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Concrete Monday, Jun 8, 2026 · Latest

Steady continuation: excavation, piles, dewatering, spoil haul-out

Another steady continuation day with no new fronts opening — the same loop the site has been running all week. Bulk excavation continuing toward grade, with the excavated dirt (spoil) being trucked off-site via the two haul ramps now in service. Pile work ongoing in the active zones, and the dewatering system still running to hold the water table below the working surface so crews can dig and work on dry ground. No new structural activity — formwork or a concrete pour over the rebar grid — visible yet; that remains the next milestone to watch for.

☀ Clear 69°F
  1. Concrete Clear 79°F

    Steady multi-front: excavation, piles, dewatering, rebar grid

    A steady continuation day with no new fronts opening — the same loop the site has been running all week. Bulk excavation continuing toward grade, pile work ongoing in the active zones, the dewatering system still holding the water table below the working surface, and the rebar grid over the cured pile caps progressing. Both haul ramps now in service. Still no formwork or concrete pour visible over the rebar yet — that remains the next milestone to watch for.

  2. Concrete Clear 75°F

    New ramp completed; excavation, piles, dewatering, rebar continuing

    The new haul ramp on the far side is now complete and in service — the temporary graded access road they started yesterday is finished, giving the site a second truck route in and out of the excavation. With both ramps open they can run a cleaner one-way traffic pattern (in one side, out the other) as earthwork volume picks up. Otherwise the day mirrored yesterday: bulk excavation continuing toward grade, pile work in the active zones, the dewatering system still running to hold the water table below the working surface, and the rebar grid over the cured pile caps progressing toward the next structural concrete pour.

  3. Concrete Clear 73°F

    New haul ramp + excavation, piles, dewatering, rebar

    New development: crews appear to be cutting a haul ramp out of the site on the far side — a temporary graded access road that lets trucks and equipment drive in and out of the excavation as it deepens below grade. A second ramp on the opposite side usually means they want one-way traffic flow (in one side, out the other) or need access to a zone the existing ramp cannot reach efficiently. Otherwise the same multi-front work continued through the day: bulk excavation pushing toward grade, pile work in the active zones, the dewatering system still running to hold the water table below the working surface, and the rebar grid over the cured pile caps progressing toward the next structural concrete pour.

  4. Concrete Clear 66°F

    Rebar grid placement over cured pile caps

    In the zone where crews had laid white curing paper/blankets over the recent pile cap pours, they are now tying out a rebar grid/mat over the cured concrete — reinforcing steel for the next structural pour over the pile caps. Pile work, bulk excavation and dewatering continuing elsewhere on the site.

  5. Piles Clear 67°F

    Pile work + bulk excavation & dewatering

    A quieter day after Friday's multi-front push. Crews back on pile work in the active zones, with bulk excavation continuing elsewhere on the site. The dewatering system is still running to keep the water table down while they work below grade.

  6. Concrete Clear 64°F

    Multi-front: excavation + rock haul-out + pile cap curing + pile work + dewatering

    Busy day across the site. Crews extended the white curing paper/blankets over more of the recent pile cap pours. Bulk excavation continuing, with dump trucks hauling out excavated rock — they're hitting harder material at the current grade and trucking it off-site. Pile work continuing in the active zones, dewatering system still running.

  7. Concrete Mostly Cloudy 72°F

    Pile cap curing + large rebar delivery + bulk excavation & dewatering

    Correction: no fresh pours today after all. Crews covered yesterday's pile cap pour with white curing paper/blankets — standard moisture-retention curing to keep the concrete from drying too fast during the first few days. Large rebar pieces were delivered to the site (likely column verticals plus more pile cap cage stock for upcoming pours). Bulk excavation and the dewatering system continuing in the other zones.

  8. Concrete Partly Cloudy 72°F

    Pile cap concrete pours begin + bulk excavation & dewatering

    Phase shift: first concrete pours into the pile cap forms started today. Crews pouring concrete into the timber-formed boxes built around the drilled pile clusters with rebar cages tied to the pile heads. Bulk excavation and dewatering continuing across the rest of the site.

  9. Concrete Clear 69°F

    Pile cap construction + bulk excavation & dewatering

    Same multi-front pattern as last week, resuming after the Memorial Day closure. Dewatering system still running, bulk excavation ongoing at the current grade, and localized pile-cap work continuing — timber soldier-pile-and-lagging shoring around drilled pile clusters with rebar cages tied onto the pile heads ahead of formwork and pour. No new phase shift.

  10. On site Fog/Mist 58°F

    No work — site closed

    Site closed for Memorial Day. No crews or equipment on site.

