Dive summary:
- Prefabricated modular construction being used to raise the Atlantic Yards B2 residential project in Brooklyn has two trade organizations fuming, and they have sued the New York City Department of Buildings.
- The 32-story tower's modular units arrive with each one's plumbing for water and gas included in work at the factory.
- The Mechanical Contractors Association of New York and the Plumbing Foundation City of New York says it's being done without licensed master plumbers overseeing things at the factory, but the department says the ordinance only requires licensed plumbers to do the on-site installation of water and fire-suppression systems, not all the assembly of parts wherever that happens.
From the article:
The suit, however, may not get far in court because the groups appear to lack standing to pursue the case, says Eric Su, an industry attorney with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C., New York City. ...