NYC Sued Over Modular-Units Work

摘要

Two New York City licensed trade groups have sued the city's Dept. of Buildings (DOB) over the agency's approval of work on prefabricated building units for Atlantic Yards'B2, a 32-story modular residential tower under way in Brooklyn. The groups-the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York and the Plumbing Foundation City of New York (PFCNY)-charge that off-site work done in a factory without supervision of DOB-licensed master plumbers and fire-suppression contractors violates core Construction Code requirements. The suit, filed on July 8 in the state Supreme Court, New York County, also names DOB Commissioner Robert LiMandri.