Nave Newell understands that the land development approval process continues to become more complicated. Our clients rely on us to take them from idea to buildable project, while navigating more difficult land sites, increases in regulations, and more-involved communities.
BioMed Realty Trust planned to redevelop the unoccupied portions of their 19 acre commercial property to create more attractive, leasable office and laboratory space. The redevelopment will include demolition of an existing building, design of a new 102,045 sf office/laboratory building and preservation of the two remaining buildings. Additional parking will be provided utilizing the sloped topography in a terraced parking lot adjacent to the proposed building and with a parking structure on-grade, below the new building to improve circulation and provide effective connections throughout the campus.
Challenges posed by the site included a tight limit of disturbance for redevelopment and significant utility coordination to separate the new building from overloaded existing campus. After doing a thorough cost analysis including the investigation of existing utilities and feasibility of relocation, Nave Newell proposed a surface infiltration basin BMP within the lawn area as the most cost effective stormwater solution. Nave Newell assisted BioMed in obtaining zoning relief and land development approvals, as well as the required NPDES permit for redevelopment within an Act 167 watershed and a sanitary sewer planning module. When complete, BioMed will have newly designed, LEED certified laboratory and office space to enhance their portfolio of quality assets and merit national recognition for environmentally sustainable design.
Awards: 2008 Best Engineering Firm. Sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal.
Client: BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
Services: Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Land Planning, Landscape Architecture
The existing 16-acre office complex contained five buildings totaling 228,000 square feet. Keystone Property Group purchased Sentry Park West to perform a redevelopment and renovation to transform the struggling park into top notch office space.
Nave Newell provided site design to relocate a perimeter loop road to the interior of the site. As a result, a clear main entrance to all buildings created a unified corporate center, while reducing impervious cover and increasing the available parking by 103 new parking spots.
Awards: 2006 Best Real Estate Deals, Rehab / Renovation Winner. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Client: Keystone Property Group
Services: Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Land Planning, Landscape Architecture
Nave
Newell prepared land development plans for this new, three-story, Class
A office building, located on 4.5 acres on South Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township. Work
included securing a Zoning Variance from the Township for the parking
setback, grading the parking lot, designing stormwater retention basins
and storm sewers, coordinating the stream crossing for the sanitary connection,
and working with PA Sewer & Water Company with regards to the connection
of the water service line.
Nave Newell also prepared the PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit Plans for Gulph Road, secured approval from Montgomery County Conservation District for the Erosion & Sediment Control Plan, and obtained a PA Department of Environmental Protection General Permit. Nave Newell also worked with the architect, Cathers & Associates, on design changes to the layout to meet the architectural needs of the building, and provided construction administration on behalf of the property owner during the construction process.
Developer: Innovative Development Solutions, LLC
Owner: Keystone Property Group
Services: Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Land Planning, Landscape Architecture
The
property owner proposes to develop this 70-acre site for a commercial
office park. The development will include 415,000 square feet
of office space with a 125 linear foot, clear span bridge to cross Core
Creek. Nave Newell is completing the site and bridge design, as
well as all surveying for the project. Responsibilities include
conducting a floodplain analysis, obtaining the necessary joint permits,
and coordinating with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
US Army Corps of Engineers, and local municipal authorities.
Client: Brandywine Realty Trust
Services: Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Land Planning, Landscape Architecture
The
existing building, formerly utilized by one tenant as an industrial office,
is outdated and unoccupied. Keystone Property Group selected Nave
Newell to provide full land development services to revitalize the 16.8-acre
site of the existing building, renovate the parking lot and provide landscape
and vehicular traffic improvements. The site is being redeveloped to
bring it up to current office standards and make it more attractive to
multiple tenants.
Challenges posed by the site’s location include a pond and wetlands located on the site, frontage on 3 streets and dead-end traffic from East & West Park Drives. Parking lot renovation work will involve the reconfiguration of the northerly and southerly parking lot to include a reorientation of the parking spaces, inclusion of grass islands and the relocation of the entrance drives; construction of a drive aisle along the westerly side of the building is also needed to connect the two parking lots and improve traffic flow.
Nave Newell is assisting the client’s attorney with application administration and meeting with client representatives and municipal officials to obtain approvals necessary for the project. As a result, Keystone Property Group will have an enhanced site with attractive, leasable office space, on a site with increased landscaping and improved traffic flow.
Client: Keystone Property Group
Services: Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Land Planning, Landscape Architecture
Major
renovations were required to modernize this 4-acre office center. Originally,
60,000 sf were available within two 3-story buildings, a 2-story building
and a 1-story building. The most significant improvement included a proposed
building addition to create one unified 3-story building. The existing
1-story building was removed to increase visibility from the street and
improve vehicular circulation. The resulting development contained 70,000
square-feet of office, reduced impervious cover and increased the number
of parking stalls. An underground stormwater collection system was implemented
to capture stormwater from roof-drains, reducing the amount of sheet
flow and the rate of flow. Extensive zoning relief, Township meetings
and expert testimony were required prior to submitting plans for Land
Development approval.
Client: Keystone Property Group
Services: Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture