Beau A. Menard

Building Statistics

General Building Data

Building Name: North Shore at Canton

Location and Site: The building is located on top of a pier on the 2300 block of Boston
Street in Baltimore harbor, Maryland

Building Occupant Name: The owner of the building is CignalCorp, however the
the building itself is comprised of townhouse, which
is occupied by various residents.

Occupancy: The building is a residential structure.

Size: The building is 60,000 sf, which includes a 15,000 sf parking garage.

Number of Stories: The building is 4 stories above the pier level. 1 story parking level
3 levels of occupancy.

Primary Project team:
Cignal Corp : Owner, Developer, CM
D.W. Taylor and Associates : Architects
Whitney, Bailey, Cox, Magnani : Structural Engineers
Charles A. Klein & Sons, Inc : HVAC & Plumbing Contractor
Frizner Electric: Electrical Contractor

Dates of Construction: The construction of the pier started on June 20, 2001 with the
Pile Agreement, however the mobilization did not start until
September 24, 2001. Construction of the pier was complete on
January 29, 2002. I do not yet have information on the schedule
for the townhouses, I am in contact with CignalCorp and am
awaiting a response.

Actual Cost: The cost of the pier, which includes the piles, planks, and decking, was a
little over 1 million dollars. The cost for the townhouses, was $196,000. I do not know the soft cost of the project, but I am in contact with CignalCorp and am awaiting a response.

Project Delivery Method: The delivery method for the structure of the building and pier
was Design-Bid-Build. The delivery method for the
mechanical and electrical was Design-Build.

Architecture

Architecture: North Shore at Canton is just one in a series of townhouses located on the
2300 block of Boston Street in Baltimore Harbor, however its specific location and unique setting place it apart from the rest. North Shore sit on top of a 50’x 266’ pier in the center of Baltimore Harbor. It offers private
parking and a wooden pedestrian promenade. It contains three levels of living space above the parking level sitting on top of the pier. The third floor offers and exterior terrace offering great views of both the inner harbor and downtown Baltimore.

Design Code: BOCA National Building Code 1996

Zoning: Residential zoning

Building Envelope: The exterior wall system of North Shore is comprised of both brick
and glass. The main entrances is a gated parking lot sitting of top
of the pier.

The roof system consists of pre-engineered wood roof trusses,
topped with a standing seam metal roof

Primary Engineering Systems

Structural: The structure of the North Shore at Canton is comprised of two parts.
One being the structure of the pier and the other being the structure of the
town houses. I do not yet have information regarding the structure of the
pier, I am in contact with Whitney, Bailey, Cox, and Magnani, to find that
information.
The structure of the town houses consists of a foundation of masonry walls,
and spread footings that sit on top of the pier. The first floor superstructure
is made up of structural steel columns and beams. All of the structural steel
is A-992, all steel column to beam connections are to be moment
connections. The columns consist of W 12x96, while the beams range from
W 18x60 to W 24x62. The First floor, floor system, consists of 8 inch
hollow core pre-cast concrete planks, topped with 3 inches of rigid
insulation, and another 2-1/2 inches of concrete covering. The second and
third floor superstructure, consists of steel columns and girders. The
columns range from W 10x40 to W 10x49, while the girders range from
W 12x30 to W 14x38. The second and third floor, floor systems, consist of
pre-engineered open web wood floor trusses spaced 16 inches on center,
topped with 3/4 inch decking.
The primary lateral force resisting system is a combination between a
moment resisting frame made up of structural steel, and an interior shear
wall system, with gypsum board used as the primary diaphragm.

Mechanical: The North Shore Pier units have two zone HVAC systems. The top floor is
served by a 40,000 btu 90% natural gas furnace laying horizontal in the attic space, and the bottom two floors are served by a 40,000 btu natural gas
furnace located in the second floor closet. The attic system has a 1.5 ton
thru wall condenser on the interior units and a 2 ton thru wall condenser on
the exterior units. While the bottom two floors are served with a 2.5 ton
thru wall condenser throughout the building. The thru wall condensers had
to be installed on the garage level in closets that were constructed out of
brick.

Lighting/Electrical: The electrical system consists of a low voltage 3 phase system, with the primary and secondary voltages being 220/210 from the panel. Since it is low voltage each unit uses only hallogen lights approximately 90 watts each. The building also has security features hard wired into it, the fire dectors and alarms, and also a burgaler alarm.

Construction: The previous wooden pier structure was demolished to make way for the
new structure. Concrete piles were then driven, and the structural
concrete was set in place as the base. Wooden piers and decking were
then placed on top of the concrete piers. The steel frame for the parking
level was erected, and the precast concrete planks were placed on top of
the steel. Prefabricated wood and steel panels were delivered by barge
and were erected by a barge mounted crane. The building was topped out
and the MEP was installed as a design-build on site. Finishes were added
later.

Additional Engineering Systems

Transportation: The only transportation system that extends through the occupied
Levels is a set of stairs that run from the parking garage to the third
Floor of the townhouses

Fire Protection: I do not yet have information regarding the Fire protection system.
I am in contact with CignalCorp and DW Taylor in regards to that

Telecommunications: I do not yet have information regarding the telecommunications.
I am in contact with CignalCorp and DW Taylor in regards to that
Information.