Units for the Heights
The big prewar apartment houses drive facade and boiler work, and those crews take a standard unit at the curb with a handwashing station once the job is staffed. Local Law repair behind a sidewalk shed uses the same setup, placed so the shed and the walkway stay open on the narrow uptown sidewalks.
Park and street events are the other half. Festivals in Fort Tryon and Highbridge, block parties along St. Nicholas, and church functions all take deluxe flushing units and at least one ADA accessible unit, with a restroom trailer for the larger gatherings that have vehicle access. We match the count to the crowd rather than overbook the curb.
Placing units on a hill
The grade up here matters. We look for the flattest stretch of curb so a unit sits level, and we keep it off the hydrants, the bus stops, and the steep driveway cuts. On the truly steep side streets we sometimes set the unit at the top or bottom corner where the block levels out.
Nothing here has a private driveway, so it is curb or sidewalk placement, and we flag when a right-of-way permit may apply so you can check with the city or your building's managing agent before delivery day. We walk the block with you first when the slope is tricky.
Seasons uptown
The park festival season runs spring through fall, and summer heat means we service busy units more often so the lines stay pleasant. Winter brings snow and hard freeze to these hills, and we keep the trucks moving so the long apartment-house jobs never lose their facilities mid-project. On the river-facing blocks the wind adds a bite, so we tuck units into the lee of a building wherever the placement allows.