D R A F T R E P O R T

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
AND FOUNDATION
RECOMMENDATIONS

580 GERARD AVENUE

BRONX,
NEW YORK CITY, NY

Prepared for:

Mr. Josh Schuster

Silverback Development
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10019

January 21, 2020

Prepared By:

Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C.

6 Bayberry Road
Elmsford, New York 10523
TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………….……………….…1-1
1.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 PROJECT LOCATION, DESCRIPTION, GEOLOGY, AND SITE
HISTORY ................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF SERVICES ......................................... 1-2

SECTION 2: SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION RESULTS……………………………………………..….…. 2-1

2.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 TEST PITS AND DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................ 2-1
2.3 GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS ................................................................ 2-3
2.4 GENERALIZED SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS ................................ 2-5
2.5 GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS ......................................................... 2-6

SECTION 3: ENGINEERING EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ……………..……………….… 3-1

3.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 SEISMIC CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................. 3-1
3.3 FOUNDATION RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................. 3-1
3.4 LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES .......................................................... 3-2
3.5 PERMANENT GROUNDWATER CONTROL ..................................... 3-2

SECTION 4: CONSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………..………4-1

4.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 TEMPORARY GROUNDWATER CONTROL ..................................... 4-1
4.3 TEMPORARY SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION AND
UNDERPINNING ................................................................................... 4-1
4.4 SUBGRADE PREPARATION .............................................................. 4-2
4.5 EXCAVATION CONSIDERATIONS .................................................... 4-3
4.6 BACKFILL AND COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS ......................... 4-3
4.7 PRE-CONSTRUCTION SURVEY AND MONITORING .................... 4-4
4.8 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION .......................................................... 4-4

SECTION 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………..…………………5-1

SECTION 6: LIMITATIONS……………………………………………………………………..………………….6-1

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List of Figures
Figure 1 Boring and Test Pit Location Plan (Drawing No. B-100.00)
Figure 2 Water Level Readings (Boring B-3)
Figure 3 Water Level Readings (Boring B-13)

List of Appendices
Appendix A Boring Logs
Appendix B Rock Core Photographic Logs
Appendix C Test Pit Sketches
Appendix D Test Pit Photographic Logs

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SECTION ONE INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL
As described by our geotechnical proposal, dated December 12, 2019, this report presents the
results of our subsurface investigation and geotechnical recommendations for the proposed new
building at 580 Gerard Avenue in the Bronx, New York. The objectives for this investigation were
to determine the in-situ subsurface conditions at the site, as well as provide foundation design and
construction-related recommendations for the proposed new building.

1.2 PROJECT LOCATION, DESCRIPTION, SITE HISTORY AND GEOLOGY

The site is located at 580 Gerard Avenue (Block 2353, Lot 1), at the northeast corner of East 150 th
Street and Gerard Avenue in the South Bronx section of Bronx, New York. The lot is nearly fully
occupied by a vacant one-story building with a partial cellar level, and was formerly used as a
parking facility for the US Postal Service. The lot is bordered to the south by East 150 th Street, to
the west by Gerard Avenue, to the north by a one-story warehouse building at 620 Gerard Avenue,
and to the east by rear yards at 591 to 627 Walton Avenue (18 lots), and a one-story garage building
at 129 East 150th Street (i.e., 587 and 589 Walton Avenue) at the southeast corner of the lot.
No New York City Transit Authority Tunnel (TA) subway structures are located within 200 feet.
No NYC Landmark Preservation Commission-protected historic buildings or districts are located
within 90 feet of the site, which would present additional geotechnical challenges related to
monitoring of adjacent buildings. Monitoring requirements are further discussed in Section 4.7
below.
Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C. (GES) did not perform any surveying and solely relied
on our information as measured in the field, as well as a March 3, 1950 Property Survey by Earl
B. Lovell – S.P. Belcher, Inc., provided by the Owner. This survey was updated several times since
1950. No elevations were provided in this survey. Therefore, no elevations are provided in our
report. Due to the age of the original survey and the lack of elevations, we recommend a NYS-
licensed Professional Surveyor perform a new property survey of the existing building, including
elevations. The top of first floor slab at all borings is about 2 feet above the sidewalk on Gerard
Avenue at the northwest corner of the existing on-site building, which is used as the sidewalk
reference point throughout this report, unless otherwise noted.
Based on our most recent discussions, we understand the on-site structure will be completely
demolished and replaced with an eight-story building with one cellar level, covering the entirety
of the lot. The exact bottom of excavation is unknown to us at this time. We understand that the
final foundation design has not been completed yet. We request that should the proposed
construction be modified in such a way that deviates from our recommendations noted herein, that
we be given an opportunity to revise our geotechnical recommendations.
Site History and Geology
Based on a review of an 1865 map of the historic streams and shoreline of Manhattan by Egbert
L. Viele, the site is located just east of marsh land, which lines the east bank of the East River,
though the site appears to be located within a former meadow or tree-covered region of the Bronx.
According to the 2003 Charles A. Baskerville map of the bedrock in this area, the bedrock at the
site maps as being located in a region where Inwood Marble is found, which is characterized by
white calcitic dolomite marble or calcite.

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Based on a review of the historic maps for the area and the New York City Department of Buildings
records, the existing on-site building appears to have been constructed in its’ current layout in
1951, and does not appear to have been pre-dated by any structures. The north adjacent one-story
warehouse at 620 Gerard Avenue appears to have been constructed in 1931, and does not appear
to be pre-dated by any other structures. East adjacent one-story structures and rear yards bordering
587 to 627 Walton Avenue appear to have been constructed prior to 1891.

1.3 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF SERVICES

The objectives of this investigation were to evaluate the subsurface conditions beneath the
proposed building and to provide geotechnical recommendations for the design and construction
of the proposed building. The following scope of services was performed during this investigation:
1. Performed geotechnical borings at thirteen (13) locations, all within the first-floor level of
the existing building, and evenly scattered throughout the existing and new building
footprint.
2. Excavated and backfilled five (5) test pits in accessible areas of the first floor, in the
adjacent side alley, at the southeast end of the site, and within the partial cellar level.
3. Provided full-time controlled inspection of both the drilling and test pit operations.
4. Prepared this report that includes the following:
a) Description of the methodology of drilling and sampling, with respect to the proposed
construction;
b) A Boring and Test Pit Location Plan showing the as-drilled/excavated locations of the
borings and test pits, respectively;
c) Results of engineering evaluations and recommendations regarding the foundation
design including:
 Foundation type and design recommendations for deep foundations;
 Geotechnical earthquake engineering considerations including site classification
and liquefaction evaluation;
 Permanent and temporary groundwater control measures;
 Support of excavation, underpinning, and lateral earth pressure considerations;
 Protection of adjacent and nearby structures and utilities;
 Cellar slab subgrade preparation;
 Construction monitoring considerations including vibration monitoring and
compaction control.
d) List of Figures, which includes the Boring and Test Pit Location Plan and a plot of
ambient groundwater levels at the site.
e) Appendices that include geotechnical boring logs, rock core photographic logs, test pit
hand-sketches and test pit photographic logs.

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2.1 GENERAL
Our subsurface investigation consisted of field locating and drilling geotechnical borings in
thirteen (13) locations and excavating five (5) exploratory test pits, as shown on our attached
Boring and Test Pit Location Plan. Typed boring logs, as well as rock core photographic plates,
are attached to this report as Appendices A and B, respectively. Hand-drawn test pit sketches and
test pit photographic logs are also available in Appendices C and D, respectively. Details of the
subsurface investigation program and the generalized subsurface conditions, and information
regarding adjacent building foundations are described below.

2.2 TEST PITS AND DESCRIPTIONS

A total of five (5) test pits, denoted as TP-1 through TP-5, were excavated at the locations shown
in Figure 1. TP-1, TP-2 and TP-4 were excavated within the first-floor level, adjacent to the north
on-site building wall and building at 620 Gerard Avenue, from about 2 feet above Gerard Avenue
sidewalk level. TP-3 was excavated near the northwest corner of a one-story garage at 129 East
150th Street at the southeast end of the site, in a small alley, from about 4 feet below sidewalk level
on East 150th Street. TP-5 was excavated within the partial cellar against the west side cellar wall,
under the sidewalk, from about 8 feet below sidewalk level on Gerard Avenue.
The test pits ranged in depth from about 1.8 to 9.3 feet below surrounding grade, and performed
in accessible areas of the existing first floor, partial cellar, or side alley. The test pits were inspected
on a full-time basis by Messrs. Ahmed Obidat and Michael Torino, P.E. of GES. The cellar floor
was measured to be about 10 feet below top of slab on the first floor, or 8 feet below the sidewalk
on Gerard Avenue. As stated above, no elevations are provided in this report. The exact difference
in elevation between Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street is not known.
All test pits were excavated and backfilled by Big Apple Testing, Inc. of New Hyde Park, NY on
January 8 and 9, 2020, utilizing an excavator, demo saws, jackhammers, and shovels. TP-1, TP-2,
and TP-4 were excavated using an excavator and demo saws, while TP-3 and TP-5 were excavated
using shovels and small jackhammers. All test pits were backfilled upon completion, and all
leftover excavated material was removed from the site. Upon encountering the bottom of
foundation, GES photographed, logged, and measured each test pit. Once complete, each test pit
was backfilled with excavated soil in lifts and compacted with either a hand-tamper or the
excavator bucket. All test pits were patched with about 4 inches of Quikrete at grade. No
groundwater or bedrock was encountered in any of the test pits.
All depths are relative to top of surrounding ground surface or concrete slab. Detailed descriptions
of the test pit excavation are presented below:
 Test Pit TP-1 (5.2-feet-wide x 4.8-feet-long x 9.3-feet-deep) was excavated at the northwest
corner of the existing on-site building. Underlying the 6-inch-thick concrete slab, about 9
inches of gray gravel and brick were encountered, overlying uncontrolled fill, consisting of
brown silty medium to fine sand, with some cobbles, boulders, and trace brick and concrete
fragments. No natural soil was encountered.
The on-site building has a deeper corner pier footing, which extends about 1.7 feet south from
the north wall, and 2.3 feet east, from the west wall. The pier footing generally consists of
concrete below ground surface, extending down 2.5 feet, then steps 0.3 feet from the walls, to

