“We absolutely must give a special tip of the cap to the planning board, and especially to Gorrill Palmer, the civil engineers on the project who prepared this extremely complex proposal for planning board review. This is by far one of the largest mixed-use real estate projects to be built in Portland, Maine for several decades. The level of detail and professionalism those folks brought to the preparation and review process is impossible to over-state. (Reference Shipyard Brewing Redevelopment which includes Vets First Choice Headquarters)”

Nathan Bateman
Vice President
Bateman Partners

"Gorrill Palmer is more of a partner than consultant for us. We have done numerous developments with them over the past 10 years. In each case they heard our needs and communicated them clearly to city officials. Cities and agencies trust and respect them. But it never ended there. Even after receiving all permits, they were advocates for us within communities and in regulatory agencies.

They work extremely well with our construction teams and jumped when we needed anything. Most recently we were in a jam and GP drove 3 hours for a site visit and returned to their office to complete the work needed. The revised site plan was submitted to the city and we received our certificate of occupancy the next morning."

Sean Riley, CEO
Maine Course Hospitality Group
Freeport, Maine

"What stands out in having GP on the team is their ability to navigate the regulatory process, including meeting the ever-changing rigorous technical demands required of land development projects, while maintaining an awareness of other critical elements economics, schedule, tenants - that an owner needs to balance in order to deliver a successful project. The difference is that GP brings to an owner's team day-to-day principal level experience and attention that helps an owner set a course and manage the inevitable bumps along the way."

Paul S. Cincotta, VP
New England Development
Newton, MA

Gorrill Palmer Hires Land Development Project Manager

February 6, 2017 by Lynn Ericson

Gorrill Palmer is pleased to welcome Lucas Anthony to the team as a Land Development Project Manager. Lucas has twenty years of engineering and project management experience for private clients, including design of utility infrastructure, roadway, parking and stormwater elements for large scale retail projects.

Originally from Maine, and a Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Maine, Lucas is returning home from a lengthy career in Florida with prestigious design and engineering firms with extensive land development and construction management expertise.

Lucas joins us from Bowman Consulting and Kimley-Horn and Associates. He is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

A Professional Engineer, he brings twenty years of experience to the company, specializing in feasibility analysis of acquisition, and the design and engineering through conceptual design to grand openings. The addition of Lucas to our Land Development Group greatly increases our capacity to serve our clients and expand our highly qualified team of professionals.