​During summer 2018, AEC celebrated two new warehouse openings with Costco:  Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina and Woodstock, Georgia.  Both warehouses feature over 148,000 square feet of retail, fresh produce, tire service center and fuel sales.  The Mt. Pleasant warehouse is located within Carolina Park community ( https://carolinapark.com/ ) while the Woodstock location is located within the Ridgewalk Landing development, just east of The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta on Ridgewalk Parkway.
AEC provided due diligence and feasibility studies related to the site selection as well as civil engineering and landscape architecture design services for these Costco projects.  T.D. Farrell ( https://www.tdfarrell.com/ ) was the General Contractor for Costco Wholesale.

The Roswell Fire Station #4 opened it's oversized doors back in June of this year. The official "hose cutting" was attended by members of the public, Mayor Jere Wood, and Brad Riffel and DeChaun Adams-Lee from AEC. 

The City of Roswell's commitment to raising water quality standards figured heavily in AEC's design. Setting an example for future projects, AEC took a stringent approach to erosion and sediment control. Multiple BMPs were implemented such as grass filter strips, grass channels, and bioretention swales in series.

The station's unique design also features total surface drainage to multiple bioretention areas, eliminating the need for an underground stormwater network.

AEC's final grading plan for the site.
In an effort to balance the site without costly haul-off, earthen mounds flanking the station were incorporated into the detention design. 

The "before".  It's amazing how much a site can change in under two years.

Costco opened its first location in the Mobile, Alabama area on June 4, 2015.  The neighboring community gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Mobile’s City Councilmen before the store officially opened for business.  The warehouse features over 148,000 square feet of retail, fresh produce, tire service center, propane center, fuel sales and liquor sales.  The warehouse is located within the new McGowin Park development which will eventually feature other anchors such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, PetCo and several restaurants.  The new store is located at 1450 Tingle Circle West.

AEC provided due diligence and feasibility studies related to the site selection as well as civil engineering oversight for the Costco project.

For more information see the AL.com news article here.

Gainesville, Georgia’s newest independent senior living community has celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting this past Friday at Myrtle Terraces.  Speakers included members from the Beverly J. Searles Foundation, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the City of Gainesville, Brenau University, Affordable Equity Partners, Inc., Fairway Construction Company, and Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.  The facility touts 84 apartments including one- and two-bedrooms, with amenities including a landscaped courtyard, a library, game room, beauty salon, club room, and more.  Mrytle Terraces has also partnered with the nearby Brenau University, where students in applicable fields will work with the residents and gain practical knowledge.  AEC worked in collaboration with the Beverly J. Searles Foundation to provide landscape architecture, site planning, and civil engineering construction plans for the residential development project and the adjacent city park.