Hear what you're missing: Pile driving in downtown St. Pete

Tampa Bay Times

Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:35pm

After nine, teeth-rattling months, the pile driving in downtown St. Petersburg has stopped. City officials confirm the work was completed last week and won't resume. [MONICA HERNDON | Times]

After nine, teeth-rattling months, the pile driving in downtown St. Petersburg has stopped. City officials confirm the work was completed last week and won't resume. The aggravating preparation for building a 19-floor apartment building and adjacent garage at 330 Third St. S was supposed to take five months. But since April it had pounded on, eventually prompting the construction company to take a holiday hiatus and city council members to promise a still-pending review of the city's building rules. The experience has prompted other builders of proposed downtown towers to say they plan to use less noisy methods to stabilize their buildings' infrastructure.

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