Fulfillment Center – North Andover
OVERVIEW
This highly complex brownfield redevelopment involved the construction of a 3.8 million SF fulfillment center—the largest of its kind in New England—and the demolition of a manufacturing facility, relocation of a four-acre solar field, renovation of a 300,000 SF office building, and on- and off-site improvements.
Langan provided transactional due diligence; land use entitlements; highway improvements, including the design of two traffic signals, roadway widening, a multiuse path, and utility coordination; pre-demolition regulated building material surveys and sampling; and abatement design. By gaining MassDEP approval of our management approach during the abatement of the underground asbestos piping, site work could continue in parallel with abatement activities, averting disruptions to the project schedule.
Our team developed an innovative geotechnical ground improvement program to support the building with shallow-spread foundations, conducted a 2.25-mile roadway survey to support the municipal sewer extension design, and provided on-site utility management for an electrical substation relocation and stormwater management system enhancements.
We also secured a Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) permit to allow the on-site reuse of 45,000 cubic yards of recycled concrete aggregate, which significantly reduced environmental impacts by minimizing truck traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. The thoroughness of our approach led the DEP to adopt our BUD permit as a benchmark, setting the industry standard for similar permits.
Langan provided transactional due diligence; land use entitlements; highway improvements, including the design of two traffic signals, roadway widening, a multiuse path, and utility coordination; pre-demolition regulated building material surveys and sampling; and abatement design. By gaining MassDEP approval of our management approach during the abatement of the underground asbestos piping, site work could continue in parallel with abatement activities, averting disruptions to the project schedule.
Our team developed an innovative geotechnical ground improvement program to support the building with shallow-spread foundations, conducted a 2.25-mile roadway survey to support the municipal sewer extension design, and provided on-site utility management for an electrical substation relocation and stormwater management system enhancements.
We also secured a Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) permit to allow the on-site reuse of 45,000 cubic yards of recycled concrete aggregate, which significantly reduced environmental impacts by minimizing truck traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. The thoroughness of our approach led the DEP to adopt our BUD permit as a benchmark, setting the industry standard for similar permits.