Projects
Selected Project Work
J.C. Baldwin work spans coastal protection, hillside stabilization, structural support, and specialized civil construction across California.
Sea Wall Construction
Del Mar Sea Wall
Del Mar, California
A 130-foot cantilevered sheet pile seawall with reinforced concrete encapsulation protecting two oceanfront properties in Del Mar.
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Slope Stabilization
Camden Crown Valley Slope Repair
Mission Viejo, California
Slope stabilization repair at the Camden Crown Valley apartments, using cast-in-drilled-hole piles and post-tensioned tiebacks to stabilize roughly 900 linear feet of slope along La Alameda.
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Bulkhead & Tieback Repair
Port of Los Angeles Bulkhead Repair
Port of Los Angeles, California
Board-mandated bulkhead wall repair including sub-slab demolition, soil removal, slurry replacement, new slab construction, tieback installation, and full boardwalk replacement.
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Structural Underpinning
Planet Pacific Underpinning
Mission Viejo, California
Caisson underpinning of a 17,000 SF, three-story office building that had settled nine inches on the northwest side, completed while the building remained fully occupied.
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Foundation Retrofit
Century Woods Foundation Retrofit
Los Angeles, California
Limited-access foundation retrofit of an existing parking structure using deep caissons and reinforced grade beams tied into the original foundation.
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Bluff Stabilization
Martin Resorts Shore Cliff Lodge Bluff Stabilization
Pismo Beach, California
Design-build bluff stabilization of four distinct work areas at a fully active coastal hotel, featuring 130 tiebacks, 15,000 square feet of shotcrete, and a GeoWeb bluff reconstruction.
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Bluff Stabilization
Shell Beach Bluff and Retaining Wall Stabilization
Shell Beach, Pismo Beach, California
Emergency replacement of a failed metal crib wall with a 128-foot tieback wall featuring a natural sculptured finish to blend with the surrounding bluff.
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Retaining Wall Repair
Walmart MSE Wall Repair
Riverside County, California
Tieback and structural concrete repair of a failed 1,200-foot MSE wall with 17 homes above and a Walmart parking lot below.
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Landslide Stabilization
Home Depot Emergency Landslide Stabilization
Laguna Woods, California
Emergency stabilization of a major landslide above the Home Depot parking lot using drilled piers, grade beams, and tiebacks.
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Landslide Stabilization
Coast HOA Landslide Stabilization
San Clemente, California
A caisson-and-tieback stabilization project protecting eight homes threatened by a deep landslide in Southern Orange County.
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Bluff Stabilization
Colony Cove Bluff Stabilization
San Clemente, California
An 80-foot-tall, 850-foot-long concrete bluff wall with tiebacks and soil nails, completed for the City of San Clemente on time and on budget.
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Coastal Bluff Stabilization
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant Shoreline Protection
San Diego, California
Shoreline protection for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant featuring 125 tiebacks, a reinforced earth wall, and 1,000 yards of decorative shotcrete carved to match the natural coastal bluffs.
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Coastal Access Construction
Swami's Park Beach Access and Stabilization
Encinitas, California
Construction of a public beach access stairway anchored to a 500-cubic-yard mass concrete footing, with rock bolt bluff stabilization, for the City of Encinitas.
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