Loud and expensive renovations shattering a formerly quiet block in Manhattan
From a comment on the article:
&quot;The normal way to excavate bedrock is dynamite. This would probably not be feasible on this site.  But at this rate, from the photo, they are going to be jackhammering for another three years to reach thirty seven and a half feet.  I’ve read that in London the Uber rich do these basement pool - theatre complexes all the time under their town houses, but probably digging out dirt.  The neighbors should get their council persons involved to pressure DOB to put a blanket prohibition on what is clearly an untenable method of excavation.   A Bedrock Amendment: if the site isn’t big or isolated enough for blasting, bedrock is the limit.&quot;[0]<p>In London, lavish basements have become trendy[1], but they don&#x27;t have to deal with bedrock so close to the surface. The Guardian article only mentions the noise once.<p>[0]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nyti.ms&#x2F;2D2qPOp#permid=31403929" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nyti.ms&#x2F;2D2qPOp#permid=31403929</a><p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;money&#x2F;2018&#x2F;may&#x2F;07&#x2F;pool-basement-wealth-super-rich-digging-down-london" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;money&#x2F;2018&#x2F;may&#x2F;07&#x2F;pool-basement-...</a>