Concrete & Rebar

Last week was busy for the future Boylston Street Apple store site, including deliveries of concrete and steel rebar for the foundation. On Monday the 23rd they poured concrete on the rear half of the space, and then on Tuesday the 24th they poured on the front half. Large piles of steel reinforcing bars were delivered during the week, and you can barely seem some of them being put into postion where vertical supports will eventually be installed. In the near-right corner of the lot there is work that appears to be for an elevator shaft, but otherwise the site is still amorphous.

Concrete Being Poured

On June 20th the first concrete pumping trucks arrived and began pouring the first parts of the foundation, according to the time-lapse video of the site. After demolition, all of the work has really been about the foundation, which is necessary because of the backbay location of the store. It's not as simple as just driving some piles into the ground, or laying down a concrete slab. The constant ground water requires a pretty complex foundation. But the arrival of concrete means they are making some progress!