The Loft Board's legal staff prepared this summary of the proposed changes to 2-02, 2-07, 2-09, 2-10 and 2-12 of the Loft Board rules and proposed rules 2-06.2 and 2-11.1 to assist the public in reviewing the proposed changes and/ or additions to the existing Loft Board rules.
This report provides a compilation of findings and recommendations from the New York City Department of Buildings High Risk Construction Oversight (HRCO) study that was conducted from July 2008 through January 2009.
The Department of Building's Forensic Engineering Unit led this investigation to ascertain the cause of the sheeting failure at the construction site at 808 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan. The Department was assisted by Stephen Young, P.E., and Dr. Chris Snee, C Eng, CPG, from Arup Engineering, an internationally renowned engineering firm. The Forensic Engineering Unit was represented by Dan Eschenasy, P.E.
Following the collapse of an external self-climbing tower crane at 303 East 51st Street, New York, New York, on March 15, 2008, Ove Arup & Partners, PC (Arup) was hired by the New York City Department of Buildings to provide engineering and investigative services.