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Old May 20, 2022, 12:03 am
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Originally Posted by MS02113
There are widespread reports of massive cost overruns in the Waldorf's renovation. All I'd read previously pertained to the condo conversions, so no idea what progress has been made on the hotel portion of building. Hope the strained budget doesn't lead to cut corners on the lower floors.
I have a friend working on the renovations and I can assure you, they are 100% cutting corners.
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Old Jun 7, 2022, 1:51 am
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Originally Posted by DrRodneyMcKay
I have a friend working on the renovations and I can assure you, they are 100% cutting corners.
Any details you're allowed to share?
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Old Jun 7, 2022, 1:27 pm
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Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
Any details you're allowed to share?
I don't want to get my friend in trouble so I'm not going into much detail, but the following is public info I believe: they used non-union workers for the concrete pouring, which means they don't have the same certification and standards. I'm sure there's other issues as well.
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