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both the east and south, extending down to about 8.7 feet, where another step extends out
another 0.4 feet. The bottom of the on-site building’s foundation was not encountered, after
digging to 9.3 feet. An about 8-inch-wide gap exists between on-site and adjacent foundation
to the north, which is composed of concrete, and extends to about 5.7 feet depth. The width
of the north adjacent foundation could not be explored.
Beyond the corner pier footing, the concrete wall footing for the on-site building extends to a
depth of 2.5 feet, and is about 1-foot-wide. The concrete wall for the north adjacent building
extends to a depth of 2.8 feet, and is also 1-foot-wide, i.e., about 0.8 feet below sidewalk level.
No gap exists between wall footings for both buildings.
 Test Pit TP-2 (4.5-feet-wide x 4.7-feet-long x 5.75-feet-deep) was excavated at the northeast
corner of the on-site building. Subsurface conditions at TP-2 underlying the 6-inch-thick
concrete slab generally consist of about 2.75 feet of uncontrolled fill, overlying natural sand.
The fill consists of black and brown medium to fine sand, with some silt, and trace amounts
of gravel, brick, and concrete fragments. The natural sand generally consists of brown medium
to fine sand, with some silt, and a trace amount of fine gravel.
Similar to TP-1, TP-2 has a concrete pier footing, which projects about 0.7 to 1-foot west and
south from the north and east side on-site building walls, respectively. The pier footing extends
a total of about 3.1 to 3.4 feet west from the east foundation wall, and 2.75 to 3.1 feet south
from the north foundation wall. Unlike at TP-1, the foundation for 580 Gerard Avenue was
composed of brick to a depth of 2.5 feet for both the north and east walls, and bear on a 1.7-
foot-thick concrete footing, bearing about 4.2 feet below grade, or about 2.2 feet below the
sidewalk on Gerard Avenue. No adjacent foundations were encountered to the north or east,
as GES probed laterally to the north by about 2.5 feet and to the east by about 4.3 feet. No
separation was found between north adjacent footing and on-site building footing, so it is
possible that the two buildings may share a footing in this location.
 Test Pit TP-3 (4.3-feet-wide x 4.1-feet-long x 8-feet-deep) was excavated in an alley near the
southeast corner of 580 Gerard Avenue, still within the property, against the northwest corner
of a one-story garage building at 129 East 150th Street. Uncontrolled fill was encountered at
grade, extending to a depth of 6 feet, underlain by natural sand. The fill generally consists of
black and brown medium to fine sand, with some silt, and trace amounts of fine gravel, brick,
and concrete fragments. The natural sand generally consists of brown medium to fine sand,
with some silt and trace amounts of fine gravel.
The 129 East 150th Street building’s west side brick wall extends to a depth of 3 feet, then
projects 0.5 feet west into the test pit, and bears on a mortared rubble wall foundation. The
bottom of this foundation was not encountered after digging to a depth of 8 feet, or 12 feet
below the sidewalk on East 150th Street.
 Test Pit TP-4 (4.25-feet-wide x 3.5-feet-long x 6.25-feet-deep) was excavated about 28 feet
west of the northeast corner of the on-site building, along the north wall of the on-site building
and abutting the 620 Gerard Avenue building. Underlying the 6-inch-thick concrete slab,
subsurface conditions generally consist of uncontrolled fill extending to a depth of 4.2 feet,
underlain by natural sand. The fill consists of black and brown medium to fine sand, with
some silt, and trace amounts of fine gravel, red brick, and concrete fragments. The natural
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The north side brick foundation wall for 580 Gerard Avenue extends to 2.5 feet depth, and is
about 1-foot-wide. Unlike in TP-1, no concrete wall footing was found. An 8-inch-wide gap
exists between the 580 and 620 Gerard Avenue building and north adjacent building, which
consists of concrete, extending to a depth of 5.5 feet, or 3.5 feet below the sidewalk on Gerard
Avenue. GES probed about 2 feet laterally under the adjacent building foundation and did not
encounter the back edge of the footing.
 Test Pit TP-5 (2.75-feet-wide x 1.4-feet-long x 1.8-feet-deep) was excavated in the western
portion of the partial cellar, underneath the Gerard Avenue sidewalk. Ground surface in the
cellar is about 8 feet below the sidewalk on Gerard Avenue. Underlying a 9-inch-thick
concrete slab, subsurface conditions generally consist of 3 inches of gray gravel and brick
fragments, underlain by natural brown silty medium to fine sand.
The west side cellar wall for 580 Gerard Avenue consists of a concrete block wall above grade,
bearing on a concrete wall footing, projecting about 0.3 feet from the east face of the wall, and
extending down 0.9 feet deep. The footing is at least 1.3 feet wide, but the full width of the
footing could not be explored due to boulders encountered below and beyond the footing.

2.3 GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS

Geotechnical borings were performed at thirteen (13) locations, denoted as B-1 through B-13, were
performed by Municipal Testing Laboratory, Inc. (MTL) of Hauppauge, NY from December 23,
2019 to January 7, 2020, in accessible areas of the on-site building. Messrs. Aflaaz Saleem and
Ahmed Obidat, and Michael Torino, P.E. of GES provided continuous special inspection of the
borings. All borings were performed by a GeoProbe Track-Mounted Drill Rig, in locations as
selected by GES. The number of borings were selected in order to meet the minimum requirements
of the 2014 New York City Building Code (NYCBC) for subsurface investigations, for buildings
to be supported by deep foundations. All borings for which a groundwater monitoring well was
not installed were backfilled with soil cuttings and patched at grade with Quikrete.
The borings were drilled utilizing the mud-rotary drilling technique with a 3-7/8-inch diameter tri-
cone roller bit and 4-inch inner diameter steel casing to stabilize each boring. Soil samples were
obtained using techniques and equipment in general accordance with the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Specification D1586-Standard Penetration Test (SPT).
The SPT consists of driving a 2-inch O.D. split-spoon sampler typically to 24 inches of penetration,
using repeated blows of a 140-lb hammer, free-falling a height of 30-inches. The standard
penetration value, or N-value, is determined as the number of blows required to advance the
sampler the sum of the second and third 6-inch intervals of a typical 24-inch penetration.
MTL used an automatic trip hammer. This hammer operates with a 90% efficiency whereas the
manual (cathead and rope) hammer operates at a 60% efficiency. This means that the blow counts
are reported on the boring logs, where the automatic hammer was used, are about 2/3 of the values
that would be reported if a conventional donut-type hammer was used. A correction factor of 1.3
is generally used to convert N-values from the automatic hammer to the normalized N-value (N 60).
Where the split-spoon sampler could not be advanced through rock or an obstruction, the sampler
was driven for 50 blows, and distance of actual penetration was recorded. Soil samples were placed
in jars following completion of sampler advance. Boring logs showing N-Values and stratigraphy
are attached as Appendix A.

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When the borings encountered top of rock, core drilling was performed using an NX-size core
barrel with a diamond bit. The length of recovery and Rock Quality Designation (RQD) were
measured and calculated for each rock core run, and denoted as a percent recovery and percent
RQD, respectively. RQD refers to the sum of the lengths of rock core pieces four inches or longer,
neglecting mechanical breaks, expressed as a percentage of the total length of the core run.
Percentage recovery and RQD, and rock sample descriptions are included on the boring logs,
attached as Appendix A. Rock Core Photographic Logs showing actual photos of the core box
with rock cores may be found in Appendix B.
The recovered split-spoon soil samples were labeled with the project name, boring number, sample
number, depth of sample, SPT blow counts and length of recovery. Rock core samples were
arranged and organized in wooden five-foot-long core boxes, labeled with project name and
number, boring number, sample number, depth of sample, and core recovery and RQD
percentages. All samples were transported to GES’s Office for classification and storage.
As noted above, all borings were performed within the first-floor level, about 2 feet above the
sidewalk on Gerard Avenue. All depths noted below are from surrounding grade. Details of the
borings are provided below:

 Boring B-1 was drilled to a depth of about 33 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock or better was
encountered at a depth of about 28 feet.
 Boring B-2 was drilled to a depth of 22 feet. Bedrock was not cored on Boring B-2, though
top of decomposed rock appears to be at about 17.5 feet depth.
 Boring B-3 was drilled to a depth of 27 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock or better was
encountered at a depth of about 22 feet. A 27-foot-long PVC monitoring well was installed
in Boring B-3, consisting of 10 feet of slotted screen and 17 feet of riser, and surrounded
with filter sand.
 Boring B-4 was drilled to a depth of 28 feet. Bedrock was not cored on Boring B-4, though
top of decomposed rock appears to be at about 27 feet depth.
 Boring B-5 was drilled to a depth of 23 feet. Bedrock was not cored on Boring B-5, though
top of decomposed rock appears to also be at about 23 feet depth.
 Boring B-6 was drilled to a depth of 12 feet, then offset, due to the presence of boulders
within the fill. Boring B-6A was drilled to a depth of 38 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock or
better was encountered at a depth of about 33 feet.
 Boring B-7 was drilled to a depth of 32 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock or better was
encountered at a depth of about 27 feet.
 Boring B-8 was drilled to a depth of 28.8 feet. Bedrock was not cored on Boring B-8,
though top of decomposed rock appears to be at about 21 feet depth.
 Boring B-9 was drilled to a depth of 31 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock or better was
encountered at a depth of about 29.5 feet.
 Boring B-10 was drilled to a depth of 40.5 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock or better was
encountered at a depth of about 35.5 feet.

