LandMark Design Group - Corporate Landing

Corporate Landing
Virginia Beach, Virginia

In 1986 the Virginia Beach Development Authority authorized a committee to search for future lands to develop a potential industrial and office park within the City of Virginia Beach. After LandMark Design Group conducted a preliminary study of ten sites, the authority selected a 405-acre tract of land located at the intersection of Dam Neck Road and the proposed Southeastern Expressway.

As consultants to the Development Authority, LandMark Design Group began an investigation of the property to review soil conditions, potential wetland conflicts, existing adjacent infrastructures and the impact of this future development on the City's proposed road networks. Since the development was being proposed in an area zoned as single-family housing, the rezoning was extremely sensitive politically. These impact studies and planning efforts were formalized within a 30-day time period and were used by the authority in a series of presentations to the City Council and Planning Commission members as well as area civic leagues and Oceana Naval Air Station for its compatibility to the existing neighborhoods.

After successful completion of the rezoning process, the authority purchased the property and began preliminary design work on all infrastructure systems for preparation of the proforma for marketing the project. The development, an upscale suburban corporate park, consists of three primary areas: research and development, low density office and medium density office. The park entrance, with major drainage lakes and a fountain feature, as well as Phase One roads and utilities, were completed in 1991.

LandMark Design Group provided surveying, planning, environmental, engineering, and landscape architecture services for the development of the roadway plans for Corporate Landing Parkway and Culver Lane.

Corporate Landing Parkway, a four-lane divided roadway, serves as the major access through the park. A segment of the roadway from Dam Neck Road south was built with the opening of the park. LandMark Design Group extended Corporate Landing Parkway the remaining 2,500 feet from its existing terminus to General Booth Boulevard at Culver Lane. The project also included widening 2,000 feet of Culver Lane from two to four lanes. The completed improvements opened to traffic on November 2, 2000, on-time and within budget.

Storm drainage, water, and sanitary sewer were installed along the extension of Corporate Landing Parkway and were each designed to serve the anticipated land uses within the office park. Development of Phase I of the park is complete and final expansion of the park is underway.

Client: City of Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development