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[key projects]
municipal
Indian River Inlet Marina
Delaware DNR
Boat Ramp Management Plan
City of Jacksonville, Florida
The Marina at Oxbow Meadows
City of Columbus, Georgia
Fort Pierce City Marina Redev.
City of Fort Pierce, Florida
St. Johns County Water Dependent Uses & Marine Study
private
Harbor Station Marina and Village
Dumfries, Virginia
Amite River Mariners Club
Port Vincent, Louisiana
Ingleside Marina
Ingleside (Corpus Christi), Texas
Big House Landing/Palmetto Bluff
Town of Bluffton, South Carolina
Charleston City Marina
Charleston, South Carolina
Washington Sailing Marina
Washington, D.C.
Cypress Landing Marina
Chocowinity, North Carolina
Crickett Cove Marina
Little River, SC
New Port Cove Marine Center
Riviera Beach, Florida
international
International Experience
Yacht Haven Grande
St. Thomas, USVI
Scrub Island Resort Development
Scrub Island, BVI
Chub Cay Club Resort Dev.
Chub Cay, Bahamas
Puerto Los Cabos
San Jose del Cabo, BCS, Mexico
Ocean World Aquatic Park/Marina
Playa Cofresi, Dominican Republic
Westin Rōco Ki Beach/Golf Resort
Punta Macao, Dominican Republic
Samaná Village
Samaná, Dominican Republic
Puerto Cancun Marina Dev.
Cancun, Mexico
Koncha Zaspa Resort Marina
Kiev, Ukraine
Marina Planning and Design
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
 
[articles & press]
"Dockominium Conversions Rising"
"Dockominium Dilemma: Once Pricey and Popular in a Hot Real Estate Market, Dockominiums May Now be a Bargain" (PDF)
"The 21st century marina:
It takes a village"
"Dockominium conversions likely to increase"
"Action needed to boost slip numbers"
"It takes a village: marinas of the new millennium"
"Marina villages revive waterfronts"
"Grande opening in St Thomas"
"Underwater gardening
in the BVI"
"Coral, sea grass moved
at Scrub Island"
"In the Lowcountry, marinas follow housing boom"
"[ATM] expands on the water"
"ATM Coastal-Marina Division Expands"
"Recovering former glory
in the USVI..."
"Charleston City Marina...
2005 'Marina of the Year'"
"Destination megayacht..."
"Billion dollar resort to be largest in Europe"
"$500M dev. proposal heralds 'renaissance' for St. Croix"
"Lauderdale architect planning Spanish resort"
"Ocean World awards phase one contract"
 
Learn more about the Yacht Haven Grande project...

ATM is known throughout the industry for its full-service, turnkey approach to waterfront & marina development.

ATM approaches development holistically to generate maximum, sustainable benefits from each project. We believe waterfront projects cannot be engineered effectively without integrating economic, market, and environmental issues. This is key to our business model and critical for both public and private projects.

Is the return worth the investment?

Is the market sustainable over time?

What are the boater trends that affect slip absorption and occupancy?

Does the budget provide for future dock expansion or replacement?

Are there additional revenue opportunities in the development that aren’t being considered?

Does the project meet regulatory requirements, or can it be modified

to restore or enhance the local ecosystem?The latest Waterfront issue: The Value of Doing Your Homework First...

By addressing these and other issues, ATM’s experience-driven planning process results in economically sound and environmentally acceptable development.

ATM's team of marina and development experts have planned, designed, and engineered more than 400 marina projects supporting both public and private interests throughout the world, providing all-inclusive feasibility, design, permitting, environmental consulting, and construction consultation services.

We have been providing environmental and engineering services to the international community for more than 20 years. ATM’s specialized expertise in international development includes coastal engineering, environmental engineering and science, marina and waterfront development, design evaluation, surveying and mapping, and ecological protection and mitigation, as well as assistance with marketing and financing. ATM professionals have long been associated with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and routinely work with project lenders and financiers.

