Overview
- Gilbane | Turner restarted construction Friday after a brief pause and pledged a zero-tolerance jobsite with heightened security and worker briefings.
- The Erie County Sheriff's Office remains on site documenting damage and supporting the ongoing criminal investigation.
- Investigators are focusing on personnel with swipe access to secure areas, narrowing the pool to roughly 300 workers who were on site over the weekend.
- Blue oil-based spray paint soaked into marble, wood, tile, and flooring in restricted areas, requiring removal and reinstallation rather than cleaning.
- Officials estimate about $150,000 in damage, concentrated in four nearly complete luxury suites, and the company is offering a $100,000 reward for tips leading to arrests.