Keller North America

Owner:

Trump Group

General Contractor:

Keller

Scope Of Work

A test auger cast pile installed to a record-breaking 182.3 ft resulted in value-engineering production piles as part of the original bid, providing cost and schedule savings to the owner.

The Estates at Acqualina consists of two, 50-story, oceanfront, luxury condominium towers with podiums and villas between. To comply with city regulations that above ground stories for new construction be limited to commercial or residential use only, parking facilities for the towers were situated within two levels of underground basement.

The site is located on the beach immediately adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. Subsurface conditions consisted of relatively dense surficial sand above a peat layer. Beneath the peat were alternating layers of sand and limestone. Groundwater was approximately 4 ft below ground surface. A method of groundwater control was therefore required to ensure a dry excavation.