Land Development Projects

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Commercial
Residential
Public Facilities

Commercial

Selected Project Experience

Lacey Marketplace North – Lacey, WA
Lacey Marketplace is a 40-acre commercial site that will be developed with two large retail anchor stores and several smaller retail establishments along the perimeter of the property. The on-site civil design includes storm drainage, grading, erosion control, water, and sanitary sewer. The project also involves several off-site improvements including frontage improvements along a major city arterial, extension of public water mains, and one new traffic signal. Off-site road improvements will require channelization modifications on a state route, illumination, and landscape and irrigation design. Parametrix is providing all on-site and off-site civil design, topographic and ALTA surveys, and a WSDOT Plan for Approval for improvements and access onto the state highway.

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Riverside Ford – Sumner, WA
Parametrix provided civil engineering and survey services for this new car dealership including parking lot grading, utility, and stormwater design. Due to poor-draining soils, the building pad had to be preloaded, requiring two grading and erosion control plans, one for preload design and one for final design. The stormwater system had to provide excess storage because of the poor-draining soils and elevation constraints at the existing outfall. To prevent backflow and flooding, an innovative drainage design was developed.

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Tallon Office Building – Lacey, WA
This new office development features a 9,500 sq. ft. office building located in the Hawk’s Rest Business Park. Parametrix provided civil engineering and landscape architecture design. The site had readily available utilities including stormwater systems, so design of the civil elements was a smooth process. During construction, however, it was discovered that actual water pressure did not match the expected pressure based on water modeling. To receive a Certificate of Occupancy, several design scenarios were explored and a final solution was negotiated with the City of Lacey.

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Prairie Park Mixed-Use Commercial Development – Yelm, WA
Prairie Park is a 16-acre commercial project that includes a cinema, hotel expansion, and eight other mixed-use commercial buildings. Parametrix staff was part of a design team that included a site architect, cinema architect, and other specialized design consultants. Project elements for the overall site development and the cinema site included roadway, grading, and storm drainage design, water system design, fire flow analysis, sanitary sewer design, street lighting, frontage improvements, landscaping design, and environmental permitting. This project had an extremely aggressive schedule, as the cinema had to open prior to holiday film releases. The infrastructure was designed and then approved by the City within eight weeks.

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Mottman Road Commercial Development – Tumwater, WA
Parametrix staff provided civil design for this 3-acre development that includes two 9,500 square foot commercial/retail buildings. Working closely with the project architect, erosion control plans, grading and storm drainage plans, water and sewer system plans, parking lot and paving plans, and frontage improvement plans were prepared. Because the Olympia/Tumwater city limits are located on the property line, one of the primary challenges of this project was working through a multi-jurisdictional review and approval process.

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Tumwater Town Center – Tumwater, WA
Tumwater Town Center was a planned 200,000 square foot office development. The project was developed in response to a request for proposal (RFP) placed by the State of Washington. Parametrix was part of a team that included the project’s developer and architect, and took the project through the 50% design level. A requirement of the State was to design the project to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating criteria. Parametrix incorporated many low-impact design features, including drought-tolerant landscaping, the use of many smaller on-site storm drainage sub-basins, biofiltration swales, and topsoil re-use.

Residential

Selected Project Experience

Briggs Village – Olympia, WA
Parametrix provided surveying, civil engineering, planning, permitting and transportation design services in support of the preliminary plat for the Briggs Village master planned development. Briggs Village will include 133 single-family lots, 204 multi-family units, 42 duplexes, and 82 townhomes as well as 250,000 square feet of commercial/office space. The project will be constructed in multiple phases over a ten-year period. During the master plan process, Parametrix assisted the architectural team in developing the internal circulation and access system, the preliminary utility layouts, and conceptual storm drainage and grading plans. We prepared on-site civil design plans and provided permitting assistance for the western portion of the village, including off-site transportation infrastructure.

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Salishan Redevelopment – Tacoma, WA
The Tacoma Housing Authority was awarded a $35-million HOPE VI redevelopment grant in 2000 to redevelop the 188-acre Salishan public housing neighborhood. The redevelopment project involved demolition of all existing residential units and construction of 1,270 to 1,500 new housing units, as well as revitalization and construction of new community infrastructure, facilities, and services. The total cost of the revitalization is over $200 million. The project approval process involved vacation of the existing plat, a rezone to expand the commercial portion of the project and increase the densities within the residentially zoned portions of the project, a new preliminary plat, and a wetland development permit. Parametrix provided topographic surveying, preliminary platting, environmental planning, permitting, infrastructure design, construction support, construction staking, and final platting services.