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 Boring B-11 was drilled to a depth of 35 feet. Bedrock was not encountered.
 Boring B-12 was drilled to a depth of 48 feet, and drilled without sampling to a depth of
30 feet. NYCBC Class 1c rock was encountered at a depth of about 43 feet.
 Boring B-13 was drilled to a depth of 41.5 feet. Bedrock was not encountered.

2.4 GENERALIZED SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS

The following general descriptions of the subsurface strata are based on our interpretations of the
results of the field investigation. All depths are relative to surrounding ground surface, which is a
6-inch-thick concrete slab, about 2 feet above the sidewalk on Gerard Avenue:
Stratum 1: Fill (7)1 – The fill generally consists of brown and black medium to fine sand, with
varying amounts of coarse sand, silt, gravel, brick and concrete fragments, mica, and wood
fragments. Stratum 1 appears to extend to about 7 to 14 feet in depth, and generally thicker in the
southern portion of the site. TP-2 indicates the fill thickness to be as shallow as 2.75 feet. The
thickness of the fill layer may reflect the presence of the nearby historic shoreline, in raising the
grades of the surrounding area to their current levels. SPT N-Values within the fill appear to range
from 4 to 69 blows per foot (bpf), with an average of 20 bpf, neglecting two samples which
encountered refusal (i.e., over 100 blows per foot) prior to being driven the full 24 inches. The
wide range in N-Values is indicative of the presence of gravel or boulders within the fill, which
were encountered sporadically when drilling through the fill.
Stratum 2: Natural Sand and Gravel (2a, 3b, 3a, 4b, 6) – Encountered underlying Stratum 1 in
all borings, Stratum 2 generally is comprised of red-brown and brown medium to fine sand, with
varying amounts of silt, gravel, and boulders. Stratum 2 appears to be naturally deposited sand
which trends into possible glacial till at deeper depths, which is evidenced by the presence of
higher gravel content within the samples recovered, and boulders encountered. Stratum 2 ranges
in thickness from 4.5 feet to over 34.5 feet, and generally increases in thickness from south to
north, as depth to bedrock increases. A thin layer of stiff silty clay was encountered at a depth of
30 feet in Boring B-13. Stratum 2 was observed to have SPT N-Values ranging from 4 to 92 bpf,
with an average of 20 bpf, neglecting a few samples which encountered refusal prior to reaching
the full 24 inches. Sporadic gray and white boulders were cored and recovered in a few of the
borings, especially at the northern end of the project site. Borings B-11 and B-13 were terminated
in Stratum 2 after extending as deep as 41.5 feet below grade.
Stratum 3: Decomposed Rock (1d, 2a, 3a) – A thin layer of decomposed rock was encountered
directly above more competent rock in several of the borings. In most cases, the decomposed rock
layer was soft enough to be sampled with an SPT split-spoon sampler, which was generally
comprised of light brown, white, and gray coarse to fine sand and rock fragments, with varying
amounts of gravel, silt, and clay. Samples taken with an SPT split-spoon sampler are considered
to have a NYCBC Class of 2a or 3a. Where cored, Stratum 3 generally consists of decomposed
calcitic schist fragments, with rock core recoveries less than 25 percent, and RQD of 0 percent.
Stratum 3 ranges in thickness from none encountered to 12.5 feet, and was encountered at depths

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Number in parentheses which follows material designation indicates the classification of soil and rock material in
accordance with the 2014 New York City Building Code.

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ranging from 17.5 to 30 feet. SPT N Values within the decomposed rock generally ranged from 20
to 92 bpf, with an average of 50 bpf, wherever the split-spoon sampler did not encounter refusal.
Borings B-2, B-4, B-5, and B-8 were terminated in Stratum 3.
Stratum 4: Competent Rock (1c-1a) – Competent rock was encountered in Borings B-1, B-3, B-
6A, B-7, B-9, B-10, and B-12, at depths ranging from about 22 feet in Boring B-3 (south end of
site) to 43 feet in Boring B-12 (north end of site). Stratum 4 generally consists of medium hard to
hard white and gray calcitic schist, blocky to broken, with weathered vertical and horizontal joints.
As noted above, top of competent rock generally became deeper from south to north across the
site. Rock core recovery for the competent rock ranged from 75 to 100 percent, with an average of
91 percent. RQD values ranged from 32 to 94 percent, with an average of 73 percent. A rock core
RQD percentage of less than 35 percent in Boring B-12 is technically indicative of decomposed
rock (Stratum 3), though the full recovery of the rock core sample indicates more competent rock.

2.5 GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS

A 27-foot-deep and a 41.5-foot-deep groundwater observation well were installed during this
investigation in Boring B-3 and B-13, respectively. Each well consists of 10 feet of PVC slotted
screen at the bottom, with PVC riser to the ground surface. An electronic piezometer was installed
to take hourly readings of the water level from January 3 to 21, 2020 in Boring B-3, as shown in
Figure 2, and from January 7 to 21, 2020 in Boring B-13, as shown in Figure 3. Manual readings
taken at the time of electronic piezometer retrieval showed the groundwater level is at about 17.6
feet below grade in Boring B-3 and 20.8 feet below grade in Boring B-13. Based on the readings
obtained from the electronic piezometers, the groundwater level stabilized at a depth of about 17.6
feet below grade in Boring B-3, and about 20.8 feet below grade in Boring B-13. Therefore, the
groundwater level appears to range between 15.5 to 19 feet below sidewalk level on Gerard
Avenue.
Therefore, based on these results, and the data recorded from the piezometer, a design groundwater
level for foundation design of about 13.5 feet below sidewalk level on Gerard Avenue is
recommended. The site is not located within a flood zone, as identified by the FEMA Flood Map
database. The site is located within the NYC Flood Evacuation Zone 5, and is at very low risk of
flooding. Please see the recommendations in Section 3.5 and 4.2 regarding permanent and
temporary control of groundwater, respectively.
It should be noted that changes in groundwater levels will occur between locations and over time,
due to variations in seasonal influences, precipitation amounts, local pumping, utility leakage, and
other factors different from those existing at the time the observations were made.

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3.1 GENERAL
This section of the report presents seismic considerations, our recommendations for deep
foundations, lateral earth pressures, and permanent control of groundwater. Our evaluation and
recommendations are based on the subsurface conditions encountered at the boring locations, our
understanding of the site geology, foundation loading information, requirements of the NYCBC,
and construction considerations.

3.2 SEISMIC CONSIDERATIONS

The subsurface conditions at the site below the groundwater level generally consist of loose to
dense sand with silt (Stratum 2), overlying decomposed rock (Stratum 3), over competent bedrock
(Stratum 4). We understand that the proposed excavation level has not yet been determined but
that one cellar level will likely be constructed, which is presumed to be founded at about 12 to 14
feet below sidewalk level on Gerard Avenue, and on Stratum 2 material, as further discussed
below. Therefore, there will be between about 5 to 30 feet of Stratum 2 and 3 material between
bottom of foundation and top of competent rock, which will have average N-Values between 15
and 50 bpf. We therefore recommend a Site Class of “D” below the new cellar slab. Due to the
highly dense nature of most samples within Stratum 2, and the recommendation of a mat
foundation, liquefaction is not a concern at this site. Any localized zones of potentially liquefiable
soil would likely be bridged over by the proposed mat foundation, as is further discussed below in
Section 3.3.

3.3 FOUNDATION RECOMMENDATIONS

As stated above, we understand that the Owner currently plans to fully demolish the existing on-
site building and construct an eight-story building with one cellar level to fully occupy the lot. The
exact bottom of excavation for the proposed cellar level has yet to be determined, but we presume
the excavation for the cellar level would extend to between 12 and 14 feet below sidewalk level,
and locally deeper for elevator, ejector and sump pits.
The test pit investigation showed the bottom of adjacent building foundation for 129 East 150 th
Street is deeper than 12 feet below East 150th Street sidewalk level, and as shallow as 10 inches
below sidewalk level on Gerard Avenue for the one-story building foundation at 620 Gerard
Avenue. Our geotechnical borings showed the existing fill at the site extended to as deep as 12 feet
below the Gerard Avenue sidewalk level, and groundwater was encountered at a depth of 17.5 feet
below grade at Boring B-3 or 15.5 feet below sidewalk level.
Therefore, based on our geotechnical investigation, we recommend the proposed new building can
be founded on a mat foundation or footings bearing in Stratum 2 – Natural Sand and Gravel, with
an allowable bearing capacity of 3 tons per square foot (tsf) for foundation design. All fill must be
removed if encountered at subgrade level for any new footings or the mat foundation. Settlement
under the new building loads is expected to be on the order of ½ to 1 inch, though most of the
settlement is expected to occur during construction. A minimum of 6 inches of ¾” crushed stone
should be placed under the footings/mat foundation and compacted. The recommended bearing
pressure is also dependent on GES being retained to provide controlled inspection of the subgrade.
Prior to foundation construction, all new foundation subgrade shall be inspected by a geotechnical
engineer, familiar with the soil conditions and is licensed in New York State. Should the soil at

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the design subgrade elevation be found to be unsuitable for further construction, softer and wetter
areas may need to be removed and replaced by ¾” clean crushed stone and compacted in maximum
12-inch-thick lifts. Should this be insufficient, new footing requirements should be reviewed with
the structural engineer to confirm the subgrade can support the design bearing pressures.
Depending on the final depth of adjacent building foundations, and exact layout and depth of the
cellar, underpinning may be required along the north and east adjacent buildings in order to
construct the cellar level. Please see Section 4.3 below. If the construction of underpinning piers
below any adjacent building is not permitted by adjacent property owners, as part of a negotiated
license agreement, we recommend the proposed cellar be designed such that a 1V:2H slope below
any adjacent foundation is maintained, with excavation for the cellar not penetrating this line of
influence. Another alternative to underpinning is the installation of drilled piles or caissons, with
rock sockets founded in Stratum 4, i.e., NYCBC Class 1c rock or better. Alternate methods for
foundation support of the building along the lot lines, if underpinning is not permitted, can be
further addressed as the final design of the building is completed.
With a design groundwater level of 13.5 feet below sidewalk level, we recommend that either the
cellar slab be designed to resist uplift pressures imposed by groundwater at the recommended
design depth below sidewalk, or design the bottom of foundation to be above the design
groundwater level.