We have directed marina construction projects worth approximately $100 million in just the last two years including Yacht Haven Grande, the most advanced joint marina and upland facility in the Americas. We direct projects in the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and beyond, including the long-term, comprehensive plan in Dubai—the fastest-growing tourist and resort development area in the world.

 

 
MARKET STUDIES
& BUSINESS PLANNING
In addition to standard business yardsticks, our engineers and analysts have developed tools specifically designed for the evaluation of marinas. These tools facilitate the assessment of market demand, existing facility value, and potential future performance. Accurate market demand projections provide a clear vision of facility size, characteristics, and amenities needed to attract boaters.

Market position will dictate rate structures and initial capital investment while boater trends, cruising circuits, and seasonality will drive occupancy and slip absorption.

One of the more valuable tools in marina planning is ATM’s marina-specific pro forma analysis that predicts income and expenses over time (usually 10 years). Multiple “what if” scenarios can be quickly evaluated by combining the estimated construction costs, market data, income opportunities, and the costs of doing business into a single numerical tool.

This proprietary tool can also be used to predict the effects of:

• Phasing Construction

• Using Alternative Construction Materials

• Increasing Staffing

• Slowing Absorption of Proposed Slips

In this way, both project feasibility and a recommended course are determined up front.

Services & capabilities include:

• Market Analysis

• Feasibility Studies

• Financial Analysis & Pro Formas
 
MARINE ENGINEERING
& DESIGN
Marine structures pose uncommon challenges for the developer and the engineering team. These structures must be designed to survive unpredictable and extreme pressures from:
 
• Loads

• Storms

• Waves
• Tides

• Currents

• Winds

Structures must endure constant wet-dry cycles and a corrosive environment. Additionally, marine structures have an impact upon local hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and marine habitat.

ATM’s coastal and structural engineers are experienced in addressing the challenges of marine structure development and placement. Our extensive working knowledge of coastal environments and practical experience gives us a unique understanding of the site-specific needs of coastal structures and their effect on natural systems.

Leading lending institutions call on ATM’s expertise to conduct comprehensive due-diligence inspections for risk assessment on marine structures and to evaluate marina facilities being considered for their portfolios.

Services & capabilities include:

• Due Diligence

• Oceanographic Studies & Surveys

• Structures

• Construction Services

 
FACILITIES PLANNING
& LAYOUT
When laying out a new marina or improving an existing facility, ATM goes beyond basic marina design practices. Working as an integrated team with developers, land planners, architects, and public agencies, we provide unique, physically viable layout solutions that integrate client vision, market factors, and practical engineering principles. The resulting facilities effectively balance aesthetic requirements and operational effectiveness.

Our planning and design experience covers the full spectrum of waterfront facilities ranging from private marinas to resort developments to revitalized urban waterfronts.

Services & capabilities include:

• Marina Layouts

• Upland Programming

Learn more about the Puerto Los Cabos project...
 
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
& CONSENSUS-BUILDING
The popularity of waterfront living and recreation has put increasing pressure on coastal resources all over the world. Access to the water is at a premium, and new development must be balanced against the unplanned destruction of natural areas.

ATM approaches every marina and brownfield waterfront project with the philosophy that responsible waterfront development sustains and enhances our shared natural coastal resources. Our clients learn that projects don’t have to be an either/or proposition.

With mutual objectives, innovation, and solid science and engineering, we negotiate regulatory issues with the authorities and provide solutions that both meet client goals and allow them to take pride in the environmental aspects of their projects.

Services & capabilities include:

• Regulatory Approvals

• Environmental Assessments (EA)/
   Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
 
CONSULTING
Services & capabilities include:

• Public-Private Partnerships

• Operations Plans

• Financial Management & Capital Financing
 

 
For more information, please contact:

Sam Phlegar, M.S., P.E., Director, Coastal-Marina Division

>> 1 800 275 6488

>> + 1 (843) 414 1040

>> info@appliedtm.com


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