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High Real Estate Group wanted to introduce a new type of market-rate housing in this region of Lancaster County that offered high-end amenities and proximity to goods and services. The selected site was close to shopping, dining, and local attractions, but was constrained by a floodplain, which presented challenges in designing a stormwater system that…
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U-GRO, an early learning center and day care provider, wanted to build a facility in a fast-growing area of Lancaster County to meet the child care needs of families in the region. A location was selected, but the small, 2.67-acre site did not have room for sufficient water quality and stormwater facilities. And, this fast-track…
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When constructing the tallest building in the U.S. outside of New York and Chicago, virtually every fitout component is handled multiple times. As such, there is increased risk of injury during delivery, unloading, transporting, shakeout, and installation of critical units like the HVAC systems. For this 1,121-foot-tall, 1.5 million-SF skyscraper, RETTEW worked as the on-site…
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Looking to expand their existing facility that houses a local radio station, The Junction Center built a new 7,500-SF multi-use performing arts venue, called Landis Hall, to host various events. The project was an adaptive reuse of an existing building — an excellent opportunity to repurpose a vacant property. There were several challenges on the…
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Part of the larger City Center Allentown project is 520 Hamilton, a new six-story mixed-use building with retail and luxury residences. Ensuring the preservation and integrity of the buildings surrounding the site during demolition and construction required precise measurements. To accomplish this, RETTEW used 3D laser scanning in addition to traditional surveying methods. This technology…
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As property manager and developer Willow Valley looked at what would be their biggest commercial expansion to date, they realized they needed someone to handle the minutia of plan details as well as the big-picture strategy. This particular development involved an overall master plan for an approximately 60,000-SF commercial property on 80 acres that incorporated…
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Fulton Bank was looking to demolish an four-story commercial building on East King Street in the City of Lancaster’s Central Business District and construct a new 120,000-SF, eight-story building as an expansion of their corporate headquarters. The new building will house a mix of retail, office, and residential uses with a two-level underground parking facility…
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Looking to potentially acquire existing assets and mineral rights in northern Ohio, a land development client needed a limited due diligence investigation to audit several wells and associated facilities on the subject property. The focus of the assessment was six oil and natural gas well sites and two tank batteries that were more than 30…
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A regional construction services company, Houck Group, Inc. (Houck), was in need of renewing the first aid and CPR certification for many of their employees. They turned to RETTEW’s Safety Consulting group to detail the training within their specific applications and timeline. While standard first aid and CPR classes are lecture-based with limited hands-on opportunities,…
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Willow Valley wanted to develop two pad sites where a motor lodge once stood. This effort was part of an overall master plan for several commercial projects on an 80-acre property. After facilitating the demolition permitting for the motel, we turned our focus to redeveloping this site by right-sizing the pads for a CVS Pharmacy…
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