Excavation Contractor Brooklyn NY

Empire Excavation NYC is based in Brooklyn and built for its lots: 20-foot-wide parcels, shared brownstone walls, cellar dig-outs, and a century of buried surprises under every yard.

Brooklyn Excavation, Done the Brooklyn Way

From Williamsburg to Flatbush, Park Slope to Bushwick to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn excavation has a signature set of challenges. Row houses share party walls that are 150 years old. Access is a narrow side alley or a front stoop with a cellar hatch. And underground, you're as likely to hit an old foundation, a buried oil tank, or demolition rubble from the last century as you are to hit clean soil.

We run compact equipment sized for these lots, hand-dig around live utilities, and sequence foundation and underpinning work so neighboring buildings are never at risk. Whether it's a cellar dig-out in a Park Slope brownstone, a pool excavation in Marine Park, or a full foundation dig for new construction in East New York, we show up with the right machines and the right permits.

Neighborhoods We Serve in Brooklyn

Williamsburg · Bushwick · Bed-Stuy · Park Slope · Prospect Heights · Crown Heights · Flatbush · East Flatbush · Bay Ridge · Bensonhurst · Sunset Park · Greenpoint · Fort Greene · Clinton Hill · Carroll Gardens · Gowanus · Red Hook · Marine Park · Sheepshead Bay · Canarsie · East New York · Brownsville

Greenpoint's former industrial lots need special attention — buried tanks, fill and waterfront soil. Our dedicated Greenpoint excavation contractor page covers warehouse-to-residential conversions and Greenpoint soil conditions in detail.

Red Hook and the Columbia Waterfront sit on waterfront fill and mapped flood zones — see our dedicated Red Hook excavation contractor page for flood-zone grading and warehouse-adjacent site work.

Common Brooklyn Projects

Brownstone foundation work — cellar dig-outs, underpinning and new foundation walls with neighbor protection.
Residential dig-outs — pools, additions, garage pads and drainage on tight lots.
Yard re-grading — correcting negative slopes that flood basements in low-lying areas.
Utility trenches — gas, water, sewer and electric service lines with mark-outs and proper backfill.

Brooklyn permit note: Foundation work, underpinning and most structural excavation in Brooklyn requires NYC DOB permits, and work near adjacent buildings triggers protection and special-inspection requirements. We handle the filing side — see our NYC DOB excavation permit guide.

Wondering about pricing? Read our Brooklyn excavation cost guide, then request a free estimate — or call now:

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Also serving Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and Long Island.