  11. Concrete Clear 59°F

    Dewatering, bulk excavation & pile work — continuation

    Same multi-front pattern as yesterday — no new phase shift. Dewatering system still running, bulk excavation ongoing, and localized pile-cap work continuing (timber soldier-pile-and-lagging shoring around drilled pile clusters, rebar cages tied onto the pile heads ahead of formwork and pour).

  12. Rebar Light Rain 60°F

    Soil swap + lime stabilization — excavation/haul-out, clean structural fill in, lime applied to wet soil

    Dual soil traffic: trucks hauling spoil off-site while others dumped fresh soil in — standard brownfield dig-and-replace for Williamsburg's contaminated waterfront fill (unsuitable native soil excavated and trucked to disposal; clean engineered structural fill placed and compacted for foundations). Later in the day crews sprayed white lime (lime slurry / lime kiln dust) across the dirt — a "dry down" to chemically pull moisture from the dewatered, saturated soil so it can be compacted, plus a pH bump that helps lock down contaminants. Bulk excavation, dewatering, and localized pile-cap work (timber lagging shoring + rebar cages on pile heads) continuing alongside.

  13. Concrete Clear 83°F

    Pile cap construction + bulk excavation & dewatering

    Same multi-front pattern continuing — no change from the past few days. Bulk site holding at the current excavation grade with the dewatering system still running. Pile cap construction proceeding in localized pockets: timber soldier-pile-and-lagging shoring around drilled pile clusters and rebar cages tied onto the pile heads ahead of formwork and pour. No new phase shift observed.

  14. Concrete Clear 81°F

    Pile cap construction + bulk excavation & dewatering

    Same multi-front pattern as yesterday. Bulk site holding at the current excavation grade with the dewatering system still running. Pile cap construction continuing in localized pockets — timber soldier-pile-and-lagging shoring around drilled pile clusters and rebar cages tied onto the pile heads ahead of formwork and pour. No new phase shift observed.

  15. Concrete Clear 81°F

    Pile cap construction + bulk excavation & dewatering

    Same multi-front pattern as the back half of last week. Bulk site holding at current excavation grade with dewatering system still running. Pile cap construction continuing in localized pockets — timber soldier-pile-and-lagging shoring around drilled pile clusters and rebar cages tied onto the pile heads in prep for formwork and pour. No new phase shift observed.

  16. Concrete Cloudy 57°F

    Pile cap construction starts in localized pockets; bulk excavation & dewatering still active

    Two phases running in parallel. Bulk site stays at the current excavation grade with dewatering system still running. In addition, crews have started pile cap construction in localized pockets: deepening small areas around groups of piles, lining the pocket walls with timber soldier-pile-and-lagging shoring (vertical wood lagging held by horizontal walers) to retain the surrounding soil, and tying rebar cages onto the round concrete pile heads (drilled in March) in prep for pile cap formwork and pour. The pile cap is a reinforced concrete block that ties each cluster of piles together and distributes the building load. Spoils being dug up include old I-beams, rocks/boulders, and broken-up old timber — classic Brooklyn waterfront made-land: historic crib bulkheads, demolished industrial structures, and ship ballast buried in fill over the last 100+ years.

  17. Concrete Clear 58°F

    Excavation & dewatering; wood wall around one pile area

    Continued excavation and dewatering — same general pattern as the past two days. New detail: the wood structures first noted yesterday are now assembled into a small wall around one of the pile locations. Almost certainly formwork or shoring for that specific pile — likely prep for a pile cap pour, column construction, or perimeter protection during deeper excavation around that pile. Suggests they are starting to work pile-by-pile rather than just bulk excavating.

Show 57 earlier days — back to Feb 23, 2026
  1. Concrete

    Excavation, hauling & dewatering; wood structures appearing

    Same activity profile as yesterday: continued excavation, dirt hauling, dewatering system still running. New wood construction visible on site — a wall section and a small wooden ladder; purpose not yet clear (possible formwork prep or access scaffolding for the next excavation phase).

  2. Excavation

    Dewatering & excavation

    Crews continued dewatering and excavating. A third Cat excavator was brought on site today.

  3. Excavation

    Dewatering + excavation & hauling Dewatering system still running. Continued excavation and dirt removal on site today.

    Dewatering system still running. Continued excavation and dirt removal on site today.

  4. Excavation

    Dewatering system activated

    Dewatering system came online today — first active pumping observed. Treatment train now visible: large blue trench container as primary settling tank, feeding into a series of four downstream tanks (likely secondary settling, oil/water separator, media filter, and polishing/bag filter). Workers also deployed a yellow turbidity curtain (floating fabric barrier with a weighted skirt) around the East River outfall to contain any residual sediment plume within a defined mixing zone. The actual discharge line runs buried under the waterfront promenade out to the outfall — visible discoloration in the river confirmed the outfall location, with the plume staying localized and contained by the curtain. Configuration is consistent with NY State DEC + NYC DEP SPDES permit requirements for waterfront construction dewatering. Marks the transition from system buildout (ongoing since mid-March) to active dewatering — water table will now be drawn down site-wide ahead of deeper excavation.