3.4 LATERAL EARTH PRESSURES

The design lateral pressures for permanent below grade walls consist of static pressures that are
influenced by the thickness and type of overburden material. For design purposes, we recommend
that the below grade walls above the design groundwater level be designed for a static lateral soil
pressure of 45 pcf and that the walls below the design groundwater level be designed for a static
lateral soil pressure of 85 pcf.
The NYCBC also requires that the below grade walls be designed to resist seismic loads. We
recommend using a seismic lateral soil force of 6H2 (lb/ft of wall), where H is the total vertical
height of the wall, in feet. This force is in addition to the static force and should be applied at a
distance of H/3 from the top of the wall (wall pressure is an inverted triangle).
The recommended lateral pressure does not include any surcharge loads adjacent to the walls or at
the ground surface. We recommend adding a uniform (i.e., rectangular) lateral pressure
distribution of 0.40 times the surcharge to the lateral soil pressure distribution. The structural
engineer should determine the magnitude of the surcharge loads (i.e., live loads).
If adjacent footings are underpinned by constructing underpinning piers, the pressure exerted on
the new building walls due to the transfer of foundation loads should be included in the design.

3.5 PERMANENT GROUNDWATER CONTROL

The final design for the new building’s foundation has not yet been completed. Therefore, the
proposed bottom of foundation depth below sidewalk is not known at this time. We highly
recommend the bottom of the new slab be located above the design groundwater level of 13.5 feet
below the sidewalk on Gerard Avenue, as to avoid having groundwater impose uplift pressures on
the new cellar slab.

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We recommend all subsurface foundation elements be waterproofed, using Grace products (or
approved equivalent) and methods submitted by the installer and approved by the geotechnical
engineer. We highly recommend that the waterproofing be inspected by a controlled inspector or
otherwise certified installer. Great care must be taken to ensure that any wall or slab penetrations
are properly sealed using manufacturer and geotechnical engineer-approved methods, to prevent
infiltration into the foundation.

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4.1 GENERAL
The following sections provide recommendations regarding temporary groundwater control during
foundation construction, temporary support of excavation and underpinning, preparation of the
subgrade for the cellar slab, excavation considerations, backfill and compaction control, pre-
construction surveys of adjacent and nearby buildings, the need for construction monitoring, and
geotechnical engineer inspection requirements.

4.2 TEMPORARY GROUNDWATER CONTROL

As noted in Section 2.4 above, we recommended a design groundwater level of 13.5 feet below
sidewalk level on Gerard Avenue, and the actual groundwater level was observed to stabilize at
about 17.5 feet at Boring B-3. Therefore, based on the proposed construction, we recommend that
temporary groundwater control requirements for general excavation can be met by the use of
localized dewatering pumps to control groundwater or storm water so that construction of all
footing or mat foundation subgrades, elevator/ejector/sump pits, waterproofing, and walls can be
performed in the dry.
We recommend that for areas of deeper excavation, i.e., sump, ejector, or elevator pits, that a
dewatering system may be required to lower the existing groundwater level to below the lowest
excavation to permit foundation construction in the dry. This system would have to be designed
by a qualified engineer, licensed in the State of New York. Measures shall be taken by the engineer
to prevent settlement, slope failure, damage to adjacent buildings, structures, and property affected
by dewatering operations. Treatment and disposal of the groundwater would need to follow all
applicable NYCDEP regulations.
Dewatering activities may have the potential to induce settlement of adjacent or nearby buildings
or utilities. As noted in Section 4.7 below, we highly recommend that all adjacent buildings be
monitored for movement in three dimensions, prior to demolition of the existing on-site building,
and commencement of any dewatering required to construct the new building’s foundation system.

4.3 TEMPORARY SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION AND UNDERPINNING

Existing buildings abut the project site to the north and east. The exact requirements for
underpinning, or avoiding underpinning, are unknown at his time. Due to the risks of settlement
of adjacent buildings associated with underpinning, we highly recommend underpinning be
avoided wherever possible. However, if it is desired to construct a cellar level against all adjacent
lots and buildings, we recommend that demolition and removal of the 580 Gerard Avenue
foundation be performed very carefully, with equipment sized as to not induce vibrations or
settlement of any adjacent building. Please see Section 4.7 with regard to adjacent building
monitoring and pre-construction surveys of adjacent buildings.
Furthermore, Test Pit TP-2 showed that the north adjacent building may share a footing with 580
Gerard Avenue. We highly recommend this possibility be explored prior to finalizing the design
of the new building.
The foundation type, depth, width, and condition thereof for all adjacent structures must be verified
to finalize the need for underpinning and other protective measures. Underpinning is required
wherever the foundations of adjacent structures are found to be above the proposed excavation

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levels, and excavation goes below a 1V:2H line of influence below any adjacent foundation found
not to be bearing on NYCBC Class 1b rock or better (40 tsf).
Installation of temporary excavation support methods on adjacent property will require Ownership
to obtain temporary access agreements with the owners of all adjacent properties. If both parties
cannot come to an agreement to install temporary excavation support on adjacent properties, other
methods of excavation support which does not involve trespassing onto adjacent lots, must be
considered, such as drilled tangent piles. Tangent piles are drilled foundation elements that abut
one another, and dually function as excavation support and the foundation wall. They can be drilled
as close as about two (2) feet to the lot line, and may be less feasible than other temporary
excavation support methods. This can be further explored as an option as design of the support of
excavation proceeds.
All temporary support of excavation elements must remain in place and functioning as designed
until the new building walls and first floor slab are constructed and any open areas are properly
backfilled. A feasible support system for temporary support of excavation in areas noted above
may consist of drilled soldier piles and wood lagging. We recommend the piles be laterally
supported by the use of steel walers with rakers connected to heel blocks, or by drilled tiebacks.
Due to close proximity to adjacent buildings, we highly recommend that air not be used when
drilling soldier piles or tiebacks.
We recommend that the contractor provide submittals for review by the Engineer of Record, which
include a drilled soldier pile identification plan, means and methods for installation, equipment to
be used, support of excavation design and drawings, and casing coupon/mill certifications, at a
minimum. The contractor should not be allowed to proceed with support of excavation
construction until approval of all submittals by the Engineer of Record is obtained. Means and
methods and underpinning design calculations and drawings also should be submitted for review.
The design of any excavation support system should be the responsibility of a licensed New York
Professional Engineer. All excavations for temporary support systems and underpinning must
conform to pertinent OSHA and local safety regulations. The soil parameters used in the design of
the temporary support system should be reviewed by the Owner’s Geotechnical Engineer prior to
construction of the temporary support structures. Excavations, underpinning, and sheeting,
shoring, and bracing are all subject to controlled inspection in accordance with the NYCBC.

4.4 SUBGRADE PREPARATION

In order to limit differential settlement of the cellar slab, we recommend that a minimum of 6
inches of ¾” clean crushed stone be placed prior to installing the waterproofing, and proof-rolled
with a minimum of six (6) passes of a smooth drum vibrating roller with a minimum 10-ton static
weight, or other approved equipment having similar energy. The subgrade below the crushed stone
must also be proof-rolled. Any unstable areas encountered which cannot be stabilized by additional
compaction should be excavated to competent material and the area backfilled with compacted
select or structural backfill. The proof-rolling should not be performed when the subgrade is wet,
muddy, or frozen. If the cellar slab is constructed in the winter, the subgrade should be protected
from frost action to limit possible subgrade deterioration resulting from freezing/thawing cycles.

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4.5 EXCAVATION CONSIDERATIONS
We highly recommend that the demolition and removal of the existing building foundations be
performed such that the foundations and the subsurface soils supporting them, for all adjacent
structures are protected and supported. We recommend that all excavation be performed with small
equipment sized not to induce settlement of adjacent building foundations. Excavation shall not
penetrate a 1V:2H envelope below the bottom of any adjacent building foundation, as to not
undermine the bearing material below the foundation.
We recommend that all excavation within two feet of the proposed mat foundation/footing
subgrade elevation be either performed using a flat-plated excavator bucket or by shovels, as to
prevent disturbance of the subgrade material at the design subgrade elevation. Any over-excavated
areas or footing subgrade disturbed by construction or excavation activities must be completely
removed and replaced with select backfill or crushed stone and compacted, under the continuous
inspection of a geotechnical engineer. Excavation and bracing are subject to special inspection, in
accordance with the NYCBC.
All demolition of the on-site building must be performed using small equipment that does not
produce unacceptable vibration levels. We recommend that during demolition, excavation and
foundation construction operations, measurements of vibration levels be made in all structures
within 25 feet of the proposed site. Please see Section 4.7 below regarding pre-construction
surveys and monitoring.
As described above, since the proposed new building will likely entail excavation to at least 12 to
14 feet, and deeper for elevator, ejector, or sump pits, temporary support of excavation systems
will likely be required in these areas, and around the site perimeter, to allow foundation
construction to proceed. Underpinning of adjacent foundations is likely to be required as well,
along some or all adjacent buildings. The design of such system must adhere to all relevant codes
and acceptable industry standards and practices, as described above in Section 4.3.
During demolition and excavation operations, measurements of vibration levels must be made in
all adjacent structures. Seismographs must be in place and recording prior to commencement of
demolition, and must remain in place at least until the first-floor slab is completed. Vibration level
requirements are further described in Section 4.7 below.
All excavations and temporary support systems should conform to pertinent OSHA and local
safety regulations. Excavations, underpinning, sheeting, shoring, and bracing are all subject to
controlled inspection in accordance with the NYCBC.

