The latest additions to the Piper Village development are Buildings 5 & 6 and Morrow Lane. The project is a beautiful combination of form and function, reinvigorating a natural pathway through the area while adding small retail spaces and appealing apartments in keeping with the character and charm of the neighborhood.
This latest project is located on the East side of the area and connects Greenwood Avenue to the rest of the Piper Village development. We began the project with Building 6 while another building was being demolished to make way for Building 5, and then finished up with the construction of Morrow Lane.
Buildings 5 & 6 are both mixed-use structures with 2 retail spaces at street level and 3 apartments above. Building 5 is 4,740 square feet and Building 6 is 5,543 square feet. Both are constructed with a mix of CMU, steel, and wood framing. Both buildings rely on a methane barrier system beneath their concrete slabs to protect from the fumes of a peat bog underneath the neighborhood.
Morrow Lane is a continuation of the woonerf inspired roadway linking the Sedges Building with Greenwood Avenue. The lane is constructed entirely of pervious asphalt, allowing rain water to penetrate directly through the street and recharge the aforementioned peat bog. Our work also included concrete curbing to separate the pervious asphalt from the paver sidewalk as well as all site lighting infrastructure.
We will profile the new Bartell Drug Store, Top Ten Toys, and future development in Part 3 of the series in our next newsletter.
