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02 Dec 2016
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NERE Journal features a Multi-Residential TFM Civil “Project of the Month” in Dec 2016

December 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

One of TFMoran’s most recent civil engineering multi-residential projects in Nashua, NH was featured as “Project of the Month” in New England Real Estate Journal‘s December 2-8, 2016 issue. TFMoran is proud to be a part of the SMC Management Corporation project team, along with DeStefano Architects and Fulcrum Associates. The ground breaking event was held on Thursday, December 1st, and was covered by both the Nashua Telegraph and NH Union Leader.

To view the full story, click on this link  tfmoran-project-featured-in-nerej-dec-2-2016-issue or read text below:

NERE Journal December 2016 Project of the Month:

Fulcrum selected by SMC Mgmt. to construct
228-unit Residences at Riverfront Landing

Residences at Riverfront Landing Project Team
Fulcrum……………………………………………… Construction Manager
DeStefano Architects……………………………………………….Architect
TFMoran, Inc…………………………..Civil/Site Engineering & Permitting
Longchamps Electric………………………………………………Electrical
S.L. Chasse Steel……………………………………………Structural Steel

NASHUA, NH Fulcrum was selected by SMC Management Corporation of Watertown Mass. to construct the new Residences at Riverfront Landing project located at 62-70 Bridge St. Boasting scenic views of the Merrimack River, the project will include three separate residential buildings consisting of four floors of apartments above a deck of structured parking. Each residential building will consist of 76 units, for a total of 228, market-rate apartments and is a partnership between SMC Management and Master Developer Renaissance Downtowns. The site is commonly identified as the Bridge St. “skate park” site, and is situated adjacent to a levy that was constructed in 1947 and since has been maintained by the city.

In addition to the residential buildings there will be two other buildings constructed on the site, a 2-story building will be constructed to a “core and shell” finish, as part of the base project, to provide commercial lease space for yet to be identified tenants. The first floor is intended to be fit-up for retail or office space. The second floor is being targeted for a restaurant and will be fit-up once a tenant is identified. An exterior deck will wrap the building’s second floor, with a paved patio on the grade level, taking full advantage of the river views. The second building will be a 3,390 s/f clubhouse style building that comprises of a leasing office, gym, cyber café, and small community room. The gym is anticipated to contain treadmills, benches, stationary bicycles, and free weights. The cyber café will also serve as a lounge, with computers being accessible for resident use. The community function space will also be available for rent for private events.

The redevelopment of this industrial property has been a 7 year collaboration and public private partnership between the city of Nashua, the Nashua Business and Industrial Development Authority (BIDA), the Nashua community, The Bonnette Family and Renaissance Downtowns as master developer. The total master plan calls for over 750 residential units and 100,000 s/f of retail space. This project is the first phase of the larger planned revitalization of the area that will have a powerful impact on this part of the city of Nashua, adding an infusion of activity and life. As a new eastern gateway into downtown Nashua, the Residences at Riverfront Landing brings a welcomed improvement to the city in the form of a residential complex. The project will bring some noticeable changes to the immediate area in the form of off-site street improvements, specifically, the incorporation of a new traffic light at the intersection of Bridge St. and D St. Another major component of this project is the relocation of the existing skate park, currently on the property. In a partnership with the city of Nashua, the skate park will be relocated to a city owned parcel of land adjacent to the Stello’s Stadium and the Conway ice arena.

Another notable feature includes new power feeds for the on-site cell tower that services T-Mobile, Nextel, and Sprint. As part of the overall storm water management the onsite paving areas will consist of a combination of porous and conventional pavement.

Work on the project began in mid-November, with completion scheduled for spring 2018. A ceremonial groundbreaking is scheduled to take place on December 1st with participation by ownership, design and construction team and local, state, federal officials.

TFMoran provided civil engineering,  permitting, and landscape architecture services. The project architect is DeStefano Architects of Portsmouth, N.H. Funding for the project is being facilitated by Eastern Bank.

Please visit fulcrum-nh.com to learn more about Fulcrum and their project history.

 

01 Dec 2016
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NH Business Review features a TFM civil & structural hotel project in “From the Ground Up”

December 1, 2016 | 0 Comments |

TFMoran’s most recent hotel project, “The Grand” at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, NH, is featured in New Hampshire Business Review‘s special section “From the Ground Up”. TFMoran provided civil/site design, structural design, permitting, construction inspection, landscape architecture, and land surveying for this grand project. TFMoran worked with the Bedford Village Inn owners, along with project architect Jordan Design and general contractor MCCI.