4.6 BACKFILL AND COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS

Where needed, select backfill or structural backfill should be granular material only, free of cinder,
brick, asphalt, ash, silt/clay, and other unsuitable materials. We recommend that structural backfill
or select backfill placed around the proposed building foundations be compacted to a minimum of
95% of the maximum dry density, as determined by ASTM D1557, Method C. All backfill should
be placed in lifts not exceeding 8 inches in loose thickness. All crushed stone should be placed in
lifts not exceeding 12 inches in loose thickness. The subgrade underneath the backfill should be
satisfactorily proof-rolled prior to placement of backfill and should also meet the same density
requirements as the backfill to be placed above the subgrade. The placement of flowable fill can
be considered an alternative to placement and compaction of structural backfill around building

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foundations, pending approval of the Engineer of Record. All fill placement shall be subject to
special inspection by a special inspector, per NYCBC.

4.7 PRE-CONSTRUCTION SURVEY AND MONITORING

Throughout demolition, excavation, installation of the support of excavation system, and
foundation construction phases of the project, measurements of vibration levels shall be made in
selected adjacent structures. The maximum vibration level that a structure can tolerate is dependent
on many factors, including the age and condition of the building, which must be defined as part of
a monitoring plan. All structures within 25 feet of the project site must be protected and supported.
We recommend the maximum peak particle velocity (PPV) readings be kept below 1 in/sec for all
adjacent buildings, i.e., the north and east adjacent buildings. These levels may be further lowered
depending on the condition of these buildings, and based on the pre-construction survey.
Additionally, we recommend that the maximum permissible vertical and horizontal movement of
all adjacent/nearby structures be limited to ½ inch. This may be further reduced, based on the
results of the pre-construction condition surveys.
A pre-construction survey should be performed for any adjacent structure (or portion thereof) or
utility that is within at least 25 feet of the construction site, and prior to demolition of the on-site
building. A significant pre-construction documentation and observational monitoring program
must be developed and performed in accordance with the above requirements. On the basis of the
pre-construction survey, an observational program should be designed for checking performance
and monitoring construction procedures. This observational program could include the
establishment of survey points to monitor vertical and horizontal movements and / or the
monitoring of vibrations during construction of the foundation, as well as the installation of crack
monitoring gauges.

4.8 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION

Our recommendations are contingent upon the proper review and observation during excavation,
support of excavation, and foundation construction operations by a geotechnical engineer familiar
with the subsurface conditions and foundation design criteria. The geotechnical engineer’s role
should include the following, work for which we can submit additional proposals to perform:
 Review and approval of contractor submittals related to foundation construction;
 Observation and documentation of all phases of excavation and foundation construction;
 Inspection and approval of foundation subgrades by a NYS licensed Professional Engineer, in
accordance with the NYCBC;
 Inspection of subgrade preparation, in accordance with the NYCBC;
 Design and controlled inspection of support of excavation, i.e., tiebacks (including proof and
performance testing), heel block subgrades, underpinning, etc.;
 Controlled inspection of waterproofing placement;
 Special inspection of fill placement and compaction.

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SECTION FIVE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Our conclusions and summary of recommendations are as follows:

1. We understand that the proposed excavation level has not yet been determined but that one
cellar level will likely be constructed, on Stratum 2 material. The soil will have average N-
Values between 15 and 50 bpf. We therefore recommend a Site Class of “D” below the new
cellar slab. Due to the highly dense nature of most samples within Stratum 2, and the
recommendation of a mat foundation, liquefaction is not a concern at this site.
2. Based on our geotechnical investigation, we recommend the proposed new building can be
founded on a mat foundation or footings bearing in Stratum 2 – Natural Sand and Gravel, with
an allowable bearing capacity of 3 tons per square foot (tsf) for foundation design. All fill must
be removed if encountered at subgrade level for any new footings or the mat foundation.
Settlement under the new building loads is expected to be on the order of ½ to 1 inch, though
most of the settlement is expected to occur during construction.
3. We highly recommend the bottom of the new slab be located above the design groundwater
level of 13.5 feet below the sidewalk on Gerard Avenue, as to avoid having groundwater
impose uplift pressures on the new cellar slab. We recommend all subsurface foundation
elements be waterproofed, using Grace products (or approved equivalent) and methods
submitted by the installer and approved by the geotechnical engineer.
4. Based on the proposed construction, we recommend that temporary groundwater control
requirements for general excavation can be met by the use of localized dewatering pumps to
control groundwater or storm water so that construction of all footing or mat foundation
subgrades, elevator/sump pits, waterproofing, and walls can be performed in the dry.
5. The depth, condition, and type of foundation for all adjacent structures must be verified prior
to final design and installation of any support of excavation or underpinning system.
Sidewalks, and adjacent yards or alleys can be supported by the use of drilled soldier piles with
timber lagging and tiebacks with walers, or internally braced with heel blocks and walers.
Excavation support below adjacent buildings can be met by the use of concrete underpinning,
if license agreements with adjacent property owners can be obtained to perform the work.
6. Where needed, select backfill or structural backfill should be granular material only, free of
cinder, brick, asphalt, ash, silt/clay, and other unsuitable materials, compacted to minimum
95% of maximum dry density, and not exceeding 8 inches in loose thickness. All crushed stone
should be placed in lifts not exceeding 12 inches in loose thickness. All fill placement shall be
subject to special inspection by a special inspector, per NYCBC. Flowable fill is an acceptable
alternative to the use of fill placement and compaction around building foundations, pending
approval of the Engineer of Record.
7. In order to limit differential settlement of the cellar slab, we recommend that a minimum of 6
inches of ¾” clean crushed stone be placed prior to installing the waterproofing, and proof-
rolled with a minimum of six (6) passes of a smooth drum vibrating roller with a minimum 10-
ton static weight, or other approved equipment having similar energy. The subgrade below the
crushed stone must also be proof-rolled.
8. We highly recommend that the demolition and removal of the existing building foundations be
performed such that the foundations of all adjacent structures are protected and supported.
Refer to Section 4.5 for excavation considerations.

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9. A pre-construction survey should be performed for any structure or utility within 25 feet of the
site, or parts thereof. On the basis of the survey, an monitoring plan should be designed for
checking performance and monitoring construction procedures. We recommend the maximum
peak particle velocity (PPV) readings be kept below 1 in/sec for all adjacent buildings, i.e., the
north and east adjacent buildings. We recommend that the maximum permissible vertical and
horizontal movement of all adjacent/nearby structures be limited to ½ inch.
10. Our recommendations are contingent upon the proper review and observation during
excavation and foundation construction operations by a geotechnical engineer familiar with
the subsurface conditions and the foundation design criteria.

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SECTIONSIX LIMITATIONS

Professional judgments were necessary in relation to determining stratigraphy and soil properties
from the subsurface investigations. Such judgments were based partly on the evaluation of the
technical information gathered, and partly on our experience with similar projects. If further
investigation reveals differences in the subsurface conditions and/or groundwater level, or if the
proposed building design is different from indicated herein, or is changed, it is recommended that
we be given the opportunity to review the new information and modify our recommendations, if
deemed appropriate.
The results presented in this report are applicable only to the present study, and should not be used
for any other purpose without our review and consent. This study has been conducted in
accordance with the standard of care commonly used as state-of-the-practice in the profession. No
other warranties are either expressed or implied.

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FIGURES
 TP-5

TP-1
B-13
B-4 B-6A
B-1 B-11
B-6

B-8 B-10
TP-4
B-3
B-5
B-2
B-9
B-12
GES
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
B-7 TP-2
SERVICES, P.C.
TP-3

580 GERARD AVENUE

BRONX, NYC, NY

BORING AND TEST PIT

LOCATION PLAN
 580 Gerard Avenue - Groundwater Levels
Date

1/10/20

1/12/20

1/14/20

1/16/20

1/18/20

1/20/20

1/22/20
1/2/20

1/4/20

1/6/20

1/8/20
10

NOTE: Monitoring well extends 27

feet below first floor slab and
12
consists of 10 feet of PVC slotted
screen, and 17 feet of riser

14

Manual Reading on
16
1/9/2020 @ 3:00 PM: 17.5 ft
Below First Floor Slab (ft)
Depth of Water

18

Manual Reading on
20 1/3/2020 @ 11:00 AM: 17.6 ft Manual Reading on
1/21/2020 @ 10:00 AM: 17.6 ft

22

24

26
B-3
Manual Readings
28

Water Level Readings

Boring B-3
580 Gerard Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
GES, P.C.
Elmsford, New York
DRAWN BY: MT SCALE: AS SHOWN PROJ NO: 2019110

CHECKED BY: ZHM DATE: 1/21/2020 FIGURE NO: 2

 580 Gerard Avenue - Groundwater Levels
Date

1/10/20

1/12/20

1/14/20

1/16/20

1/18/20

1/20/20

1/22/20
1/6/20

1/8/20
10
NOTE: Monitoring well extends 41.5
feet below first floor slab and
consists of 10 feet of PVC slotted
screen, and 31.5 feet of riser

15

Manual Reading on
1/9/2020 @ 3:00 PM: 20.6 ft

20
Below First Floor Slab (ft)
Depth of Water

25 Manual Reading on
1/21/2020 @ 10:00 AM: 20.8 ft

30

35

B-13
Manual Readings
40

Water Level Readings

Boring B-13
580 Gerard Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
GES, P.C.
Elmsford, New York
DRAWN BY: MT SCALE: AS SHOWN PROJ NO: 2019110

