The Eastwalk Residential Community

Weston & Sampson provided consulting services to transform the site of the former Braintree Electric Light Department, a town-owned, 2-acre Brownfields parcel, into a 56-unit development for a 40B mixed-income residential community.

The project required a variety of services, including structural, geotechnical, environmental, and site/civil engineering, survey, and permitting. We worked with the developers to evaluate alternatives for varying complexities at the site. The building was designed to be founded on a combination of shallow foundations and piles. Given the location along a tidal river, the project required analysis and consideration of sensitive environmental receptors, soil contamination, inadequate local infrastructure, significant topographic relief, and local zoning restrictions. Our structural and geotechnical teams designed a permanent bulkhead along the riverfront. We also supported all local, state, and federal permitting.