--- title: "10.75\" Helical Piles for 22 Story Tower in Long Island City, NY | IDEAL Group" description: Find out how IDEAL's helical piles saved money on this 22 story tower in Long Island City, NY. Learn more by clicking here today. image: https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SCOBBO-CRESCENT-CLUB-2-1024x543.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/helical-pipe-piles-for-22-story-tower-in-long-island#maincontent) [ «  View All Posts ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/learning-center/) # 10.75″ Helical Pipe Piles for 22 Story Tower in Long Island City, NY October 13th, 2015 1 min read By [Bruce Stroyer](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/author/bruce-stroyer) ![](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SCOBBO-CRESCENT-CLUB-2-1024x543.jpg?width=1024&height=543&name=SCOBBO-CRESCENT-CLUB-2-1024x543.jpg) TALLEST BUILDING KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN BUILT ON HIGH-CAPACITY HELICAL PIPE PILES. **OVERVIEW:** A 22 story multi-purpose new-build structure which included retail space on lower levels and condos and apartments on upper floors. **CHALLENGE:** Caissons, drilled piers and H piles were considered for this project, but due to the close proximity of the existing structures, vibration concerns were a significant factor. For this reason, as well as overall project cost concerns, high-capacity [helical pipe piles](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/helical-piles/) from [Ideal Foundation Systems](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/) were selected for the deep foundations. **SOLUTION:** Full scale load tests to 220 tons were successfully completed to ASTM standards. (190) 10.75’’ diameter x .40 W.T. high capacity helical piles manufactured by IDEAL Group, were installed to a working load of 110 tons at an average depth of 40 feet. A 125k drive head and a torque monitoring system was used to install the helical pipe piles. All helical pipe pile lead sections and helical pipe pile extensions were 20’ or 30’ in length and all connections were bolted and field welded. All helical pipe piles were filled with grout after installation. **[PRINT VERSION ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hubfs/CASE%20STUDY/22%20Story%20Tower%20on%2010.75%20Helical%20Pipe%20Piles%20from%20IDEAL.pdf)** **![](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY-6-300x242-2.jpg?width=297&height=240&name=Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY-6-300x242-2.jpg)![Scobbo Foundations - 22 Story Mixed Use Bldg - Long Island City NY](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY.jpg?width=298&height=240&name=Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY.jpg)** **INSTALLER:** Scobbo Foundation Systems Long Island City, NY Piscataway, NJ www.nynjhelix.com **GENERAL CONTRACTOR:** H&H Builders NYC www.hhbuilders.net **ENGINEERING:** Ray Teeter, P.E. Canandaigua, NY **LOADS:** 440 Kips Ultimate Compression Load 90 Kips Ultimate Tension Load 4 Kips Ultimate Lateral Load **SPECIFICATIONS:** 10.75” pile shaft 0.400” W.T. 1” helix plate thickness 24” helix diameter (1) Grout filled Non-galvanized **SOILS + EMBEDMENT DEPTH:** Sandy soils with N values of 0-20 BPF were encountered down to bedrock at approximately 40’. Average embedment depth where N values averaged 40 BPF. **![Scobbo Foundations - 22 Story Mixed Use Bldg - Long Island City NY4](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY4.jpg?width=297&height=222&name=Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY4.jpg)![Scobbo Foundations - 22 Story Mixed Use Bldg - Long Island City NY2](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY2.jpg?width=297&height=214&name=Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY2.jpg)![Scobbo Foundations - 22 Story Mixed Use Bldg - Long Island City NY3](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY3.jpg?width=297&height=190&name=Scobbo-Foundations-22-Story-Mixed-Use-Bldg-Long-Island-City-NY3.jpg)** Topics: [ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) [ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study) Don't forget to share this post: ## Related Articles [![](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GADS-HILL-CRUSHER-4_500-HELICAL-23.jpg?width=4781&height=3825&name=GADS-HILL-CRUSHER-4_500-HELICAL-23.jpg) ### We Accomplish Big Things in Small Spaces May 1st, 2024|1 min read ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/big-things-small-spaces) [![](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/APTOS-CALIFORNIA-FIRE-DEPT-4_500-HELICAL-5.jpg?width=2048&height=1536&name=APTOS-CALIFORNIA-FIRE-DEPT-4_500-HELICAL-5.jpg) ### 142 Helical Piles for Central Fire Fleet Improvements in California February 26th, 2024|1 min read ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/142-helical-piles-for-central-fire-fleet-improvements-in-california) [![](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screenshot-2023-11-30-at-13_32_28.png?width=639&height=429&name=Screenshot-2023-11-30-at-13_32_28.png) ### Where do helical piles work best? 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Historic Buildings October 21st, 2019|1 min read ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/micropiles-and-historic-buildings) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Bruce Stroyer", "url" : "https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/author/bruce-stroyer" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-20T18:45:18.106Z", "datePublished" : "2015-10-13T21:06:32.000Z", "headline" : "10.75\" Helical Piles for 22 Story Tower in Long Island City, NY | IDEAL Group", "image" : [ "https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SCOBBO-CRESCENT-CLUB-2-1024x543.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/helical-pipe-piles-for-22-story-tower-in-long-island", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/hubfs/ASSETS/logos/Ideal-Logo.png" } } } ```