CHECKED BY: ZHM DATE: 1/21/2020 FIGURE NO: 3

APPENDIX A
 Log of Boring B-1 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/26/19 - 12/26/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 33.0 28.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 9 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 5

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

3 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
3 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 0.3 [7]
6
4
6 FILL: S-2: Moist
Dark brown Silty medium to fine Sand, some Gravel,
6 trace Concrete fragments
S-2 1.4 [7]
8
7
6 FILL: S-3: Moist
5 Same as Above
Drove 4" casing to 5 ft
7 [7]
S-3 0.7
22
11
9 FILL: S-4: Moist. Rig Chatter
Gray coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, Gravel at 6.5 ft
5 [7]
S-4 0.3
7
4
3 FILL: S-5: Moist
Dark gray and white Silty medium to fine Sand, some
3 Gravel, trace Mica
S-5 0.8 [7]
26
10 Drove 4" casing to 10 ft
7
7 FILL: S-6: Moist
Dark brown and gray Silty medium to fine Sand, some
3 Gravel
S-6 0.8 [7]
2
Template: GENERAL GES LOGO Proj ID: 580 GERARD AVENUE.GPJ

Rig chatter at 14 ft
Drove 4" casing to 15 ft
15 NATURAL: S-7: Moist
4
Reddish brown Silty medium to fine Sand
4 (SM) [6]
S-7 1.2
2
2

20

GES P.C. Printed: 1/21/20

 Log of Boring B-1 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Reddish brown Clayey medium to fine Sand S-8: Moist
3
(SC) [6]
3
S-8 1.1
2
2

Rig chatter at 23 ft

25 Light brown coarse to fine Sand, trace Gravel S-9: Moist

11
(SP-SW) [3a]
14 Possible decomposed
S-9 1.5 bedrock
20
24

Hard white and gray Calcitic Schist, Moderately jointed, Hard drilling at 28 ft.
slightly weathered at joints Cased to 28 ft with 3"
[1a] casing

30
C-1 100 91

Boring Completed to 33 ft below ground. Boring

backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

35
Template: GENERAL GES LOGO Proj ID: 580 GERARD AVENUE.GPJ

40

GES P.C. Printed: 1/21/20

 Log of Boring B-2 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/26/19 - 12/27/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 22.0 17.5
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" Roller Bit Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
NA
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 6 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 0

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

5 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
8 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 1.4 [7]
9
7
5 FILL: S-2: Moist. Petroleum
Gray and dark brown Silty medium to fine Sand, some Odor
6 Gravel
S-2 1.3 [7]
4
4 Drove casing to 4 ft
3 FILL: S-3: Moist
5 Brown to dark brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
3 Gravel, Brick
S-3 0.8 [7]
2
2
3 FILL: S-4: Moist
Brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Gravel, Mica
3 [7]
S-4 0.8
2
4
2 FILL: S-5: Moist
Same as Above
2 [7]
S-5 1.0
6
10 Drove casing to 10 ft
7
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Rig chatter at 13 ft

15 NATURAL: S-6: Moist

4
Reddish-brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Clay,
5 Gravel
S-6 1.2 (SM) [6]
4
4

Possible top of bedrock at 17.5 ft, Advanced roller bit to Hard drilling from 17.5
22 ft without coring to 22 ft

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 Log of Boring B-2 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20

Boring Completed to 22 ft below ground. Boring

backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

25

30

35
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 Log of Boring B-3 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/27/19 - 12/27/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 27.0 22.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level 17.6 Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured 1/21/2020 Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 8 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 5

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

20 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
29 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 1.8 [7]
30
28 Rig chatter at 2 ft
17 FILL: S-2: Moist
Same as Above
18 [7]
S-2 1.8
12
8 Drove 4" casing to 4 ft
6 FILL: S-3: Moist
5 Brown and black Clayey medium to fine Sand, trace
6 Gravel, Brick fragments
S-3 0.5 [7]
6
5
5 FILL: S-4: Moist
Black, brown and tan, Silty medium to fine Sand, Gravel
3 [7]
S-4 0.8
3
5
4 FILL: S-5: Moist
Brown and black Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
5 Gravel
S-5 0.9 [7]
3
10
3
4 FILL: S-6: Moist
Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Gravel and Brick
4 fragments
S-6 0.8 [7]
10
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12 Rig chatter at 12 ft

15 NATURAL: S-7: Moist

4
Reddish-brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Clay,
18 Gravel, Mica
S-7 1.1 (SM) [3b]
12
10

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 Log of Boring B-3 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Light brown coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, trace fine S-8: Moist
20
S-8 0.8 Gravel
50/3" (SP) [3a] Possible decomposed
rock at 20 ft
Hard drilling from 21 to
22 ft

Medium hard white and gray Calcitic Schist, closely Drove 3" casing to 22 ft
jointed to jointed, slightly weathered at joints
[1b]

C-1 80 58
25

Boring Completed to 27 ft below ground.

PVC Well Installed to 27 ft. 10 ft screen and 17 ft riser.
Electronic Piezometer installed on 1/3/2020

30

35
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 Log of Boring B-4 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/27/19 - 12/27/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 28.0 28.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" Roller Bit Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
NA
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 9 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 0

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab

9 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
12 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 1.0 [7]
14
11
12 FILL: S-2: Moist
Black Gravelly medium to fine Sand, some Silt, trace
14 Brick
S-2 1.1 [7]
12
8 Drove casing to 4 ft
6 FILL: S-3: Moist
5 Black Gravelly coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, trace
4 Brick
S-3 1.0 [7]
3
3
5 FILL: S-4: Moist
Brown and gray Clayey medium to fine Sand, some
5 Gravel
S-4 0.8 [7]
5
8
7 FILL: S-5: Moist
Brown and black Silty medium to fine Sand, some
6 Gravel, trace Brick
S-5 1.2 [7]
8
10
7
4 FILL: S-6: Moist
No Recovery. Presumed Same as Above
3 [7]
S-6 0.0
6
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15 NATURAL: S-7: Moist

9
Reddish-brown medium to fine Sand, trace Silt, Gravel
8 (SP) [3b]
S-7 0.6
4
3

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 Log of Boring B-4 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Gravel, likely wash. Presumed Same as Above S-8: Moist
2
(SP) [6]
1
S-8 0.1
1 Possible decomposed
rock at 20 ft
1

Rig chatter at 23 ft

25 Light brown to dark gray coarse to fine Sand, trace S-9: Moist
35
Gravel, Silt
42 (SP) [3a]
S-9 1.3
50
50/1"
Hard drilling at 28 ft

Boring Completed to 28 ft below ground. Boring

backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

30

35
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 Log of Boring B-5 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/30/19 - 12/30/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 23.0 23.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
NA
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 7 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 0

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

5 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
10 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 0.7 [7]
11
13
16 FILL: S-2: Moist
Black, brown and tan Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
5 Gravel
S-2 1.3 [7]
6
6 Drove 4" casing to 4 ft
7 FILL: S-3: Moist
5 Gray Gravel
Rig chatter from 5 to 5.5
5 [7]
S-3 0.1 ft
4
4
Drove 4" casing to 7.5 ft

10 FILL: S-4: Moist

3
Black, brown and tan, Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
3 Gravel, Brick fragments
S-4 0.8 [7]
2
3
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Drove 4" casing to 12 ft

Rig Chatter, losing

water at 14 ft
15 NATURAL: S-5: Moist. Likely wash
5
Reddish-brown Silty medium to fine Sand 15 to 16 ft
7 (SM) [3b]
S-5 1.4
15
13

Drove 3" casing to 20 ft

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 Log of Boring B-5 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Tan coarse to fine Sand, trace Silt, Gravel S-6: Moist. Likely wash
2
(SP) [3b] 20 to 21 ft
6
S-6 1.1
13
18 Hard drilling at 23 ft

S-7 0.0 50/0" Boring Completed to 23 ft below ground. Boring Spoon refusal at 23 ft
backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

25

30

35
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 Log of Boring B-6 Sheet 1 of 1
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/23/19 - 12/23/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 12.0 NA
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" Roller Bit Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 6 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 0

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

5 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
11 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 1.8 [7]
8
15
5 FILL: S-2: Moist
Black and brown Micaceous medium to fine Sandy
8 Gravel
S-2 0.2 [7]
9
7 Drove casing to 4 ft
21 FILL: Rig chatter at 4.5 ft
5 Gray Gravel, trace coarse to fine Sand
Water lost at 5 ft
7 [7]
S-3 0.1
5
6
10 FILL:
S-4 0.1 No Recovery. Presumed Same as Above
7
50/1" [7] Sampler tip broke,
refusal at 7.5 ft
C-1 0 0 FILL: Cored from 7.5 to 8 ft
Presumed Same as Above
3 [7]
6 FILL:
S-5 0.5 Black and gray Gravel, trace coarse to fine Sand
25 [7]
13
10 FILL: Connection between
12
Sample unable to be recovered. Presumed Fill split spoon sampler and
23 [7] rod broken. Sampler
S-6 lost in hole.
17
4
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Boring abandoned and patched with Quikrete at 12 ft

below ground, backfilled with soil cuttings. Boring offset
and replaced by Boring B-6A. Boring B-6A drilled 12
inches to the northwest.