To view the full story in pdf format, click on this link NHBR From the Ground Up: The Grand  or read the text below:

FROM THE GROUND UP:  The Grand at the Bedford Village Inn

Mark Carrier Construction, TFMoran  bring vision of boutique hotel to life  Every construction project presents  its own challenges, but as work  was about to begin on The Grand at the Bedford Village Inn – the new boutique  hotel adjacent to the iconic Bedford  restaurant and inn – the project’s general  contractor faced something completely  unexpected.

Jack Carnevale, the owner of the Bedford  Village Inn and the Grand at the Bedford Village Inn, had tasked Mark  Carrier Construction to begin the project.  In February of 2015, Mark Carrier unexpectedly  passed away.

“It was his business – he was the one in  negotiation with Jack Carnevale,” Mark’s  brother, Don Carrier, says. “I had my own  business building custom homes for 25  years, but I ended up stepping in to run  the company. The Grand was not contracted  by that point in time, but everything was ready and everything was negotiated.  Jack agreed to stay with us, but it was really my brother who pulled the design/build together.”

Construction began in the spring at the  site, which sits directly behind the original  inn. And while the site was bare, with no  structures, Mark Carrier Construction, Inc., (MCCI,) had to prepare by dealing with a substantial amount of ledge.

“We spent eight weeks blasting 33,000 yards of ledge,” Carrier says. “And once  we completed the blasting, it was a challenge to retain the slope of the property line along with fitting in the built-in pool, patio and landscaping.”

Adding those amenities were challenging, he says, but in the end worth it. A fully-equipped fitness facility steps out onto a patio next to the saltwater pool, which is heated year-round, and the hot tub. It’s all surrounded by sweeping natural, lush gardens.

“Jack Carnevale was very hands-on,” Carrier says. “One of the first times that  I saw him at the Bedford Village Inn, he was on his hands and knees gardening. As we were finishing the Grand, Jack laid out all the landscaping for the back yard gardens and patio.”

That hands-on approach made planning the three-story, 50-room, Dutch Colonial style boutique hotel surprisingly problem free.

“Jack was very animated when I first met  him,” says Architect John Jordan of John  S. Jordan Design, of Canterbury. “He has a great way of describing his vision. I took it all in – I try my best to listen to what the customer is trying to achieve and respond accordingly. It was a matter of experience, and we had the good fortune of hitting it off well. Personalities are very important  in building business relationships.”

Jordan says he took Carnevale’s vision back to his office and began researching  shingle-style projects and historic, grand hotels. He distilled those examples to create plans for a building that would be in that style, while making the most of  modern materials and maintenance-free exterior.

“It’s a classic example of a grand hotel,” Jordan says. “You can see the historic precedence we were hoping to allude to. We weren’t going to try to re-invent the wheel. We wanted to honor history and what Jack had built on-site already with the Bedford Village Inn, and expand on his success and philosophies in making  hat a successful business venture.”

The 52,000-square-foot hotel boasts a mix of classic New England and modern amenities. LED lighting and the complimentary high-speed, fiber optic Wi-Fi never seems out of place next to the  fieldstone fireplace in the comfortable  lobby bar. A business center with hightech appointments sits just down the hall from a classic library room, stuffed with books and couches.

Carrier, MCCI Project Manager Mark Jobin, Carnevale and his wife, Andrea, met weekly before the first shovel was turned through completion. When it came time  to begin designing and decorating the interior, Jordan worked closely with Carnevale to achieve a very specific look the owner had in mind.

“Early on we were cutting out cardboard furniture and beds and moving things around the suites – while we were still doing the rough walls and before we did any wiring or lighting,” Carrier says.  “He’s a very visual person. He likes to see the placement of things. He purchased his own artwork and furnishings which he hung himself.”

Project Engineers TFMoran, of Bedford, completed all the civil and structural engineering, land surveying and landscape  architecture – another element that Carnevale worked closely on.

“Jack is hands-on with everything,”  TFMoran Chief Operating Officer Dylan Cruess says. “And it went very well because he is hands-on. He’s part of every decision, so there are no surprises.”

Cruess says dealing with the large amount of ledge may have been challenging, but a tiered parking solution mitigated  those challenges. With no wetland issues or unusual elements, Cruess says  the project went largely as anticipated.

“The architect, John Jordan, did a beautiful building,” Cruess says, citing window seats on the fourth level as being a notable element in the structure. “It  was complex to have those cantilevered  over the exterior wall.”

The hotel opened officially in June, with a number of top-notch appointments, including  king-size four poster beds custom made by Noir; custom upholstered furnishings by Company C; Carrera Marble bathrooms with soaking tubs; charging and connectivity for tablets, laptops and phones; and elegant fireplaces in many rooms and large suites– including the 850-square-foot Tower Suite.

“We’re just proud to have been a part of it because Jack [Carnevale] does it  right,” Cruess says. “It’s a credit to his  longer-term view.”

19 Sep 2016
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TFMoran featured in New England Real Estate Journal

September 19, 2016 | 0 Comments | , ,

TFMoran was featured in the September 16-22, 2016 issue of the New England Real Estate Journal!

To view the article click on this link tfmoran-in-nerej-sept-16-22-2016-issue

(Text version appears below.)

IN THE CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING/REAL ESTATE CATEGORY
TFMoran, Inc. named Business of the Year by Business NH Magazine

BEDFORD, NH TFMoran, Inc., (TFM) a regional full-service engineering firm with offices in Bedford and Portsmouth, NH, has been named Business NH Magazine 2016 Business of the Year in the construction/engineering/ real estate category. The award recognizes businesses for outstanding civic contributions and exceptional performance.

Since 1968, the team at TFM has been leading northern New England with innovative land planning and development initiatives. TFM has played an integral role in many of the region’s most recognized projects including the Granite Ridge Power Plant, the Verizon Wireless Arena,  the Manchester Municipal Complex, the redevelopments of the Bedford Mall and Wayfarer Hotel in Bedford, and the future redevelopment of the former Macy’s site in Bedford. Other large notable projects include the 243,500 square-foot-Exel Liquor Distribution Center in Bow and the 614,240 square-foot, LEED certified high-bay UPS Northeast Logistics Center in Londonderry-one of the largest single-story industrial buildings ever built in NH.

During the past two years TFMoran, through steady growth and the acquisition of firms in Portsmouth and Auburn, has grown its workforce by over 20 employees, making it one of the largest full service engineering firms in New Hampshire. In addition to their industry leadership, the entire TFMoran team is dedicated to community and civic engagement, with over 50% of the team volunteering time and talents to various groups and boards.

At a ceremony honoring the award recipients, Robert Duval, Principal and President of TFMoran noted “I am accepting this award on behalf of those who came before our current leadership team, on behalf of our hard-working employees, and on behalf of our clients, without whom we would not be the business we are today.”

08 Sep 2016
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High-Profile features SNHU Gustafson Welcome Center in Education issue

September 8, 2016 | 0 Comments |

Click here to view the published version in high-profile-september-2016  or read below:

TFMoran Provides SNHU Site Design

Hooksett, NH ‑ Named after Dr. Richard A. Gustafson who served as the institution’s fourth president, Southern New Hampshire University will soon have a new Welcome Center across the street from what is now the main entrance. The Gustafson Welcome Center will house Undergraduate Admissions including Freshman, Transfer and International Admissions, UC Marketing and Office of Institutional Advancement (including the Office of Alumni Engagement). The 2-story building, designed by Perry Dean Rogers & Partners Architects and constructed by Harvey Construction, was inspired by New England tradition and open spaces. TFMoran, Inc. provided survey, site/civil engineering, and permitting services for the project. The University also plans to enhance the entrance to the campus to complement the new center.

24 Jun 2016
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TFMoran is “Company of the Month” in the June 24-30, 2016 issue of New England Real Estate Journal

June 24, 2016 | 0 Comments |

Hot off the press! TFMoran is the “Company of the Month” in New England Real Estate Journal’s June issue. To read the pdf version click on the link: NEREJ June 24-30 2016 Company of the Month

Or, read the content below for the full story…..

 

SERVING NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE AND VERMONT FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS

TFMoran, Inc. continues to build on reputation earned in engineering and surveying industries

BEDFORD, NH TFMoran, Inc. is a recognized land planning firm spe­cializing in civil engineering, struc­tural engineering, traffic engineering, transportation engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, environmental permitting, storm­water monitoring, and construction support services. TFMoran has been in business serving N.H., Mass., Maine, and Vermont for nearly 50 years and continually strives to build on the excellent reputation they have earned in the engineering and survey­ing industries.

Since 1968, the team at TFMoran has been leading northern New En­gland with innovative land planning and development initiatives. TFMo­ran has played an integral role in many of the region’s most recognized retail projects including the major redevelopment of the Bedford Mall in Bedford, N.H., the Lowe’s store redevelopment to a Chunky’s Cinema Pub and retail stores in Manchester, N.H.; the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester N.H.; and the new Whole Foods Market in Bedford, N.H., to name a few.

Their dedicated team is comprised of nearly 60 individuals with a broad range of expertise. Their professionals include licensed land surveyors, engi­neers, landscape architects, wetland scientists, LEED professionals, along with Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) specialists.

The past three years have been a time of transition for TFMoran. In January 2013, TFMoran announced an ownership transition from Robert and Anne Cruess, who had led the firm since 1991, to four long-term senior employees including president and chief engineer, Robert Duval, PE; Dylan Cruess, chief operating officer; and senior vice presidents Jeff Kevan and Paul Sbacchi, PE. The new owners were honored to take over such a strong and well respected firm. The goal from the beginning was to strengthen the great corporate reputation that Robert and Anne had created, and to find innovative ways to provide the best client service within our industry.

While TFMoran has always been a great place to work, the new leadership team, some with young families of their own, encourages a “family-focused” culture, with accommodating work schedules and the ability to work from home when the need arises. Another goal for the leadership at TFMoran is to help their team to become involved in interests outside their work, such as participat­ing within industry organizations and joining community organizations that they are passionate about. Employ­ees are provided with the flexibility whenever possible to allow the time needed to pursue such philanthropic and civic interests.

TFMoran’s work culture is strongly focused on employee safety and using the latest proven technologies to better serve our clients. In 2014, TFMoran made employee safety a top priority. The safety handbook was completely rewritten, the safety committee was empowered, and everyone in the company refocused on importance training. To follow through on the company’s focus on safety, all field personnel received OSHA 10 con­struction site safety training. TFMo­ran’s staff is consistently exposed to the latest engineering methods and product trends through trainings and seminars. This commitment to safety training and industry education allows TFMoran to provide to the best value to their clients.

TFMoran is always focused on adopting the newest and best tech­nology. TFMoran uses the latest Civil 3D for their civil engineering and survey departments and REVIT AutoCAD software for their structural engineering department. TFMoran continually invests in new computer hardware and equipment to ensure that the company uses technology to best meet their clients’ project schedules and demands.

Where appropriate, TFMoran has also taken advantage of strategic growth opportunities. In late 2014, TFMoran acquired MSC Civil En­gineers and Surveyors, Inc., a well known and respected civil engineer­ing and surveying firm located in Portsmouth, N.H. With the acquisition of MSC, TFMoran now has a full-ser­vice office, with experienced local professionals, in New Hampshire’s seacoast region. In 2015, TFMoran was also able expand their structural engineering department to 11 people by acquiring Steffensen Engineering Associates, Inc., an Auburn N.H.- based structural engineering firm with an excellent reputation earned over the past 30 years. Between these two acquisitions and organic growth, they have substantially increased their workforce, with a net gain of 23 em­ployees between their Bedford office and the new office in Portsmouth.

The vision for TFMoran is straight­forward. They want to be leaders and innovators within their industry and active members of the communities they serve. TFMoran looks to take on projects that have positive impacts in the surrounding communities. They have an excellent track record of providing value to their clients and meeting a project’s accelerated design and permitting schedule. Several recent projects which illustrate this include the Ashley Furniture location in Manchester, N.H., the 614,000 s/f UPS/Pratt & Whitney Logistics Facility in Londonderry, and the sig­nificant GE Aviation Plant Expansion in Hooksett.

TFMoran is also honored to an­nounce that it was recently awarded the 2016 Business of the Year by Business New Hampshire Magazine in the Real Estate, Construction and Engineering Category. TFMoran is one of nine companies that received the prestigious Business of the Year award. To be considered for the award, each winning business must be nominated by their local cham­ber of commerce and then a panel of executives made up of previous Business of the Year award winning companies selects the winner in each of the award’s nine categories.

TFMoran is very proud of its con­tributions to the local communities in N.H., Mass., Maine, and Vermont where they work; both in terms of the development projects they have helped design and the civic and charitable impact their people have made. They have successfully taken on many challenging projects with aggressive schedules in the past few years. Their talented and dedicated team has thrived through teamwork and their ability to focus on providing the most efficient service and the best value for their clients. Their reputa­tion is built on their experience and expertise – and above all – pride in what they do.

23 May 2016
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UNH engineering student, Kody Folsom interning this summer at TFMoran

May 23, 2016 | 0 Comments |

TFMoran’s Civil Engineering Department welcomes Kody Folsom as a summer intern. Kody is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. This fall Kody will be entering his Junior year, prepared with additional on-the-job engineering skills from TFMoran engineers. We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with Kody, and wish him the best in his future endeavors.

05 Apr 2016
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TFMoran Sponsors NeighborWorks Annual Breakfast

April 5, 2016 | 0 Comments | ,

TFMoran is proud to have been the co-lead sponsor of the 2016 NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire Annual Breakfast held on March 23, 2016 at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, NH.  The annual breakfast highlighted the incredible services that NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire provides to the greater Manchester and Nashua communities including workforce housing, home ownership seminars, and neighborhood revitalization.  This year’s breakfast was hosted by the NeighborWorks Board of Directors Chairman, Rich Clegg, and featured the Mayor of Manchester, Ted Gatsas, and the Mayor of Nashua, Jim Donchess.

TFMoran was lead sponsor of the event along with the Sheehan Phinney law firm, and Sprague Energy.  TFMoran’s President, Bob Duval, PE, and Sheehan Phinney Shareholder, Ken Viscarello, both spoke at the breakfast about the importance of NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire mission.

The breakfast was featured in the Union Leader newspaper.

TFMoran’s Bob Duval, Robert Cruess, Anne Cruess, Jim O’Neil, and Dylan Cruess attended the breakfast on behalf of company.

 

30 Mar 2016
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TFMoran’s Retail Project “Featured Property of the Month” in New England Real Estate Journal

March 30, 2016 | 0 Comments |

The March 25-31, 2016 issue of New England Real Estate Journal showcased TFM’s civil and structural engineering retail project, Ashley Furniture and Ashbrook Furniture as the “Featured Property of the Month” in the “Shopping Centers” section.  Read the full story below, or click on the link for a pdf version. NEREJ March 25-31 2016 Feature of the Month

DESIGNED BY LANDRY ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTED BY TRB DEVELOPMENT GRP.

TFMoran designs new 68,000 s/f retail store site for Ashley Furniture and Ashbrook Furniture

Manchester, NH – AAA Realty, LLC is pleased to announce the recent opening of a new Ashley Furniture and Ashbrook Furniture retail showroom in Manchester, located on 5 Driving Park Road, behind Wendy’s in the heart of the South Willow Street retail district.  The new furniture showroom carries a wide selection of living room, dining room, bedroom, and home office furniture.  Ashley Furniture is the largest furniture manufacturer in the world, according to the company’s website.

TFMoran, Inc., a local full-service engineering firm, helped obtain the approvals for the new facility, and provided civil/site engineering, structural engineering, land surveying, permitting and landscape architecture for the new 2-story 68,000sf furniture showroom.   The building was designed by Landry Architects of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and constructed by TRB Development Group of Hooksett.

During the past several years, many large furniture stores in the Queen City have closed their doors.  This new major furniture outlet reverses that trend, and, according to the developer, will establish a choice in furniture sales, “Ashley Furniture Industries feels that every person deserves more value for their money”.  Established in 1945, Ashley is one of the largest manufacturers of home furnishings in the world.  “Ashley is committed to delivering the world’s best home furnishing values, selection and service, and earning the loyalty and trust of its customers every day.”

The 2.7 acre Driving Park Road site, originally zoned for industrial use, had been abandoned since a fire destroyed a former health club on the site, leaving behind a 9,600 square foot medical clinic. Several years ago, the site was rezoned to the B-2 General Business District, more in keeping with the retail uses on neighboring South Willow Street.  Just to the north of the site, a former Osram Sylvania manufacturing plant has also recently closed, and is slated for more future retail development.

Members of the City Planning Board agreed that the new use for this blighted site was a good fit, and were pleased with the modern, attractive design.  According to TFMoran’s project manager Chris Rice, “the site plan package for the new retail store was a perfect fit for the mixed-use character of this commercial neighborhood, with a Wendy’s restaurant in front, a major shopping plaza to the south, numerous banks, offices and small retail shops, and a City recreational field all within walking distance.”

