Heritage Design Group
Address: One Main Street, Whitinsville, MA 01588
Phone: 508-266-2066
Fax: 508-266-2067
Website: www.heritagedesign.biz
Number of Employees: 31
Top Executives: Mark Anderson, President & CEO; Lance Anderson, Director of Field Survey Operations; Paul B. Hutnak, P.E., Assistant Chief Engineer; Michael Labbe, Director of Technology & IT Director; Cheryl G. Peterson, P.E., Chief Engineer; Holland Shaw, P.L.S., Chief Surveyor; Peg Ryan, Office Manager
Product or Service: Land planning, surveying, engineering and landscape architecture
Year Founded: 2000
Making friends with the environment
With a new office in Sturbridge and a new division of landscaping services, the Heritage Design Group has expanded its environmentally sound approach to planning, surveying and engineering.
The firm was founded six years ago by a partnership of seven experienced civil engineers and surveyors with the common goal of offering services that are good for a client’s bottom line, as well as good for the environment.
"What sets us apart is our concern for the environment," says Mark Anderson, president and CEO. "We are always striving to develop projects that are in harmony with the community. We bring an approach that is sound economically and good environmentally."
A case in point is Brierly Pond, a 200-unit, age-restricted townhouse development in Millbury. Heritage Design worked with Town and homeowners whose properties abutted the project to develop a plan that satisfied their concerns. After many sessions with the Planning Board and neighbors, a design was worked out that was agreeable to all parties.
The group offers a wide range of services-everything from staking out property lines for homeowners to designing shopping centers.
With the introduction of landscaping services, the firm added landscape planning and design and construction management to its extensive menu of services. Recent landscape projects include: Oak Village, 115 high-end senior housing units in Franklin, MA, and the new Lowe’s shopping center in Sutton.
Heritage Design Group also has developed expertise in converting old mills, the former economic heart of the Blackstone Valley, into condominium units. The firm is working on approximately 500 such units, preserving the character of the mill complexes with high ceilings, exposed brick and wooden columns. The group itself is located in the historic Whitin Machines Works in Whitinsville. Its main office is the original office of John Whitin, founder of the town.
Anderson underscores his firm’s hands-on knowledge of local and regional regulatory processes. "We are experienced in meeting the requirements of conservation commissions, planning boards and zoning boards," Anderson says. "When we meet with regulatory groups, we are very well prepared. We owe our success to our ability to produce quality work and the thoroughness of our presentations."
Heritage Design Group has professional land surveying licenses in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine. The firm’s professional engineering registrations include: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. Additionally, the company provides clients with associates in traffic engineering, architecture, environmental science, land appraisals, and landscape architecture.
The planning director also notes that the group strongly emphasizes giving back to the community. "We do a tremendous amount of sponsorship-the Greenway Challenge with the Blackstone Valley Heritage Corridor Commission, for example," Anderson says.
Heritage Design Group recently donated the new design of the Northbridge Fire station. The firm also worked with the National Heritage Corridor Commission to compile aerial photographs and constraint maps of the Blackstone River Corridor as a preliminary step in the long-awaited construction of a bike path from Providence to Worcester.
Another strength of the Heritage Design Group is its staff. The seven founding partners are all still actively involved, and staff turnover is almost non-existent. Anderson adds, "We provide a good working environment."
Earlier this year the firm opened a satellite office in Sturbridge, giving it access to projects in western Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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