15

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 Log of Boring B-6A Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/23/19 - 12/24/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 38.0 33.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 6 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 5

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

Advanced without sampling to 10 ft. Please see log for
Boring B-6 for stratiagraphy to 10 ft

5 Drove 4" casing to 5 ft

Rig chatter at 5 ft. Hard
drilling from 5 to 10 ft

Drove 4" casing to 10 ft

Drove 3" casing to 10 ft

to prevent water loss
10 FILL: S-1: Wash in Spoon
18
Gray Gravel, trace coarse to fine Sand
11 [7] Hard drilling from 10 to
S-1 0.2 15 ft
4
8
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15 NATURAL: S-2: Moist

1
Reddish-brown Silty medium to fine Sand
2 (SM) [6]
S-2 2.0
4 Drove 3" casing to 15 ft
4
Hard drilling from 17 to
20 ft

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 Log of Boring B-6A Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Brown coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, Gravel S-3: Moist
20
S-3 0.8 (SM) [3a]
35 Spoon refusal at 21 ft
Driller stopped sampling
after 1 ft to prevent
breaking spoon

Rig chatter at 23 ft.

Hard drilling from 23 to
25 ft
Drove 3" casing to 25 ft

25 Brown fine to coarse Sandy Gravel S-4: Wet.

21
S-4a 0.8 (GP-GW) [2a]
15
8 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand
S-4b 1.0 (SM) [3b]
7
Hard drilling from 27 to
30 ft

Drove 3" casing to 30 ft

30 No Recovery. Presumed Same as Above

10
S-5 0.0
25 Spoon refusal at 31 ft
Driller stopped sampling
after 1 ft to prevent
breaking spoon
Hard drilling at 32 ft

S-6 0.0 50/0" Spoon refusal at 33 ft

Hard white and gray Calcitic Schist, closely jointed to
blocky, slight weathering at joints
[1a]

35

C-1 94 89
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Boring Completed to 38 ft below ground. Boring

backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

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 Log of Boring B-7 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/30/19 - 12/30/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 32.0 27.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 6 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 7

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

5 FILL: S-1: Dry
Brown Gravelly medium to fine Sand, some Silt, trace
21 Wood fragments
S-1 1.2 [7]
30
11

5 FILL: S-2: Dry

3
Tan medium to fine Sand, some Silt, Gravel
3 [7]
S-2 1.1
3
2

Cored through boulder. No Recovery. Drove 4" casing to 10 ft

10 C-1 0 0
S-3: Moist

1 FILL:
S-3a 0.6 Brown and black medium to fine Sand, some Gravel
2 [7]
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1 NATURAL:
S-3b 0.7 Brown and reddish-brown medium to fine Sand, some
2 Gravel, trace Silt
(SP-SM) [6]

Drove 3" casing to 15 ft

15 Reddish brown medium to fine Sand, some Silt S-4: Moist

4
(SM) [6]
4
S-4 1.2
4
6

Drove 3" casing to 20 ft

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 Log of Boring B-7 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Brown Gravelly coarse to fine Sand, trace Silt S-5: Wet
2
(SP-SM) [3b]
4
S-5 0.9
11
12

25 White and gray medium to fine Sand, trace Silt, Gravel Drove 3" casing to 25 ft
8
(SP) [3a]
16 Possible decomposed
S-6 1.4 rock at 25 ft
27 S-6: Moist
50/1" Spoon refusal at 26.6 ft
Hard Gray and White Micaceous Calcitic Schist, Drove 3" casing to 27 ft
moderately jointed, slight weathering at joints
[1b]

C-2 75 75
30

Boring Completed to 32 ft below ground. Boring

backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

35
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 Log of Boring B-8 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/31/19 - 12/31/19 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 29.0 29.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" Roller Bit Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
NA
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 10 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 0

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

6 FILL: S-1: Dry
Dark brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Mica,
9 Gravel
S-1 1.4 [7]
9
5
7 FILL: S-2: Moist
Brown and black Silty medium to fine Sand, some
6 Gravel, trace Mica
S-2 0.9 [7]
10
9
15 FILL: S-3: Moist
5 Black and brown coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, trace
Rig chatter at 5 ft
13 Gravel, Mica
S-3 1.0 [7]
30
12 Drove 4" casing to 5 ft
4 FILL: S-4: Moist
No Recovery. Presumed Same as Above
6 [7]
S-4 0.0
7
8
6 FILL:
No Recovery. Presumed Same as Above
5 [7] Drove 4" casing to 10 ft
S-5 0.0
5
10
6
2 NATURAL: S-6: Moist
Reddish-brown medium to fine Sand, some Silt
2 (SM) [6]
S-6 0.8
2
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15 Same as Above S-7: Moist

3
(SM) [6]
3
S-7 0.9
4
3

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 Log of Boring B-8 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Same as Above S-8: Moist
6
S-8a 0.4 (SM) [3b]
9
20 Light brown and dark gray coarse to fine Sand, trace Rig chatter from 21 to
S-8b 0.5 Gravel 24 ft
45 (SP-SW) [3a]
Possible decomposed
rock at 21 ft

8 Tan coarse to fine Sand, some Gravel Rig chatter from 24 to

(SP-SW) [3a] 26 ft
8 S-9: Moist. Likely wash
25 S-9 0.8 24 to 25 ft
27
27

24 Same as Above
(SP-SW) [3a]
53
S-10 1.8
50 Spoon refusal at 28.8 ft.
Possible top of rock
50/3"
Boring completed at 28.8 ft below ground. Boring
completed and backfilled with soil cuttings. Patched with
Quikrete at grade.
30

35
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 Log of Boring B-9 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
12/31/19 - 1/2/20 Inspector Christopher Aschmoneit Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 31.0 26.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 7 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 7

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab

14 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
36 Gravel, Clay, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-1 1.0 [7]
33
13

5 FILL: S-2: Moist

6
Gray and black Gravel, trace coarse to fine Sand
5 [7]
S-2 0.2
4
4

Drove 4" casing to 10 ft

10 NATURAL: S-3: Moist

5
Dark brown fine to medium Sand, trace Silt
6 (SP) [3b]
S-3 0.6
9
7
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8 No Recovery. Presumed Same as Above

(SP) [3b]
9
S-4 0.0
10
17
Hard drilling from 14 to
15 ft
15 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand and Gravel S-5: Wet. Sample
7
(SM/GM) [3b] possibly wash
5
S-5 0.4
10
5
Hard drilling at 17 ft

20

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 Log of Boring B-9 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Brown fine to coarse Sand, trace Gravel, Silt S-6: Moist
10
(SP-SM) [3b]
15
S-6 0.8
14
20
Drove 3" casing to 22 ft

Gray Boulder

C-1 28 0
Drove 3" casing to 25 ft
Core barrel clogged at
25 Likely wash. Presumed Same as Above
25 ft
6 S-7: Wet.
(SP-SM) [3a]
13
S-7 0.1
30 Gray Boulder Drove 3" casing to 26 ft
18

C-2 50 31

Hard Light Gray and White Micaceous Calcitic Schist, Top of rock at 29.5 ft
30 jJointed to broken, slight weathering at joints
[1c]

Boring Completed to 31 ft below ground. Boring

backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

35
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 Log of Boring B-10 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
1/3/20 - 1/3/20 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 40.5 35.5
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 10 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 5

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

10 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black Gravelly coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, trace
17 Concrete fragments
S-1 1.0 [7]
14
18
11 FILL: S-2: Moist
Brown and black Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
27 Gravel, Brick and Concrete fragments
S-2 0.8 [7]
23
42

5 FILL: S-3: Moist

59
Brown Gravelly coarse to fine Sand, trace Silt
11 [7]
S-3 1.3
5
6 Tip of spoon broken
during sample
Hard drilling from 7 to 9
ft

7 NATURAL: S-4: Moist

Reddish-brown medium to fine Sand, trace Silt
7 (SP-SM) [3b]
10 S-4 0.4
10
6 Drove 4" casing to 11 ft
4 Same as Above S-5: Moist
(SP-SM) [3b]
5
S-5 1.2
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5
8

15 Brown coarse to fine Sand, trace Silt S-6: Wet

11
(SP-SM) [3b]
14
S-6 0.3
11
12

20

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 Log of Boring B-10 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand, some Gravel, trace S-7: Wet
10
Clay
10 (SP-SM) [3b]
S-7 0.7
9
13

Drove 3" casing to 25 ft

25 Black Silty coarse to fine Sand, some Gravel S-8: Moist. Possibly
9
(SP) [3b] Wash
8
S-8 0.2
9 Losing water at 27 ft
22
Hard drilling from 27 to
29 ft

30 Black and light brown decomposed rock fragments, S-9: Wet. Possibly
12
some coarse to fine Sand, fine Gravel Wash
13 (GP) [2a]
S-9 0.2
28
30

35 Brown coarse to fine Sand, some Gravel, trace Silt S-10: Wet. Possible
S-10 0.3 14
(SP) [3b] decomposed rock
Hard Gray and White Micaceous Calcitic Schist,
moderately jointed, slight weathering at joints Spoon Refusal at 35.5 ft
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[1a]

C-1 95 94

40
Boring Completed to 40.5 ft below ground. Boring
backfilled with soil cuttings and patched with Quikrete at
grade.

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 Log of Boring B-11 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
1/2/20 - 1/3/20 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 35.0 35.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 7 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 5

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

1 FILL: S-1: Moist
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
2 Gravel, Brick and concrete fragments
S-1 1.1 [7]
2
5

5 FILL: S-2: Moist

1
S-2a 0.6 Gray Silty coarse to fine Sand, some Gravel
1 [7]
12 FILL: Drove 4" casing to 5 ft
S-2b 0.6 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Gravel
10 [7]
S-3 0.3 50/5" FILL: S-3: Moist. Possible
Brown Silty medium to fine Sand and Gravel Wash
[7]

10 NATURAL: S-4: Moist

3
Reddish brown coarse to fine Sand, trace Silt
6 (SP-SM) [3b]
S-4 0.8
7
7
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15 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Mica S-5: Moist

7
(SM) [3b]
10
S-5 1.8
10
9

20

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 Log of Boring B-11 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Brown Clayey medium to fine Sand, some Silt S-6: Moist
6
(SM-SC) [3b]
7
S-6 1.3
5
4

