Featured Projects

Blue Ridge Village

Client

Triple Crown Corporation

Type

Mixed-Use / Residential

Scale

132 acres

Blue Ridge Village is a 132-acre mixed-use development in Lower Paxton Township featuring 20 acres of commercial uses, an assisted living facility, 160 luxury apartments, 128 townhomes, 108 single-family homes, and a 32-acre tract dedicated to the Township for parks and recreation.

R.J. Fisher & Associates served as site engineer, taking the development from concept through final design and multi-phase construction. The tract was originally zoned Agricultural; the developer and their land-use attorney led the rezoning to the Residential Retirement District — including the text amendments that allowed apartments and an age-targeted (rather than age-restricted) community — with our team providing engineering support. We then designed the site so its commercial, residential, and senior-living components fit together, coordinating with the owner, attorneys, architects, and other consultants throughout.

Stray Winds Farm

Client

Triple Crown Corporation

Type

Residential / Cluster Development

Scale

276 acres · 468 units · 9 phases

Stray Winds Farm is a 276-acre residential community designed under the Cluster Development provision, featuring 468 units across a mix of single-family detached homes, townhomes, open space, and recreational areas.

R.J. Fisher & Associates handled the full scope: planning, design, municipal approvals, permits, and construction bidding documents for each of the nine phases. We also managed a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Joint Permit for wetland impacts and floodplain crossings, coordinating with traffic engineers, wetlands consultants, and the municipality throughout the process.

A defining challenge was the earthwork coordination. The homebuilder required that each phase be graded so basement excavation material could be distributed on individual lots, minimizing the need to haul dirt on or off each home site. We balanced earthwork quantities at both the overall site and individual phase levels, and prepared individual lot grading plans and hold-down plans for the site contractor.

Orchard Glen PRD

Client

McNaughton Homes

Type

Planned Residential Development

Scale

151 acres · 365 units · 10 phases

Orchard Glen is a 151-acre Planned Residential Development featuring 365 units across single-family lots, villas, townhomes, duplexes, open spaces, and recreational areas spanning two townships.

The site presented a unique engineering challenge: the southeastern portion was very flat with the gravity sanitary sewer at existing grade, while a substantial grade change ran toward the northwestern border. Early in our design process, we identified that a balanced grading plan raising the flat portion by approximately seven feet would eliminate the need for a sanitary pumping station. The grading plan also accounted for rock depth, nearly eliminating substantial rock excavation across the entire site.