ABOUT OUR WORK SERVICES CONTACT WORK FOR SCHNABEL 1785 COLUMBUS AVENUE | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS GET IN TOUCH City: Boston State: Massachusetts Owner: Horizons Watermark, LLC General Contractor: Commodore Builders Project Description: The development at 1785 Columbus Avenue in Boston is a seven-story, 139,200 square foot building primarily to be occupied by Horizons for Homeless Children, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping young children cope with the trauma and stress associated with homelessness by providing early education and family support services. Schnabel was hired to perform underpinning of an existing adjacent building to allow for the excavation for the new building. During the pre-bid stage, we were asked to provide traditional hand-dug pit underpinning for the support of the adjacent building. We proposed to support the building using our now patented Soil Mix Pier Underpinning (SMPU) in lieu of traditional pit underpinning due to cost savings, schedule savings, and an inherent safer installation due to not having to place workers underneath the footing. Using our new SMPU method, around 131 cubic yards of soil mix piers were installed and saved the project an estimated 7 weeks of schedule compared to traditional hand-dug underpinning techniques. The work was successfully completed on time without any settlement of the underpinned structure. SEE PROJECT REPORT RELATED PROJECTS GEORGIAILLINOISCOLORADOTEXASPENNSYLVANIACALIFORNIAWASHINGTON DC GET IN TOUCHEMPLOYEE LOGIN © Copyright 2020 | Schnabel Geostructural Design & Construction | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Powered by Galileo Tech Media This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. LinkedIn Twitter Instagram YouTube Phone Email