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Week of September 29, 2025

GENERAL OCCUPANT INFORMATION

  1. Work will be within designated construction areas unless noted otherwise. Project work hours will be Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Some Saturday work between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by permit may be necessary, with noisy work after 9:00 AM
  2. The sunken garden will be taken offline the week of 9/29 and no access to this outdoor space will be allowed until the end of plaza construction.
  3. The basement restrooms will be taken offline the week of 9/29 to allow for start of repairs in the basement.  There will be no elevator access to basement through the winter of 2026.
    Anyone requiring access to spaces behind the construction partitions may request access and someone will gladly accompany you to the room.
  4. The vending machines have been relocated to the 13th floor.
  5. Phase 1 high noise level work is scheduled to continue through October.

PLAZA WORK: Week of 9/29/2025

  1. Concrete repairs in west areaway continues.
  2. Concrete repairs in the mechanical room/basement.
  3. Scaffolding demobilization will resume in roughly two weeks.
  4. Saw cutting of the plaza near the rear accessible entrance is ongoing.
  5. Trucking deliveries throughout the week.
  6. Shrub removal from northeast planter.
  7. Soil removal from southeast planter utilizing a vacuum truck which will be located within contractor’s fenced area. 
  8. Shoring installation at the west areaway.

IMPACTS– high noise levels from chipping, cutting and grinding will be most noticeable north of building footprint. A vacuum truck will produce elevated noise levels.

INTERIOR WORK: Week of 9/29/2025

  1. Concrete repairs in the mechanical room.
  2. Interior relocations for repairs in the mechanical room.
  3. Installation of temporary barriers in public areas of the basement.

IMPACTS- medium noise levels from cutting, chipping and grinding