Schnabel was hired to design and install a temporary soil mixed cut-off wall system for the Waldo’s project in Atlanta, GA. Named after Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Waldo’s project is a mixed-use development located in the eclectic Old Fourth Ward (O4W) neighborhood. When complete, the project will be anchored by a mass timber office building, 147-room hotel, townhomes, and retail. The project includes 275 below-street level parking spaces.

The project covered nearly a full city block, with one single-family home located just 5 feet from the shoring. Traditional methods would have required underpinning, but because of dewatering needs and risk of settlement, a soil-mixed cut-off wall was chosen to control groundwater and minimize deflections.