  5. Piles

    Pile work, dewatering prep, excavation, dirt hauling

    Same multi-front pattern as yesterday — pile work, dewatering prep, excavation, and dump trucks cycling soil off site.

  6. Piles

    Pile work, dewatering prep, excavation, dirt hauling

    Active day on multiple fronts: continuing pile work and dewatering prep, plus excavation with dump trucks cycling soil off site.

  7. Piles

    Pile work + excavation

    Crews back on pile work plus some excavation. No dewatering yet. A kayak was delivered to the site this morning — likely tied to the imminent dewatering startup (silt curtain / turbidity monitoring or waterside pile inspection per DEC permit conditions).

  8. Concrete

    Dewatering prep + concrete pile work

    Crews still prepping for dewatering. Also spotted a couple of workers with a tool active on one of the concrete piles — possibly continuing or remediating pile-related work in parallel with the dewatering setup.

  9. Excavation

    Minor perimeter work & light wellpoint excavation

    Minor perimeter work plus light excavation around the wellpoints. Consistent with this week’s careful work near the installed wellpoint risers — keeping a respectful buffer to avoid damaging the dewatering system while continuing site prep.

  10. Excavation

    Minor excavation & deliveries

    Light excavation work today plus deliveries arrived on site — Evan observed in person. Specific delivery contents not yet identified; likely additional dewatering/wellpoint or trench-box materials consistent with this week's buildout phase.

  11. Excavation

    Careful excavation around perimeter wellpoints

    Crews excavating around the already-installed perimeter wellpoint risers — going gingerly to avoid damaging the risers or header pipe. Standard practice once wellpoints are in: hand-dig or careful machine-dig within ~2-3 ft of any riser, since snapping one means re-jetting and risks water rushing back into the area while the system is offline. Trench box from yesterday's delivery is on standby for the next deepening phase once the wellpoint zones are cleared. Active dewatering pumping has not started yet.

  12. Concrete

    Deeper dewatering system materials staged

    Larger-diameter PVC pipes delivered (same style as the existing perimeter wellpoint pipes, but bigger) — likely deep wells or eductor wells (6-12" casings) for the next stage of the dewatering system. Steel trench box with hydraulic spreader staged for trenching across the pit interior to drop the deeper wells in. Concrete manhole rings probably for a sump pit or permanent stormwater catch basin tied into the system. Active pumping has not started yet — this is system buildout. Pit still wet.

  13. Excavation

    Perimeter work (continued)

    Continued perimeter work today — same scope as Friday. No new activity in the main excavation pit.

  14. Excavation

    Perimeter work (continued)

    Continued perimeter work — same scope as earlier in the week. No new activity in the main excavation pit.

  15. Excavation

    Perimeter sidewalk work (continued)

    Same perimeter sidewalk work as Wednesday — no change in scope or tempo. No new activity in the main excavation pit.

  16. Excavation

    Perimeter sidewalk work (continued)

    Continuing the same perimeter sidewalk work as Tuesday — no change in scope or tempo. No new activity in the main excavation pit.

  17. Excavation

    Perimeter work (continued)

    Same sidewalk perimeter work as Monday — no change in scope or tempo. No new activity in the main excavation pit; dewatering stabilization ongoing.

  18. Concrete

    Perimeter work (continued)

    More of the same perimeter work from end of last week — consistent with Thursday's light perimeter maintenance and Friday's perimeter sidewalk concrete pour. No new activity in the main excavation pit; dewatering phase still stabilizing.

  19. Concrete

    Sidewalk concrete pour (perimeter)

    Crews pouring concrete along the perimeter sidewalk today — concrete pump on site feeding the sidewalk pour. No activity on the main excavation pit; perimeter finishing work while dewatering continues to stabilize the site.

  20. Excavation

    Perimeter work only

    Excavator removed from site today. Crews doing light perimeter work only — purpose unclear. Likely wellpoint maintenance or minor finishing along the dewatering header before the next excavation phase.

  21. Excavation

    Minor excavation

    Minor excavation again today — crews continuing light earthwork during the dewatering stabilization phase. Consistent with the past three sessions showing incremental pit work while the wellpoint/dewatering system draws down the water table ahead of deeper foundation excavation.

