Franklin County Industrial Development Corporation
Tim Smith, Executive Director  (802) 524-2194, ext. 13

Peerless Clothing Distribution Center, St. Albans, VT

Peerless Clothing manufactures men’s suits in Montreal, Quebec and overseas. They have their US distribution facility in the St. Albans Town Industrial Park. CCE has been involved with their facility since 1998. Four major buildings have been constructed along with associated parking lots, utilities and other site improvements. Peerless Clothing now has over 400 employees located at the St. Albans distribution center.

A major warehouse addition was designed by Cross Consulting Engineers in 1998 and constructed in 1999. This 40,000 SF warehouse is 48 feet in height and contains several levels of racking systems, including a mechanized sorting machine for men’s suits. In 2005, Peerless Clothing had again outgrown their facility and commissioned the design of a new 80,000 SF warehouse facility. This $11 million facility is 50 feet high, contains four levels of racking systems, 20 loading docks and a major employee parking area and truck maneuvering area. This project included an overhead walkway 200 feet in length to connect buildings. CCE, in conjunction with mechanical and electrical subconsultants, performed all of the civil engineering, architectural and structural engineering design associated with both projects.

In 2005, Peerless Clothing commissioned a third expansion consisting of a 72,000 square foot addition, fifty feet in height. In 2016, their latest expansion included a 90,000 square feet addition, sixty-five feet high. Currently, the distribution center is 282,000 square feet in size with 896,000 square feet of mezzanine space.

Peerless Clothing is currently in construction of their latest expansion, which is scheduled for completion in 2019. CCE is the project manager, architect, civil engineer, and structural engineer for this project, and aquired all permits.

GSD Development, LLC
J. Philip Gerbode, Developer  (802) 524-9526 ext. 319

Village Townhomes, St. Albans, VT

The Village at Franklin Park is a high end senior housing facility consisting of 96 units in the Town of St. Albans. This project is located on an abandoned farm adjacent to Interstate 89 and presented some unique permitting issues. Cross Consulting Engineers was retained by GSD Development to design and permit this project. The design is unique and consists of a village like layout with compact urban design, park like atmosphere in the center, small setbacks to buildings and boundaries and short driveways. Over thirty of the units have been constructed and more are being constructed each year.

Our services included civil engineering design, boundary surveys, stormwater management, street design, landscaping, erosion control and street lighting. This project included an involved Act 250 Land Use Permit process and extensive work to comply with the Vermont  Common Interest Ownership Act through the use of footprint lots.

This attractive project is highly visible from Interstate 89 but is set back significantly from the highway to provide a positive viewing experience by travelers along the Interstate. This project is arguably the most attractive residential housing project in Franklin County.

Murphy Realty, Inc. and Redstone Investments
Peter Murphy, Developer  (802) 748-1241

Price Chopper Plaza, Derby, VT

This project involved the construction of a Price Chopper Supermarket with four attached retail stores in Derby, Vermont.  This project  occupies a 20.74 acre lot that has frontage on Quarry Road and on a new Frontage Road that was constructed between Quarry Road and Shattuck Hill Road.  The building construction was primarily split face concrete block with metal mansard roofs over the entry and flat roof over the basic structure.  A loading dock facility was constructed on the back side towards Quarry Road. 

The parking lot included 424 spaces, complete with yard lighting, stormwater collection and treatment system and landscape design.

A similar facility was designed by CCE and constructed in St. Albans, Vermont.

Primax Properties, LLC
Frank Alexander  (704) 954-7223
www.primaxproperties.com
www.primaxconstruction.net

Swanton, VT
Derby, VT
Montpelier, VT
Shelburne, VT
Middlebury, VT

Primax Properties is a retail/commercial developer located in North Carolina. They retained the services of Cross Consulting Engineers to assist them with the development of Tractor Supply Stores after completing their first store in Rutland, VT. CCE has performed all the civil engineering site design and permit related services in connection with five Tractor Supply stores in Swanton, Derby, Montpelier, Shelburne, and Middlebury, Vermont. These projects involve a high level of permitting, including Act 250 permits in some locations, Stormwater Discharge permits at all sites and either municipal or onsite water and wastewater systems. The Swanton, VT store had no municipal services and included the design of a fire protection storage tank pumping system. Our services included the design of parking areas, access drives, utilities, landscaping and yard lighting.

In addition to the civil engineering services, CCE has also performed land surveying services including ALTA surveys and as-built surveys of all facilities