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UNIQUE FEATURES:
This large-scale,
transit-oriented redevelopment of a
vacant public housing site included
the construction of 133 residential
units comprising loft-style apartments,
townhomes and condominiums. The
infrastructure site work was extensive, with
WCS installing everything from sidewalks,
curbs and guttering to power, telecommu-
nications and water services. The company
used a unique Lock+Load modular panel
system for retaining walls and built seven
bio-retention ponds. The residential
units featured concrete foundation walls
and cement board siding with shingle,
Thermoplastic polyolefin and metal roofing.
CHALLENGE
S
:
The site had numerous
problems, including below-grade soil
that was unsuitable for bearing or backfill
and numerous existing foundations that
WCS had to remove at the project’s start.
In addition, the land’s topography made
controlling stormwater runoff difficult.
Since the project is adjacent to Suitland
Parkway and surrounded by a residential
area, all work took place around heavy
auto and pedestrian traffic. WCS worked
hard to meet the city’s CBE and First Source
requirements for the project workforce.
MEMBERS USING MEMBERS:
The Anderson Company, LLC • Bayside Fire
Protection, LLC • Century Fence Construction,
LLC • Chesapeake IronWorks, Inc. • East Coast
Building Supply Co., Inc. • East Coast Industrial
Supply, Inc. • EnviroSolutions, Inc. • Finishing
Touch Commercial Cleaning, LLC • Floor Systems
of DC, LLC • GMI Professional Landscape Service,
Inc. • Louis J. Grasmick Lumber Co., Inc. • Hawkins
Electrical Construction of Washington, DC • D.H.
Kim Enterprises, Inc. • Mid-Atlantic Air of DC,
LLC • Modular Space Corporation • NVM Paving
& Concrete, Inc. • Oak Tree Building Group of
Washington • ProBuild • Recycled Aggregates, LLC
• Trussway Manufacturing, Inc.
WCS Construction, LLC
“Sheridan Station’s multiple elevation changes and heavy grade transitions provided many
challenges to the prior and final phase of construction. The 14-acre Sheridan project has the
largest Lock+Load retaining wall system in the District of Columbia installed in an earlier
phase of construction. During Sheridan Phase III the retaining wall contour posed quite the
challenge to tie into along with 15-foot to 20-foot large stepped foundation walls requiring
repeat sequences during excavation, foundation pours and backfilling. The challenging
topography now provides some of the most beautiful sight lines in the District of Columbia.”
Scott Vossler,
vice president of construction – WCS Construction
Sheridan Station Phase III
Stanton, Pomeroy, Sheridan and Douglas Roads –
Washington, DC 20020
172,000 square feet