Eva W. Mack Community Hub
Design and Construction Observation
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Owner: City of West Palm Beach
Status: Completed
Construction Cost: $3 Million
The Project
The City of West Palm Beach constructed a new building for its housing and community development department.
Erdman Anthony was selected to provide design and construction observation services.
Features/Solutions
The project included asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, and paver bricks. The project was essentially landlocked, and the drainage overflow was directed to one of the city culverts connecting Gaines Park to the Culver Canal. That effort involved televising the large culvert with the use of a diver to confirm that the existing pipe was structurally suitable.
The project included preparation of the site civil construction plans, including plans for:
- Stormwater pollution prevention
- Utilities
- Fire protection
- Site grading
- Drainage
- Paving
Impacts
Besides being the location of the housing and community development department, the new building is where the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County, which Eva W. Mack founded, is now headquartered.
Sustainable Design Impact
The property now has on-site retention of surface water runoff in an exfiltration trench to reduce nutrients and suspended solids that would otherwise flow into the city’s canal system.
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