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Level Design Group, L.L.C. was retained to provide civil/site design drawings and construction documents for a multiple building research and development, manufacturing and office facility within a former military base. This was the second phase of a four phase master plan completed by one of the Principals of Level Design prior to the inception of Level Design. The project included the design of driveways, on and off site utilities, parking areas, truck docks, stormwater management and landscaping. Extensive coordination with the abutters and regional planning committee was necessary due to the size of this project compared with others in the area as well as the coordination of utility modifications. Approvals were coordinated through both the Devens Enterprise Commission and MassDevelopment.
The Principals of Level Design Group have been retained to provide expert witness testimony and support for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office on behalf of various state agencies due to the takings of two properties under the Eminent Domain Statutes, and are defending the prior property owner’s appeal for additional compensation. LDG was engaged to prepare base plans and schematic development plans to establish the highest and best use of the property. This entailed research at the Registry of Deeds, review of local, state and federal regulations, determination of encumbrances and existing physical conditions. LDG provided expert testimony in court as to the highest and best use of the properties.
Level Design has been retained to provide site design, drainage
analysis, permitting and construction administration for a new parking
lot to support a proposed building at the Wyman-Gordon Press facility
in Worcester Massachusetts. This facility will serve as a new product
manufacturing facility for Wyman in the Worcester Area. The design
required coordination with the CSX railroad, abutting property owners
and stringent requirements of all parties involved.
Level Design has been retained to survey the Wyman Gordon Grafton
facility and analyze the space needs for the facility in accordance
with current regulations. This project will include 180 Ac. on the
ground existing conditions and property line survey.
Level Design has been retained to complete the construction documents
and permitting required for the proposed 152 Unit Affordable Housing
development in Barnstable Massachusetts. This unique site requires
alternative Low Impact Development drainage technologies, such
as swales and biofiltration for treatment of stormwater. Coordination
with the Town of Barnstable, Barnstable Water Company and other
agencies involved was crucial in the issuance of the Comprehensive
permit for this project.
Level Design has been retained to the survey, site design, hydrologic
analysis and construction administration for this Master plan and subdivision
development. The first phase of the project was the design and permitting
of a 30,000 s.f. industrial condominium building, associated utilities,
parking, drive-in doors, driveways and drainage. This project was permitted
through the North Attleboro Conservation Commission, and Site Plan
Approval through the Planning Board. During this design phase careful consideration
to the proposed future installation of a subdivision road to eliminate
a dangerous intersection at the south of the property was considered. The
design incorporates area required to install this roadway without considerable
disturbance to the initial building and its occupants. The project is now
in construction and is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2007.
Level Design is now working on the Subdivision of the property. This
property will connect two major roads and eliminate a dangerous intersection
from the North Attleborough Industrial park. This will allow for free
flow of traffic through the park. This subdivision is anticipated to house
4-5 buildings of industrial condominiums as designed in phase I.
Level Design has been retained to complete the construction documents and Construction Administration and Permitting Closeout for a 5 Building, 20 Unit Townhouse development. The development replaces a former automotive dealership and allows for the creation of 50% greater green space then was previously on the site. The construction requires close monitoring due to the proximity of the projects to three surrounding rivers, the Ten Mile River, Bungay Brook and Bliss Brook. Closeout will require permitting through the Conservation Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Level Design has been retained to complete the Construction Documents and Construction Administration for a 9 Building 35 Unit Townhouse Complex in Cumberland Rhode Island. This project was permitting by another firm through the Town and State and level Design has been retained to complete documents and permit utility connections and design development for construction purposes with the Town and State. Level Design is provided construction stakeout and construction administration as a part of this project.
Level Design Group was retained to provide the civil/site design, extensive hydraulic and hydrologic analysis and permitting for a 32 Unit Residential Townhouse development. The development includes a bridge replacement and installation of a causeway to cross the Ten Mile River and Bordering Vegetated Wetlands respectively. The project will bring water, sewer and natural gas service down the adjacent roadway thus providing sewage disposal in this environmentally sensitive area. With views of the Ten Mile river on Two Sides and Wetherell Pond the design of the drainage and roadways had to fit into the surrounding environment. Utilizing Low Impact Development Technologies and standard structured drainage in tandem provided for a development design consistent with the needs of the developer, the regulations in the Town and the nature of the lot itself.
