A Midtown floor can sign a trial and still have no place to put the machine. The counter is pretty. The outlet is on a lighting circuit. The drain is a hope toward a mop sink. Intern espresso queues are a different NYC story. This is utilities before install.
We will not invent plumbing on a Tuesday. Building engineering, the landlord, and the office have to agree on water, power, and waste before the freight elevator is booked.
Walk the three lines with property in the room
Water: shutoff, pressure, and whether the line is potable at that wall. Power: dedicated outlet, not a power strip behind a fridge. Drain: a legal connection, not a bucket. Photograph each. If any of the three is missing, the install is not late. It was never ready.
Brooklyn Navy Yard and Hudson Yards buildings have different rules. Tell us which you are.
Freight is a fourth constraint
Bean cases and a machine do not ride a passenger elevator at 8 a.m. next to clients. Book freight. If the building has no freight, say so before we quote. That is a different post. Utilities are this one.
A free two-week trial should not start until the three lines are live. Use the two-week trial FAQ. The break room readiness quiz is a useful score if facilities already knows the pantry is a furniture shot, not a kitchen.
Do not pick a five-drink menu for a wall with no drain
Choice requires a station that can actually run. Placement first. Menu second.
The New York City blog has more local notes.
What we need on the call
Photos of the intended wall, whether building engineering has signed off, and freight hours. We will schedule install after those, not before.
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