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Con Edison and HPD

Intro to Con Edison Processes for Affordable

Housing Developers

May 22, 2019

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NYC Housing Preservation & Development

Rona Reodica, Assistant Commissioner

Building and Land Development Services (BLDS)

Agenda

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

General Overview of Housing New York and HPD – BLDS

Coordination efforts between HPD-BLDS and Con Edison

Working with Con Edison

Overview of Process and Timeframes for Service

Common Pitfalls/Challenges

Con Edison’s Project Center for Applications, Monitoring

Progress and Communications

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Housing New York1/1/2014-12/31/2018

121,919 or 41% of HNY TargetCY 2018: 34,160**

Homeless UnitsCY18:2,578**

HNY: 9,863

Seniors ServedCY18: 1,831**

HNY: 7,388

City InvestmentCY18: $1.7BHNY: $5.05B

HNY TDC: $28.02BCity Investment Spent to Date: 30%

Supportive Units FinancedCY18: 1,480* HNY: 4,777

421a Standalone UnitsCY18: 1,175*

HNY: 1,992

Michell-Lama UnitsCY18: 14,859*

HNY: 33,937

Historic Production:• FY18, CY17 & CY18 broke

production records stretching back to the Koch admin.

• CY18 was the first year in recorded history that the city created over 10,000 new construction units (10,099**)

*HNY Record** Historic Record

Housing New York 2.0

How we do it

• Create more homes for seniors

• Protect affordability at Mitchell-Lama buildings

• Build a firewall against displacement

• Unlock the potential of vacant lots

• Support homeownership for moderate-income New Yorkers

• Enable innovation in new construction (modular housing & micro-units)

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Building & Land Development Services

BLDSBLDS provides architectural, engineering, environmental, cost valuation, and construction support services for HPD new construction and preservation projects. BLDS provides an array of technical services commencing in the pre-construction phase and continuing through the post-construction close-out period. Services include:

• Environmental assessment;

• In-house scope development;

• Architectural, engineering, and/or cost-estimating reviews of scopes of work and designs—prepared by external consultants—for substantial rehabilitation and new construction programs;

• Bid review and award recommendations for moderate rehabilitation programs;

• Construction monitoring for all loan programs; and

• Requisition review and change order processing for Article 8A, Year-15, supportive housing, and other programs, if requested.

BLDS works closely with developers/sponsors, consultant architects, and engineers to assure that HPD-assisted projects comply with all applicable laws, regulations, codes, rules, and standards governing our activities, and the HPD Design Guidelines, while ensuring thoughtful design, cost reasonableness, and integrity during the entire project life-cycle. HPD launched an electronic document submission and review process called BLDS eSubmit. Through this tool, external partners, sponsors, developers, owners, and architects are able to submit PDF drawings and documents to HPD for review and approval purposes.

WHO is BLDS?

BLDS Bureaus/Units

1. Bureau of New Construction Design Services: Design review, accessibility reviews and inspections

2. Bureau of Preservation Design Services: Intake/Scope review, design review, accessibility reviews and inspections, J-51 applications

3. Bureau of Engineering: construction docs review (MEP & structural), cost estimating/valuation, change order review, MEP inspections, quality assurance inspections

4. Environmental Planning Unit: Environmental review (CEQR, NEPA)

5. Codes and Standards Unit: Research & support services to BLDS, maintain HPD specs, zoning/code/accessibility interpretations

6. Bureau of Construction Services: Construction Monitoring

7. Environmental Compliance Unit: PBS tank maintenance and conversion in City-owned buildings

8. Program Management Unit: Liaison with City Agencies and utility companies

Coordination

HPD-BLDS and Con Edison

• Quarterly meetings with HPD-BLDS and Con Edison

• Increase transparency of Con Edison process with HPD

• Ongoing coordination efforts from BLDS Program Management and/or BLDS Construction Services to address issues with new gas installations, inspections, new service request, etc.

