Keystone Marriott

Urban Catalyst Manager LLC
San Jose, California

Project Summary

This Marriott TownePlace Suites is located in a highly-coveted location 300 yards from Google’s planned mega-campus and three blocks from Adobe’s Global Headquarters. It will will offer 176 rooms. Each unit will span between 370 to 830 square feet, with a full kitchenette. Additional amenities will include an exercise room, small meeting rooms, and a breakfast dining hall. A mid-building courtyard on the fourth floor will include a small pathway through landscaping. The eighth-floor indoor-outdoor lounge will offer a bar and barbeque pit for work and informal meetings.

Geotehcnical Engineering

The scope of work for the geotechnical engineering study included general site reconnaissance, evaluation of subsurface conditions through drilling soil borings and laboratory testing of soil samples.

Geotechnical Observation and Testing Services

  • Periodic observation during site demolition and over-excavation activities
  • Grading observation and compaction testing during mass grading
  • Compaction testing of underground utility trench backfill
  • Compaction testing of pavement/hardscape subgrade and aggregate base
  • Observation and compaction testing of structural fill placed as a part of the building pad, elevator pits, foundations, etc.
  • Laboratory compaction curves, as necessary
  • Observation of foundation excavations
  • Preparation of written daily inspection reports