Markets - Leisure & Hospitality

Great Wolf Lodge, Cecil County, MD

  • This six-story family fun complex in Town of Perryville includes a 126,000-SF indoor water park, 700-family-friendly suites, a 57,000-SF family entertainment center, and 12,000 SF of flexible conference space.
  • GTA provided geotechnical engineering, a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, and construction observation and testing services.

Tru by Hilton, Sussex County, DE

  • GTA provided subsurface exploration, geotechnical engineering, and construction observation and testing services including earthwork, foundations, slabs, and structural steel for the four-story, 44,000-SF, 90-room Tru by Hilton hotel with pool and fitness center, and a 7,200-SF, one-level retail building anchored by Starbuck.

Iron Peak Sports and Events, Somerset, NJ

  • New 200,000-SF indoor multi-sport training, recreation, events and entertainment center.
  • GTA provided construction observation and testing services.

Avocet Tower, Montgomery County, MD

  • GTA provided geotechnical and environmental consulting services.
  • 22-story, 520,000-GSF mixed-use building with 220-key AC Hotel by Marriott, 370,000-SF office tower, and 2-story underground parking garage.

Plantation Lakes, Sussex County, DE

  • Geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, wetland delineation, hydrogeologic services, and construction observation and testing services for the 664-acre, 2,510-unit Residential Planned Community (RPC), 18-hole Championship Golf Course, and 22,000-SF award-winning clubhouse

Ripken Experience, Stadium, and Courtyard & Residence Inn by Marriott, Aberdeen, MD

  • Geotechnical engineering and COT services for the 155,000-SF, seven-story hotel, founded on 394 vibro-piers. Building design imitates the “Warehouse” building at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
  • Geotechnical engineering for the 44-acre summer camp including recommendations for foundations, slabs, retaining walls, pavements, and a stormwater management facility.
  • Geotechnical engineering and COT services for the 6,300-seat Ripken Stadium, including the use of lime-stabilization of parking and drive areas for pavement support.

Sweet Air Park, Baltimore County, MD

  • COT services during the development of the 30.6-acre park including pavilions, picnic areas, athletic fields, restrooms, a walking trail, parking lot, and Maryland State Highway Administration improvements.
  • Observation and testing for stormwater management facilities, grading, topsoil, road fills, pavement sections, and concrete work.
  • Laboratory testing of the soils, concrete, and asphalt materials used during construction.

Sportika, Manalapan Township, Monmouth County, NJ

  • Performed a supplemental exploration to evaluate the extent of fill material across the location of the proposed sports complex, including excavation of shallow test pits and Dilatometer Tests (DMT).
  • Geotechnical report summarizing results & recommendations for design & construction of proposed foundations & site improvements.
  • COT services for the 170,000 SF of building with 90,000-SF indoor turf field & 7 basketball courts on 2 levels, and associated infrastructure.

Big Chill Beach Club, Sussex County, DE

  • Public/private joint venture between DNREC and La Vida Hospitality Group.
  • 200-seat oceanfront restaurant and event facility located at Delaware Seashore State Park.
  • Geotechnical engineering; electronic Cone Penetration Test (CPT) soundings extending upwards to 100 feet deep; COT services including Class B timber and 12×12-inch concrete pile installation, vibration monitoring during pile installation, and site visits and reports for bank draws.

SpringHill Suites Uptown Hotel, Charlotte, NC

  • GTA Associates, Inc. provided geotechnical engineering and construction observation and testing services for this 16-story, 195-key hotel.

Shoreline Restoration at Sunset Island, Ocean City, MD

  • GTA provided construction observation, material testing, and annual monitoring services for this “Living Shoreline” restoration project including marsh plantings, sills, groins and jetties at Ocean City’s Sunset Island.
  • In addition to the removal of a rubble-filled shoreline, mitigation measures included the complete removal of invasive common reed (Phragmites australis).

Horseshoe Casino, Baltimore City, MD

  • Geophysical testing, geotechnical and environmental consulting for new two-story 140,000-SF casino and associated seven-level, 3,500-car, above grade parking garage.
  • Relatively deep layer of fills and soft clayey soils required use of deep foundations. Subsurface explorations were in excess of 90 feet, where rock cores were obtained.
  • Observed & evaluated several static & dynamic load tests on CFAs to develop installation criteria and allowable loads for CFAs of different diameters.

Wilmington Country Club Water Impoundment Structure, Wilmington, DE

  • Provided geotechnical engineering for the 21-million-gallon water impoundment structure at Wilmington Country Club.
  • Services included subsurface exploration and well installation, groundwater monitoring, slope stability and seepage analysis, and earthwork recommendations during design and review of the earthwork and engineering consultation during construction.

Hyatt Place, Baltimore City, MD

  • A 150,000-SF, 208-room hotel with ground floor retail space and a parking garage
  • Performed Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments finding elevated concentrations of total arsenic and lead concentrations, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hexavalent chromium in soil
  • Approved as part of Maryland Voluntary Cleanup Program.

Camelback Ski Resort Lodge & Indoor Waterpark, Tannersville, PA

  • This $163 million development includes a 125,000 sf Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark, 45,000 sf Arcadia Family Adventure Center, and 8-story 453-room, ski-in/ski-out Lodge with 20,000-SF of meeting and conference space and 3 restaurants.
  • Services included construction observation and testing as well as geotechnical consultation.
  • Awarded ‘2015 Project of the Year’ by the Lehigh Valley Section of ASCE for Outstanding Civil Engineering.

Four Seasons Hotel & Legg Mason Office Complex, Baltimore City, MD

  • 22-Story luxury hotel and condominium tower and a 26-story office tower at Baltimore’s waterfront with 5-story below grade parking.
  • Construction observation and testing included a slurry wall, mat foundation, post-tensioned concrete, micro-piles, caissons, and tie-back anchors.
  • Geotechnical, environmental, and hydrogeological services including borings, monitoring wells, seismic analysis, and in-situ permeability testing.