Retreat at Chancellorsville
Location - Spotsylvania County
Client - Tricord Inc.

Retreat at Chancellorsville, a 284 lot age-restricted gated community nestled within the rolling terrain of Spotsylvania County, Virginia reflects the rich heritage of the community. All of the homes in this development are single-family detached designs that feature a charming Colonial Williamsburg flair.

SDI worked with one of its most valued clients, Tricord Inc., to negotiate the rezoning of this 88 acre parcel and to develop the construction plans for the development. Specifically, SDI provided rezoning exhibits, generalized development plan, final preliminary plat, preliminary grading plans, final design plans, regional utility upgrade plans, construction stakeout, final plats, lot monumentation and other miscellaneous items to complete the project.

In keeping with its reputation as a valuable and responsible community leader, Tricord graciously donated an 8 acre parcel to Spotsylvania County for their use and also sold, at below market value, a large tract of land to the Civil War Preservation Trust for their use and preservation. This property has been identified as a critical component of the Battle of Chancellorsville, and was a site of a recent reenactment of this key Civil War engagement.

This project had many challenges, as it is situated amongst the historic Civil War battle grounds of Chancellorsville, and it contains vast areas of wetlands. SDI was able to strategically layout the infrastructure and building parcels in such a way as to avoid impacts with the existing wetlands while preserving the natural topographic features of the site. Extensive nature trails were also designed and integrated into the natural environment. SDI's design strategy helped to minimize the grading necessary and allowed for the timely and cost effective completeion of the project for our client. The utilities portion of the project also provided a challenge as the proposed sanitary sewer design involved the design and construction of a new regional pump station which would serve the project, as well as replace two existing and outdated pump stations serving existing homes.

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