• Flag affordable housing projects to Con Edison by adding “NYC-HPD” as part of the “Project Name” on Con Edison’s Project Center

• Ex.: Project Name: NYC-HPD, 100 Gold Street Apartments

• To facilitate requests to HPD-BLDS for project assistance, provide HPD-BLDS with access to you project profile by adding the following email address under “contact person” on Con Edison’s Project Center: BLDS.CONED@hpd.nyc.gov

Contact Info:

For additional information, send an email to:

HPD-BLDS: BLDS.Contact@hpd.nyc.gov

Con Edison: www.coned.com/es

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Working with Con Edison

Frank Catanzaro

Manager, Energy Services

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Con Edison: Our Customers

Electric

Approximately 3.4 million customers in New York City (except the Rockaways)

and most of Westchester County, an approximately 660-square-mile service area

with a population of more than nine million.

Gas

Approximately 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, parts of Queens

and most of Westchester County.

Steam

The largest steam distribution system in the United States by producing and

delivering steam to approximately 1,600 customers in parts of Manhattan south of

96th Street.

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Working with Con Edison

• Types of Projects

– New developments

– Gut rehabs

– Renovations\modifications that increase load

– Oil to gas or steam conversions

• When to Contact Con Edison

– Planning and development

– Determine electric and gas demand requirements

• How will Con Edison work impact schedule or project budget

• How to Contact Con Edison

– Project Center

• Tracks projects and communications

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Case Progression Walk Through

Dan Graziadei

Project Specialist, Process & Technology

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Case Progression

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Important Case Milestones

• Service Determination by Engineering

• Establishing the Point of Entry

• Service Layout Review

• Negotiating an Accurate Service Date

• Determination / Payment of any Costs

• DOB Inspections and Sign-offs

• Completing a Checklist & Requesting a Final Inspection

• Energizing the Service

Ask a question by submitting a Customer Inquiry to the

case, if you have any concerns or need guidance during

the process

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Internal Con Edison Timelines

• Triage the Case

• Service Determinations

• Service Layout (Customer)

• Con Edison Layout

• Scheduling the Work

• Construction

• Final Inspection

• Turn On & Meter Installation

2 days

30 days

12 days

10 to 30 days

10 to 30 days

30 to 120 days

10 days

10 to 20 daysTimelines will vary on a case-by-case basis, depending on the location and other factors. Service dates will be based on review of the completed load letter application.

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What Causes Delays

• Inaccurate load data or making load modifications without

notifying Con Edison

• Permit limitations – protected streets, holiday embargo,

stipulation restrictions

• Waiting on application/deposit/cost payment

• Failed final inspections

• Backlog due to storms/heat waves, heavier than normal

workload

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Common Failed Final: Electric

• The following are the most common reasons for failed

electric final inspections and are available online in the Con

Edison Blue Book (both 1& 2 family homes and multi-family

buildings).

Point of Attachment (POA) too close to window

POA too close to balcony

Metal drain pipe between weatherhead and connection point

No part supplied marked on the meter pan

No knockout lock (barrel lock) installed on meter pan

***Referenced: EO-4647-C, EO-6218-B

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Common Failed Final: Gas

• The following are the most common reasons for failed Gas

final inspections and are available online in the Con Edison

Yellow Book.

Meter Bar

Wrong size or not painted

Meter Valve

Piping size for particular meter

Rotary Meter set up not built to specification

***Referenced: G-316, EO-16886-B, EO-16511-B, EO -13977-C

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Project Center for Applications,

Monitoring Progress and Communications

Cherry Hla-Htay

Training and Change Management

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Coned.com/ES

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Click Here

Regional Maps for Retail/Majors

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Coned.com: Building & Remodeling Project Center

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Project Center Home Screen

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Work Flow

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Customer To Do

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Project Center Application

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Project Center Application Abilities

• View your Project Center

Cases

• Schedule and view all your

appointments

• Find easy resources

You can do all this from the

palm of your hand!

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Mobility Application Takeaway

• Complete transparency on

Case status

• Prompt and Responsive

• Scheduling convenience

• Update on the Go!

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