Drove 3" casing to 25 ft

25 Grayish brown coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, trace fine S-7: Moist
2
Gravel
4 (SM) [6]
S-7 1.0
5
3
Rig chatter from 27 to
30 ft

Water loss at 29 ft

Drove 3" casing to 30 ft

30 Gray Boulder Hard drilling to 30 ft

C-1 6 0

C-2 50 0 Gray Boulder

Gray Boulder
C-3 25 0

35 Boring completed at 35 ft below ground. Boring Water loss at 35 ft

completed and backfilled with soil cuttings. Patched with
Quikrete at grade.
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 Log of Boring B-12 Sheet 1 of 3
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
1/6/20 - 1/7/20 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 48.0 43.0
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level NA Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured NA Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 2 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 10

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

Drilling Directly to Top of Rock without sampling

5 Drove 4" casing to 5 ft

10
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15

20

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 Log of Boring B-12 Sheet 2 of 3

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20

Drilled through boulder

from 21 to 22 ft

25

Drove 3" casing to 30 ft

30 Gray and brown decomposed Schist fragments Hard drilling from 30 to

[1d] 35 ft

C-1 22 0

35 Light brown and white coarse to fine Sand, some S-1: Wet. Heavily
47
S-1 0.8 Gravel, trace Silt decomposed bedrock
50/1" (SP) [3a]
Spoon refusal at 35.6 ft
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Harder drilling from 35.6

to 40 ft

40 Brown medium to fine Sand, some Clay, Silt, trace S-2: Wet. Heavily
S-2 0.3 50/3"
Gravel decomposed bedrock
(SC) [3a] Spoon refusal at 40.3 ft
Harder drilling from 40.3
to 43 ft

Weathered to White and Gray Calcitic Schist, highly

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 Log of Boring B-12 Sheet 3 of 3

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
weathered, closely jointed to broken with weathered
joints
[1d]

45
C-2 100 32

Boring completed at 48 ft below ground. Boring

completed and backfilled with soil cuttings. Patched with
Quikrete at grade.

50

55
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60

65

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 Log of Boring B-13 Sheet 1 of 2
Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110
Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY
Date(s)
1/6/20 - 1/6/20 Inspector Ahmed Obidat Coordinates North:
East:
Drilled
Drilling Approximate Surface
Agency Municipal Testing Lab, Inc Foreman Rudy Rios Elevation (feet) NA
Drilling Drilling Completion Rock Depth
GeoProbe 7822DT Mud Rotary Depth (feet) 41.5 41.5
Equipment Method (feet)
Casing Size/Type Sampler
Size/Type 4" and 3" Steel of Bit 3-7/8" and 2-15/16" Roller Bits Type(s) 2" Split Spoon
Groundwater Level 20.8 Hammer 140/30" (Auto) Casing Hammer Size/Type of
2" NX
and Date Measured 1/21/2020 Wt/Drop Wt/Drop 140/30" (Auto) Core Barrel
Boring Location See Boring Location Plan (Figure 1) No. of Samples
Dist.: 9 Undist.: 0 Core (ft): 3

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring
Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)

DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic

REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log

0 ~6" Concrete Slab Cored through slab

3 FILL: S-1: Moist
Brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace Brick and
5 Concrete fragments
S-1 1.2 [7]
7
8

5 FILL: S-2: Moist

29
Black and brown Silty medium to fine Sand, trace
49 Gravel
S-2 1.2 [7]
15 Drove 4" casing to 6.5 ft
12
2 NATURAL: S-3: Moist
Reddish-brown medium to fine Sand, trace Silt
1 (SP-SM) [6]
S-3 1.2
1
2
Drove 4" casing to 10 ft

10 Same as Above S-4: Moist

17
(SP-SM) [3a]
33
S-4 0.8
34
32
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Drove 3" casing to 15 ft

15 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand S-5: Moist

7
(SM) [3b]
8
S-5 1.0
7
8

20

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 Log of Boring B-13 Sheet 2 of 2

Project: 580 Gerard Avenue Project Number: 2019110

Location: Northeast Corner of Gerard Avenue and East 150th Street, Bronx, NYC, NY

Water Cont.(%)
Soil Samples Rock Coring

Pen. Resist.

Plastic Limit
(blows/6 in)

Liquid Limit
Recov. (%)
Recov. (ft)

RQD (%)
DESCRIPTION
Depth,

% Fines
Number

Number

Graphic
REMARKS
Type,
feet

Run

Log
20 Brown Silty medium to fine Sand S-6: Wet
5
(SM) [3b]
5
S-6 1.1
6
7

25 Black and brown coarse to fine Sand, some Silt, Gravel S-7: Wet.
3
(SM) [3b]
3
S-7 0.7
7
5

30 Reddish brown Silty Clay, some medium to fine Sand S-8: Wet. Likely wash
4
(CL) [4b] from 30 to 31 ft
5
S-8 1.1
12
17

Drove 3" casing to 35 ft

35 Reddish-brown medium to fine Sand, some Silt, Clay S-9: Wet

18
(SM-SC) [3a]
37
S-9 0.9
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50
50

Gray and White boulders Hard drilling at 39 ft

C-1 48 0
40 Core barrel clogged at
41.5 ft

Boring completed at 41.5 ft below ground.

PVC well installed to 41.5 ft
10 ft screen and 31.5 ft riser
Electronic piezometer installed on 1/6/2020.

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APPENDIX B
 B-1
B-3

Project
ROCK CORE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE Name:
580 Gerard Avenue

Boring No. Core No. Depth (ft) Rec % RQD % Project NE Corner of East 150th Street and
Location: Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
B-1 C-1 28-33 100 91
B-3 C-1 22-27 80 58 Dwg No. Appendix B, Plate 1
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
B-6A C-1 33-38 94 89
SERVICES, P.C. Drawn By: DJG Project No: 2019110
B-7 C-2 27-32 75 75
6 Bayberry Road
Elmsford, NY 10523 Ch'ked By: ZM Date: 1/8/2020
 B-12 C-1 30-31.5 5 28 0
B-12 C-2 43-48 60 100 32%

B-3

Project
ROCK CORE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE Name:
580 Gerard Avenue

Boring No. Core No. Depth (ft) Rec % RQD % Project NE Corner of East 150th Street and
Location: Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
B-12 C-1 30-31.5 28 0
B-12 C-2 43-48 100 32 Dwg No. Appendix B, Plate 2
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
SERVICES, P.C. Drawn By: DJG Project No: 2019110

6 Bayberry Road
Elmsford, NY 10523 Ch'ked By: ZM Date: 1/8/2020
 C-1 23-25
C-2
C-1
C-2 33-33.5 50
C-3 33.5-38 25
C-1
C-1
B-9

B-11
B-10
B-13

Project
ROCK CORE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE Name:
580 Gerard Avenue

Boring No. Core No. Depth (ft) Rec % RQD %

Project NE Corner of East 150th Street and
B-9 C-1 23-25 28 NA Location: Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
B-9 C-2 26-31 50 31
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
B-11 C-1 30-33 6 NA Dwg No. Appendix B, Plate 3
SERVICES, P.C.
B-11 C-2 33-33.5 50 NA
6 Bayberry Road Drawn By: DJG Project No: 2019110
B-11 C-3 33.5-38 25 NA
Elmsford, NY 10523
B-10 C-1 35.5-40.5 95 94
Ch'ked By: ZM Date: 1/8/2020
B-13 C-1 39-41.5 48 NA
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
 Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C. TEST PIT PHOTO LOG
Client Name:
Mr. Josh Schuster Site Location: Project No.
Silverback Development 580 Gerard Avenue 2019110
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor Bronx, NYC, NY
New York, NY 10019
Photo No. Date:
1 01-17-20
Direction:

Plan View
Facing North

Description:

TP-1

Photo No. Date:

2 01-17-20
Direction:

Facing North

Description:

TP-1
Chopping through the
slab at TP-1
 Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C. TEST PIT PHOTO LOG
Client Name:
Mr. Josh Schuster Site Location: Project No.
Silverback Development 580 Gerard Avenue 2019110
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor Bronx, NYC, NY
New York, NY 10019
Photo No. Date:
3 01-17-20
Direction:

Plan View
Facing North

Description:

TP-2
Existing
Footing

New
Footing

Photo No. Date:

4 01-17-20
Direction:

Facing North

Description:

TP-2
Existing Footing bearing
on Natural Sand
 Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C. TEST PIT PHOTO LOG
Client Name:
Mr. Josh Schuster Site Location: Project No.
Silverback Development 580 Gerard Avenue 2019110
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor Bronx, NYC, NY
New York, NY 10019
Photo No. Date:
5 01-17-20
Direction:

Plan View

Description:

TP-3

Photo No. Date:

6 01-17-20
Direction:

Facing North

Description:

TP-3
Alley along north side of
580 Gerard Ave Building
 Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C. TEST PIT PHOTO LOG
Client Name:
Mr. Josh Schuster Site Location: Project No.
Silverback Development 580 Gerard Avenue 2019110
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor Bronx, NYC, NY
New York, NY 10019
Photo No. Date:
7 01-17-20
Direction:

Profile View
Facing North

Description:

TP-4
Bottom of 580 Gerard
Avenue Foundation

Photo No. Date:

8 01-17-20
Direction:

Profile View
Facing North

Description:

TP-4
630 Gerard Avenue
concrete foundation
 Geotechnical Engineering Services, P.C. TEST PIT PHOTO LOG
Client Name:
Mr. Josh Schuster Site Location: Project No.
Silverback Development 580 Gerard Avenue 2019110
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor Bronx, NYC, NY
New York, NY 10019
Photo No. Date:
9 01-17-20
Direction:

Plan View
Facing West

Description:

TP-5

Photo No. Date:

10 01-17-20
Direction:

Facing Northeast

Description:

TP-5
Natural Sand
underlying footing