In February 2022 at the annual Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award Ceremony, The National Association of Home Builders awarded our client, Home Fed Corporation, with the Best Low-Rise Apartment Community for their Residences at Escaya. The Residences at Escaya was designed to provide a “main street” experience with a central village green flanked by boutique shops, community retail stores, and sidewalk cafes. Pedestrian walkways with diagonal and parallel parking spaces were added to further imitate a main street feel.
H&A provided planning and final engineering for this 10-acre residential and commercial site. The project includes 273 residential units and 20,000 SF of commercial space and 10,000 SF of Community Purpose Facility (CPF) space. The project also includes a recreation area with a pool and spa, kid play zone, Boys & Girls Club, and various community plazas. We prepared the design review package, rough grading, precise grading, improvement plans, final design plans, and survey.
Project Challenge and Solution
Due to the commercial component of the project, much of the hardscape was required to be ADA accessible. Some of these areas also fronted steep streets. Hunsaker worked closely with the Architect, Structural Engineer and Contractor to meet all accessibility standards with a detailed paving design.
There was a significant fall in elevation across the site. This posed a challenge with the large market rate apartment buildings and commercial buildings. Hunsaker designed a roadway system and retaining wall plan to address all grade concerns while maintaining accessible paths of travel throughout the project.
