The construction progress photos below were taken last week at “Tree”, a Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) project, located at 3715 South First Street in Austin, Texas. Tree is a 336-unit, 5,000-SF retail vertical mixed use (VMU) project located in the urban core of Austin. As the civil engineer for the Tree VMU project, BIG RED DOG’s scope of services included preparation of an off-site drainage analysis, design and permitting of nearly 1,000-LF of new left turn lanes on South First Street, obtaining alternative compliance from zoning regulations, and the relocation of two live oak heritage class trees measuring 34-inches and 43-inches, respectively.
The project was designed by Houston-based Meeks + Partners. Our friends at TBG Partners provided the landscape architecture design for the project and they were also instrumental in obtaining approval of the tree relocation and preservation plan. The City of Austin is well known for their tree preservation goals; during the design, permitting, and construction phases of the project our team worked closely with the Office of the City Arborist.
Currently under construction, this Greystar Real Estate Partners project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2012.
More reading from the BIG RED Blog:
To view a BIG RED Blog post about Heritage Tree relocation at this project click here.
To read about the project in the Austin Business Journal click here.
To read about the City of Austin Heritage Tree Ordinance Click Here.
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Our team of professional civil engineers and certified land planners has over 150-years of combined experience in the Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and greater Texas market. Our land development project experience includes multi-family, mixed-use, office, commercial, industrial, oil & gas, and single-family subdivision development projects throughout central and south Texas and the gulf coast.
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