St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community

Project Owner: Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, NC
Contact: Ben Whitehouse (retired) (919) 847-8205
Raleigh, NC

Project features:

  • 26-acre private Catholic church and school campus consisting of numerous buildings and special places
  • Original campus included an 1,100 person sanctuary, meeting and fellowship halls, and a classroom building
  • New “Phase 5” project included:
    • 4 new LEED Gold Buildings:
      • Assisi Community Center
      • Siena Center for Lifelong Learning (middle school)
      • St. Mary of the Angels Chapel
      • Elizabeth Hall Preschool
    • Significant Site Improvements:
      • Access drives, parking, cul-de-sac
      • Innovative stormwater management system beneath outdoor amphitheater in courtyard
      • Water & sewer extensions
      • Off-site roadway improvements on Leesville Rd.

Services provided:

  • Served as consultant to Little Diversified Architects (now Little)
  • Detailed boundary and topographical surveys of entire campus
  • Compiled and maintained comprehensive site plan and site data for campus
  • Coordinated all site approvals from City of Raleigh:
    • Preliminary site plan
    • Infrastructure construction plans
    • Concurrent Plans/Final CD’s
  • Coordinated NCDOT Encroachment agreement
  • Performed construction administration services
  • Completed as-builts and closeout