by Bruce Stroyer | May 15, 2023 | Helical Historic Preservation, Helical Piles
One of downtown Rochester’s most distinctive landmarks, the Aqueduct Building at 50 E. Broad St., fronts the Genesee River, and is part of a 1.7-acre parcel called Aqueduct Park. This incredible building is topped by a 21-foot, 700-pound statue of Mercury. Built in...
by Bruce Stroyer | Oct 19, 2021 | Helical Case Study, Helical Historic Preservation, Helical Piles
As we all know, a multi-story century-old brick facade with no building behind it is not going to be the most steady structure. The possibility of vibrations strikes fear in any sensible person. Enter.. helical piles. As part of the West End Ironworks redevelopment...
by Bruce Stroyer | Apr 4, 2018 | Case Study, Helical Case Study, Helical Historic Preservation, Helical Piles, HELICAL SOE, Screw Piles
OVERVIEW: The Spiegel Community Center is housed in a historic building in the village of Pittsford. The community center had outgrown the existing building and after several years of research and planning, it was decided that the existing historic...
by Bruce Stroyer | May 12, 2017 | Helical Case Study, Helical Historic Preservation, Helical Piles, HELICAL SOE
OVERVIEW: If you didn’t see the previous case study we published about this project, The Leaning Tower of SOHO, then allow us to bring you up to speed. It may not have been as old or iconic as that other leaning tower over in Italy, but the 118-year-old...
