East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

Site Planning, Design and Permitting
East Boston, Massachusetts

 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

 

Gale performed site planning, site design, and site permitting for a new four-story, LEED® Gold Certified Community Health Center in Maverick Square, East Boston, MA.  The scope of work included:

 

  • Planning study included a boundary and topographic survey, environmental site assessment, utilities study, zoning analysis
  • Responsible for all civil/site aspects of design effort to include complex layout, grading, stormwater management, utilities, and landscape plans
  • Design and layout of off-street parking for vehicles and drop-off areas to be used by the health center shuttles and emergency vehicles
  • Subsequent design and permitting effort included filing with the Boston Water & Sewer Commission and Boston Public Improvements Commission
  • Assisted in the LEED® Certification process by determining the maximum number of LEED® points, document review and preparation, as well as various supporting calculations