Rice continued, “Fitting a major furniture store on less than 3 acres was a challenge.  In addition to the building pad which was nearly one acre itself, we needed to provide adequate customer parking, and separate customer and truck circulation, loading docks, and fire access all around the building. To accomplish this, we had to go to the ZBA for a variance to allow 81% where 75% is required.”

On the other hand, according to Rice, the site did need to be made to conform to modern regulations for stormwater management: “Being a former industrial site, the property was crisscrossed with utilities with no stormwater treatment anywhere on the site.  Yet we were able to find a drainage solution that worked around the existing infrastructure, and provided treatment facilities such that all surface runoff would go into an underground system and nothing would be released into nearby Nutt’s Pond.  That is a major improvement in stormwater management, and we were therefore able to obtain an Alteration of Terrain permit through NHDES as part of the project.”

TFMoran President Robert Duval also commented on the environmental benefits of this project.  “Redevelopment of blighted industrial sites makes good sense.  Once difficult to permit, now most regulatory agencies and municipalities recognize that good planning and good environmental stewardship means encouraging flexible and creative solutions if redevelopment of existing properties is to be economically feasible.”

Duval continued, “Redevelopment sites can also offer certain economic advantages such as mature utilities and roadway networks needing little or no improvement, remoteness from sensitive natural habitats, and proximity to public transportation and other community services.”  Former Chairman of the Planning Board Kevin McCue commended the applicant for their proposed development because this area had been blighted for a number of years.

We are very happy about this location, said a spokesperson for Ashley Furniture, “In less than 10 years, we have become the No. 1 selling furniture brand in the world and the No. 1 retailer of furniture and bedding in the United States.  Our stores are located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and Japan, and we are expanding domestically and abroad every day.”

10 Feb 2016
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TFMoran Named 2016 “Best of Business” in Engineering Category

February 10, 2016 | 0 Comments | , ,

TFMoran, Inc. has been selected for the fourth straight year as “Best Engineering Firm” in New Hampshire Business Review’s BOB Awards reader’s survey, which honors the best of business in New Hampshire in over 90 categories. TFMoran was established in 1968 and is involved in major engineering projects throughout New Hampshire and the northeast.

“We are grateful to the readers of NHBR for this special recognition, now four years in a row,” says Robert Duval, president of TFMoran. “The credit belongs to our staff, who show their commitment to client service every day, ‘going the extra mile’ for our clients. We are proud of the reputation we have earned for first-class engineering, survey, and landscape architectural services.”

TFMoran and the other winners will be honored on Thursday, March 3rd at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. Click here to see the full list of winners and to register for the pirate-themed BOB Awards Party.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit New Horizons for NH.

02 Feb 2016
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TFM Projects featured in NHBR Real Estate & Construction News Roundup

February 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

On January 27, 2016 New Hampshire Business Review’s weekly electronic newsletter “Real Estate & Construction News Roundup” featured several projects TFMoran is providing engineering services for: The Glen House Hotel, Whole Foods Market and Murphy’s Taproom.

The highlighted project, the Glen House Hotel, TFM Structural Engineers are providing design services for a 67-room hotel to be built in Pinkham Notch. “The hotel would also have a pool and restaurant and half of its rooms would have balconies facing Mt. Washington.”, according to the article. The project architect, BMA Architectural Group of Amherst, NH and owners Mount Washington Summit Road Company, expect construction to begin this spring. This will be the fifth Glen House Hotel since the first opened in 1852. To read the full article click here.

Another article references a survey resulting in the value of homes appreciating faster if in the neighborhood of a Whole Foods Market and/or a Trader Joe’s.  Click here for the full article. A new Whole Foods Market is currently under construction in Bedford, NH at the new Goffe Mill Plaza on South River Road (U.S. Route 3). TFMoran provided surveying, civil/site design, permitting, traffic engineering and landscape architecture. The Whole Foods Market expects to open this spring. PROCON is the design/build contractor.

“Murphy’s Taproom gets green light to build on old Weathervane site”  is a link to a Union Leader article. TFMoran provided services for survey, civil/site design, permitting, structural and traffic engineering, and landscape architecture for this project recently approved. Construction is expected to begin in the spring. Warrenstreet Architects of Concord, NH is the project architect.