So Much for Modular: Process Delays B2 Tower

The modular building process that was supposed to save Forest City Ratner money by accelerating production is instead delaying it. The opening date for B2, as the first residential tower to go up is known, is now six months later than planned, according to a story in Atlantic Yards Report. Forest City Ratner exec Jane Marshall confirmed at a meeting last night that the timetable for the opening of B2 is now the last quarter of 2014, rather than the second quarter of 2014. She attributed the delay to changes at the modular factory.

Meanwhile, at the construction site next to Barclays Center, workers are building the platform with its 12-foot steel beam over which the modular units will be placed. They are also doing concrete work on the cellar and first floor, she said. Above, the building site in July.

B2 Tower Pushed Back Six Months Because of Revisions at Modular Factory [AYR]
Photo by Atlantic Yards Report