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Indian Summer Phase 5, The Links – Thurston County, WA
Indian Summer is an upscale residential development located along a tournament-quality golf course, with views of Mt. Rainier and acres of waterfalls, lakes, ponds, and streams. Phase 5 of this project is a 91-lot single-family subdivision. Parametrix prepared both the preliminary plat and final civil drawings for the development. Civil elements of the project included design of the internal road network, sewer, water, and storm drainage. Challenges included designing the site around a large wetland and associated floodplain. Site grading required encroachment into floodplain areas. Parametrix negotiated with the County to fill floodplain areas by providing equivalent compensation volumes. The site also included an area of historical significance. Parametrix negotiated with the County on project phasing, allowing the developer time to adequately address the archaeological project elements.

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Cherry Meadows – Yelm, WA
Cherry Meadows is a 202-lot single-family residential subdivision on 40 acres. Parametrix provided site layout and preliminary platting as well as off-site civil and landscaping design. The project scope included off-site roadways, public water mains, off-site STEP sewer mains, storm drainage mains, and landscaping and irrigation improvements. A Plan for Approval (PFA) was also prepared for two off-site intersections to comply with WSDOT requirements. Parametrix prepared construction plans for these intersections as well.

Cullens Road Plat – Yelm, WA
Cullens Road Plat is a 30-lot single-family residential subdivision. Parametrix is providing topographic survey, site layout, and preliminary platting services. Preliminary design services include on-site and off-site water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, and road improvements.

Public Facilities

Selected Project Experience

Kitsap County Public Works Utility Annex – Bremerton, WA
The Kitsap County Public Works Annex is located on approximately 11 acres in the Bremerton Industrial Park. The site incorporates a variety of low impact design features. The parking lot and the building align with the existing topography of the site to minimize impact and disruption of the forested area. The project is divided into several smaller basins, allowing storm water to be treated and infiltrated in many different areas across the site. Alternative paving materials, such as pervious asphalt and pavers, are incorporated into the parking lot areas, and biofilters are used in planter areas. Cisterns collect roof runoff, which is then used for washing maintenance vehicles. Parametrix was responsible for site planning, building design, environmental permitting, storm drainage and grading design, water and sanitary sewer system design, surveying and landscape and irrigation design.

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National Flight Interpretive Center at Paine Field – Everett, WA
Parametrix provided civil engineering, permitting, surveying, and design of transportation improvements for this new flight museum and interpretive center. Design elements included parking lot layout and utility and stormwater design. Located next to an operating airport, the design had to take into account vertical limits of the runway protection zone as well as restrictions on the use of above ground stormwater systems due to their tendency to attract water fowl. Limited available site area led to creative parking and stormwater design solutions.

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Saint Martin’s College Integrated Master Plan – Lacey, WA
Saint Martin’s is a small private catholic college and abbey located in the heart of the City of Lacey. Parametrix is currently working with the college and abbey to create an integrated master plan that addresses the infrastructure improvements necessary to support future growth and expansion. The college currently has a plan for construction or expansion of 13 buildings on campus, and is in need of a comprehensive analysis of their existing utilities and what improvements or upgrades will be required to support the planned growth. Parametrix worked with a stakeholders group to identify master plan elements and a mutually agreeable approach to future development on campus.

Saint Martins College Saint Martin’s College Residence Hall – Lacey, WA
This new student housing building is located within a heavily wooded area. Parametrix provided civil engineering services including parking lot grading, utility, and stormwater design. The Saint Martin’s campus has been developed over many years and information on existing utility systems was difficult to find or erroneous. Utility designs needed to be flexible to address changed conditions as they were found in the field. The parking area was laid out to save trees where possible.

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Tumwater Historic District Infrastructure Study – Tumwater, WA
Parametrix evaluated the necessary infrastructure improvements and permitting requirements associated with redevelopment of the Olympia Brewhouse. The picturesque brewhouse was built at the turn of the century at the mouth of the Deschutes River. With information developed through this study, the City intended to facilitate redevelopment efforts of private investors, or build a case for the project to be included in a future public facilities district so that public funds may be invested in redevelopment of the site. The study concluded that the location of the brewhouse at the mouth of the Deschutes River presented a number of challenges in terms of access, infrastructure, and permitting. These included the need for re-evaluation of access to the site, possible upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure, and special permitting considerations for shoreline, wetlands and habitats associated with the Deschutes River and Capitol Lake.

North Thurston School District Maintenance Facility – Lacey, WA
Parametrix staff provided civil design and surveying for improvements to the North Thurston School District Maintenance Facility. The overall project involved renovating an existing school bus maintenance facility to accommodate other district departments. Working closely with the project architect, grading and storm drainage plans were prepared for the parking lot upgrade and expansion. Due to the extent of improvements, the entire site had to be brought up to current storm drainage standards.

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