  22. Excavation

    Minor excavation

    Minor excavation work continuing today — light activity overall, consistent with the dewatering/wellpoint-prep phase a day after crews tied perimeter wellpoints into the header and sump system.

  23. Excavation

    Light excavation

    Light excavation underway today with crews preparing for wellpoint hookup — tying in the installed perimeter wellpoints to the dewatering header and sump system ahead of activating the pumps. Natural next step after last week's wellpoint installation wrapped up.

  24. Excavation

    Minor excavation

    Very minor excavation in a small area today. Purpose unclear. Very little overall activity.

  25. Excavation

    Wellpoint installation

    Wellpoint installation progressing despite rain. Crews working to complete connections along remaining perimeter sections of the dewatering header. System approaching full installation — once all wellpoints are connected and pumps commissioned, water table will be drawn down site-wide ahead of deeper excavation.

  26. Excavation

    Wellpoint installation

    Continued wellpoint installation along the site perimeter. Additional filter pipes being jetted into the ground and connected to the dewatering header system. Site noticeably drier as completed wellpoint sections begin drawing down the water table. Steady progress along the perimeter.

  27. Excavation

    Wellpoint installation

    Wellpoint installation resumed after last week quiet stretch. Excavator working in the lower portion of the pit while crews jet filter pipes into the ground and connect them to the PVC dewatering header. Trucks staged near entrance for material supply. Standing water visibly reduced from prior weeks.

  28. Excavation

    No activity

    Site locked up for the day. No crews or equipment activity observed. Third quiet day this week — likely waiting on final wellpoint connections and pump commissioning before activating dewatering system.

  29. Excavation

    No activity

    Site locked up for the day. No crews or equipment activity observed. Likely a pause between wellpoint installation (yesterday) and pump commissioning — waiting for connections to be completed or engineering sign-off before activating the dewatering system.

  30. Excavation

    Wellpoint installation

    Crews installing wellpoints into the dewatering header pipe around the site perimeter. Vertical filter pipes being jetted into the ground and connected to the PVC header system installed last week. Once connected and pumps activated, groundwater table will be drawn down ahead of deeper excavation.

  31. Piles

    Tiebacks & waler install

    Tieback anchor drilling underway with crawler-mounted rig at the retaining wall. Crews also welding steel walers (horizontal bracing beams) across the soldier piles to distribute lateral earth pressure. Dewatering sump and discharge piping being assembled in center of site; system not yet active. Standing water still present — water table high.

  32. On site

    No activity

    Site quiet with no crews or equipment activity observed.

  33. On site

    No activity

    Site quiet with no crews or equipment activity observed.

  34. On site

    No activity

    Site locked up again. No crews or equipment on site.

  35. On site

    No activity

    Site locked up for the day. No crews or equipment activity observed.

  36. Concrete

    Sidewalk concrete pour

    No activity on the main site today. Crews pouring concrete for the sidewalk adjacent to the construction site.

  37. On site

    No work — site idle

    No crews or equipment active on site; no construction activity visible during the day's capture.

  38. Excavation

    Light excavation

    Quiet morning on site; crews returned in the afternoon for light excavation work.

  39. Excavation

    Dewatering install

    Crews installing white PVC piping around the site perimeter for the dewatering system ahead of foundation work.

  40. Excavation

    Dewatering install

    PVC pipe delivery received; crews began laying dewatering system piping around the site perimeter.

  41. Excavation

    Excavation

    Active excavation work across the site; heavy equipment moving earth for foundation preparation.

  42. Excavation

    Excavation & hauling

    Continued excavation with dump trucks removing soil from the site.

  43. Excavation

    Excavation & hauling

    Excavators digging across the site with dump trucks cycling in and out to haul away soil.

  44. Excavation

    Excavation & hauling

    Continued excavation with dump trucks removing soil from the site.

  45. Excavation

    Excavation & hauling

    Continued excavation with dump trucks removing soil from the site.

  46. Piles

    Auger removal

    Crews disassembled and hauled off the large Bauer auger rig used for drilling cast-in-place piles. Marks the end of the piling phase.

  47. Concrete

    Piling & concrete pour

    Bauer auger drilling cast-in-place piles with concrete trucks on site pumping into the boreholes.

  48. Concrete

    Piling & concrete pump

    Continued drilling cast-in-place piles and pumping concrete into the boreholes.

  49. Concrete

    Piling & concrete pump

    Continued drilling cast-in-place piles and pumping concrete into the boreholes.

  50. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  51. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  52. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  53. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  54. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  55. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  56. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.

  57. Concrete

    Cast-in-place pile drilling (continuous flight auger)

    Continuous flight auger (CFA) rig drilling and casting the building's cast-in-place concrete foundation piles, ahead of excavation.