Windows Cause Delays at Hunters Point South

The Wall Street Journal chronicles an ongoing struggle between the Hunters Point South developers and the contractor, particularly over the delivery of $13,000,000 worth of windows for two of the towers. According to the WSJ, “Crews finished the structure for one of the towers in October and the other in January. Since then, the buildings have been wrapped in orange netting, and the lack of many visible signs of progress at the Long Island City site has puzzled a number of Queens residents and office workers.” The windows were supposed to arrive from Florida in September but they didn’t start arriving until last week. More window panes are expected to ship later this week.

There’s been several months of litigation in the Florida state court system and New York federal court over the window dispute — which include disagreements over the contract and payment — but it looks like both parties will settle. The whole issue will likely set the massive affordable housing development back a few months.

At Hunters Point South in Queens, Towers Wait, and Wait, for Windows [WSJ]
All Hunters Point South coverage [Q’Stoner]