of negotiations with our legal counsel and the owners&#8230;we came to an agreement for the scaffolding in the courtyard.  This is the extent to which we have power over the construction project.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Per the agreement, the scaffolding should only be up for 47 days <strong><em>[that would be the entire summer]<\/em><\/strong> and work related to the scaffolding is supposed to occur between 8am-5pm <strong><em>[I wish I knew this little fact the last time I called the DEP]<\/em><\/strong>.  We understand they have been operating before and after these times <strong><em>[really?  I hadn&#8217;t noticed]<\/em><\/strong> and are addressing the matter&#8230; Unfortunately, the overall construction to the building will take place over the next 12-14 months <strong><em>[I&#8217;m hoping that they&#8217;re including the interior &quot;finishing&quot; work in this estimate]<\/em><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Hard to imagine now, but the construction will actually benefit [us] when completed.  [They] are recessing the walls in the courtyard.., which will allow more sunlight&#8230; It will be a nicer view out your window when all is said and done.  <strong><em>[I suppose this should allay my fears about them adding 3 more floors to the building]<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>In the meantime, we plan to enforce the construction times related to the scaffolding.  Your continued updates, photos, complaints are welcomed in our office <strong><em>[I guess I&#8217;m not the only one who has had a problem]<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the proposed schedule, I will be able to open my window for more than five minutes <em>in a year<\/em>.  Fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m thinking about turning this into a regular feature. At the rate they&#8217;re going, I&#8217;m going to have an unobstructed view of 21st street in about two weeks. 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