A Principal of Level Design Group provided the civil/site and sanitary engineering designs and permitting for a waterfront residential complex in Barnstable County. The sanitary engineering designs involved a 7,000 gpd package treatment system with primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment with ultraviolet filtration prior to discharge into a pressure dosed leaching field. The site design contains a pressure dosed leach field with BioClere units for secondary nitrogen removal and an anoxic filter for tertiary treatment creating an ultimate wastewater discharge with less than 5 ppm nitrogen. The site constraints included flood zone, bordering vegetated wetlands, coastal bank, coastal dune, coastal wetlands, river bank, and FEMA flood zone, as well as previously placed filled tidelands. The project is in an environmentally sensitive area which required utilization of alternative technologies in pavement design and for the installation of a subsurface disposal system. The property has since been purchased by the Town of Dennis for the creation of a waterfront park.
A Principal of Level Design Group was involved in the design, permitting and construction document preparation for the New Nahant Beach Halfway House development. The Design involved the removal of the existing structure, development plan preparation for the placement of a structure on a barrier beach with dune modification. The project was permitting through the Town of Nahant Conservation Commission, Coast Guard and Massachusetts Division of Coastal Zone Management.
A Principal of Level Design Group was involved in the civil/site and sanitary engineering designs, permitting, and environmental site assessment of a proposed 75,000 package distribution building for Federal Express. The subsurface sewage disposal system design consisted of a 3,000 gpd pressure dosed leaching facility. Site design, which incorporated the best and highest use of two properties to chose which to purchase, in accordance with state and local regulations.
Designed and prepared site construction documents, obtained local, state and federal permits, provided construction administration services for a 90,000 s.f. office and 360,000 s.f. distribution facility. The project included roads, utilities, parking areas, truck docks and stormwater management. Design constraints included extensive wetlands and archeological concerns. Permitting included approvals from the Zoning and Planning Boards, Conservation Commission, MEPA, Mass Historical Commission, Water Quality Certificate, U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers for filling and replicating wetlands. Stormwater management was a critical component which mitigated impacts to resource areas.
The following projects were done by Principals of Level Design Group, working under other employers.
A Principal of Level Design Group, L.L.C. assisted in the design and preparation of site construction documents, obtained local, state and federal permits, provided construction administration services for a 90,000 s.f. office and 360,000 s.f. distribution facility. The project included roads, utilities, parking areas, truck docks and stormwater management. Design constraints included extensive wetlands and archeological concerns. Permitting included approvals from the Zoning and Planning Boards, Conservation Commission, MEPA, Mass Historical Commission, Water Quality Certificate, U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers for filling and replicating wetlands. Stormwater management was a critical component which mitigated impacts to resource areas.
A Principal of Level Design Group was retained to provide site design, preparation of construction documents and obtain permits for a 104,000 sf. R&D/office building. The project included utilities, parking areas and truck docks. The design constraints included adjacent wetlands, general topography and prevalent ledge outcroppings. Permitting included the Stoughton redevelopment Authority, Conservation Commission and Town Engineer, stormwater management and mitigation of the project impacts to the adjacent wetlands.
A Principal of Level Design Group provided civil/site engineering, including design drawings and construction documents for various post-9/11 security improvements within the Worcester Regional Airport. These project included coordination of construction activities while maintaining the continuous operation of the airport. The improvements included the design of access roadways, on and off-site utilities, parking areas, truck loading docks, stormwater management systems, and landscaping. Extensive coordination during the design planning and construction phases of this project allowed it to move forward with minimal impact to the overall operations of the facility.
A Principal of Level Design Group was retained to perform permitting,
civil/site design, and monitor survey and geotechnical subcontractors
related to the design of multiple communications tower sites for
the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). The tower sites
were intended to link some of the MWRA waterworks sites throughout
the state to provide MWRA with a central monitoring capability for
their statewide network. The ten site locations range from the top
of a mountain in a restricted viewshed to a residential neighborhood.
The project included driveway, drainage and subsurface utility design.
Permitting included an expanded Environmental Notification Form
under MEPA requirements, review of wetlands setbacks, and the identification
of construction restrictions to minimize other permitting requirements.
