Two yellow masts peek high above the jam-packed city streets of Brooklyn, New York. While it was not obvious to passers-by, Urban Foundation/Engineering was using two state-of-the-art Bauer BG drilling rigs from Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) to literally conquer an underground boulder field in preparation for a 25-story residential building known as 18 Sixth Avenue.
The tower — the tallest of 15 buildings planned for this trendy mixed-use development — will top out at more than 500 feet. It sits at the intersection of Sixth and Atlantic Avenues adjacent to the Barclays Center indoor arena. 18 Sixth Avenue will feature more than 800 mixed-income housing units stacked upon a ground floor with retail storefronts.