Q: In light of COVID-19 and the increased number of individuals working from home, is the 1900 Broadway tower project considering reducing the number of working hours from 12 hours in order to be considerate to neighbors living near the project?
A:In regards to working hours, posted working hours are direct from the construction management plan. Historically, depending on the trade, workers will show up at different hours, and work partly through the day in 8 hour shifts. All workers of various trades are not necessarily working 12 hours straight. There would not be 12 hours of uninterrupted noise. We want to be as considerate as possible to our neighbors, and will do everything we can to reduce noise and reduce the impact on our neighbors. One factor to keep in mind, over the next year we are digging downward, and the Tapscott building adjacent to the site should block much of the construction noise. The Tapscott building is 5 stories tall and is completely sealed off, and should act as a barrier for the initial construction noise. This will continue to be the case until the 1900 Broadway tower construction has reached a height above the Tapscott building, which isn’t expected to happen for approximately 9 months.
Additionally, we have implemented protocols to reduce traffic near the building. We have very stringent requirements for scheduling deliveries to the building in order to concentrate when there will be traffic through the building, so we can limit the use of the man hoist, which should in turn drastically reduce the noise outside of the building.