For over 120 years, this landmark furniture manufacturing company operated in the heart of Mebane, NC. After closing operations, the historic site became prime real estate for mixed use development and downtown rejuvenation....
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Virginia Business Ready Sites Program, funded in 2015 by the Virginia Legislature, provides tiered characterization levels for 100-acre sites in Virginia. The goals of the program are to bring awareness and further funding to the lack of “ready” sites throughout the Commonwealth. Since September 2016, Draper Aden Associates has provided site characterization analyses for various local governments all across Virginia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Draper Aden conducted all Brownfields activities to assist the Town’s economic development efforts in marketing a valuable parcel of land. At the recommendation of the Town, assisted the prospective developer with the Eligibility Letter, Brownfield Application, assessment activities and negotiated the draft and final Brownfields Agreement. We saved the client almost $500,000 by using site development plans and soil assessment result as basis to remove the need for soil excavation as part of the Brownfields Agreement. Draper Aden performed all underground storage tank (UST) removal activities for a property transaction that involved the Town’s right-of-way, including soil excavation, groundwater sampling and NCDENR reporting to obtain a Notice of No Further Action. We also conducted a major soil assessment for the Edenton Chowan Economic Development Partnership at a firing range within a planned industrial park. This project required nearly constant communication with the NCDENR, Division of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Section. Additional services included: -...
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We have been involved with the project's architect-of-record, Hanbury, since its inception. Among other services, we have prepared boundary and topographic surveys, conducted fire flow testing, and developed comprehensive site/civil design plans that included sidewalk and crosswalk enhancements for building accessibility. Our role in a series of public meetings also helped secure the approval of several entitlement applications, e.g. rezoning, conditional use permit for building height, and right-of-way vacations on Gilbert Street. ...
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We helped to preserve a community landmark through work on the neglected East End Theater in Richmond’s historical Church Hill neighborhood. We handled the structural engineering needs for the renovation as well as the expansion....
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Draper Aden Associates provided project coordination, master planning, design, and construction phase services for approximately 117-acres, including a four-lane access road, water and sewer extensions, stormwater management, and mega-site building pad grading. In addition to civil site engineering, our services included surveying, cultural resource survey, geotechnical engineering, and environmental services, including Waters of the U.S. delineation and mitigation design. Funding for the project was provided by the Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority, VDOT, VEDP, and the Tobacco Commission. Draper Aden Associates works closely with these agencies to meet all funding requirements, including project cost estimating. AEP and McCallum Sweeney have certified Wildwood Commerce Park under the “Large Park” category.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a community service project, Draper Aden Associates worked with citizen members of the Town of Pulaski’s Economic Development Board for about a year to develop a grant proposal to fund the investigation of abandoned and deteriorating industrial sites, known as Brownfields, in the community. The grant proposal was successfully approved for expanded program funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, in the amount of $200,000. Subsequent to procurement, Draper Aden Associates was awarded a contract by the Town to begin the process of evaluating existing Brownfields sites for reuse as public facilities and/or for redevelopment as viable residential, commercial, industrial or mixed-use properties. The project concentrated on two target areas: (1) the Historic Downtown Commercial District located near the center of Town, and (2) the Pulaski South Historical Residential and Industrial District, also known as Southside. The Town envisions developing these areas, which adjoin less affluent residential...
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