Dear Neighbors:

We are pleased to advise that the project is thus far proceeding on schedule. As of last Friday, the new gas piping in the basement was completed and tested. This week our contractors prepared for and began "core drilling" to open the holes for the risers up from the basement to the top of the building. Placement is important to ensure that the riser has a clear path to the top of the building, and placement in the basement can be tricky as there are many other pipes and electrical systems that must be worked around before the basement drilling could commence. The drilling is noisy, and presumably those of you in the building during the day have heard it. As the drilling is completed our contractor will be installing riser pipes.
We will continue to keep you posted as the project progresses.

The Board of Directors

GAS RISER PROJECT UPDATE

Dear Neighbors:

The gas lines replacement project has begun, with the first phase being construction of the 3 replacement risers. At this point materials have been delivered and preparatory work is being done. The noisy work (drilling and construction of the new risers in the stairwells) should start on Monday, May 21, 2007. As stated at the annual meeting, we expect this first phase to last about 4 weeks, plus or minus 2 weeks. As noted, there are several variables that go into the projected timing, and these are purely estimates that may not hold. We will keep you updated as the project progresses and of any changes in timing as we learn of them.

Riser completion is the first milestone. The second milestone will be the passing of the Department of Buildings and Con Edison inspections upon completion of phase 1 . It will be after the first and second milestones that the gas will be shut off. To have a date circled on the calendar we are very loosely estimating around July 2nd. Again, there are many variables that we cannot control, and approvals could come earlier or later so this is a very loose date that may easily change.

The 3rd Milestone will be turning gas back on for the first sets of apartments. As discussed at the annual meeting, the apartment order will be from the top floor to the ground floor on each of the risers. Once we pass the inspection after the second milestone, we should be in a better position to provide a rough estimate of timing for this phase as well as an estimated range of when your floor would be checked.

We will keep you posted of progress and developments.

Opening Post

As The Board sends out updates on the gas riser replacement project I will post them here. I hope this helps.

Todd Dubner, 8F