Berkeley Student Housing Foundation
Berkeley, CA
- Project Type
- Student Housing Foundation
- Project Year
- 2020–2021
- Excavation
- ≈400 yd³
- Reinforcing Steel
- ≈6 tons
- Foundation
- Full basement
A major milestone for New Edge Concrete — our first foundation for a luxury student-housing development near UC Berkeley, steps from California Memorial Stadium. We built the full basement foundation for a premium dormitory: custom reinforced concrete walls, structural floors, and the foundation system that carries the building above. The job ran through the COVID-19 pandemic, so we worked to strict safety protocols while holding the schedule — excavating roughly 400 cubic yards of soil and installing about six tons of reinforcing steel. It opened the door to a lasting client relationship and several projects that followed, making it one of the most important jobs in our company's growth.
Scope of work
- Large basement excavation
- Custom reinforced concrete walls
- Structural floors & foundation system
- Reinforced retaining walls
- Kept on schedule through COVID
The finished result
During the build
Excavation, forming, reinforcement, and the pour — the work behind the finish.