Families upset after hotel construction begins at 2:30 a.m.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Some families are waking up tired and cranky – and they said noise from construction work is to blame.

Neighbors contacted Channel 2 Action News after they said the hotel construction work begins at 2:30 a.m.

The homeowners said the noise is disrespectful.

“I’ve been shaken out of my bed like the Flintstones,” said homeowner Bret Berman.

But it isn’t a rock quarry, it’s Berman’s backyard.

A four-story hotel is going up right behind Berman’s Kingston Gate neighborhood off Chamblee-Dunwoody Road just inside the perimeter.

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. They would start at that time of night, that is utter disrespect to this neighborhood,” Berman said.

Channel 2 Action News checked with the city of Chamblee and it granted a special permit, so they're allowed to work overnight when pouring concrete.

“I noticed yesterday they set up those flood lights and I said, ‘Uh oh. That’s not good,’” Berman said.

We saw crews bring in even more lights during the day, and we took the neighbor’s concerns directly to the hotel’s owner and developer.

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“It is inconvenient for everybody, but construction is construction…nothing you can do anything about it,” said developer Mohammed Hossain.

Hossain said working overnights is so the concrete can cure, and it keeps the workers out of the dangerous heat. It also cuts down on the trucks and equipment blocking the road during the day.

But neighbors just want a good night’s sleep.

“I’d like to see city council respect this neighborhood and not allow any special permitting for construction between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.,” Berman said.

The owner told us they only work overnights when pouring concrete. He said that should happen another five or six times before the hotel is finished.

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