Avalon Bay Communities
Peabody/Danvers, MA

A total of 354 apartment units were designed in three basic building types. The site consisted of 25 buildings, including a four story plus a terrace level structure. The structures were framed with panelized walls, and pre-fabricated floor and roof trusses. With the four/five story wood framed structure and the program included a half-size gymnasium and public spaces which required the use of a steel frame to support bearing walls over a 45 foot transfer.