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Heartwood at Richmond Hill / Belfast PUD
Richmond Hill, GA
Hussey Gay Bell served as the lead civil engineer and surveyor for the master utility planning, design, and phased infrastructure implementation of the 5,000-acre Heartwood Planned Unit Development (PUD) in South Bryan County—now home to Heartwood at Richmond Hill, a growing mixed-use community that blends residential neighborhoods, industrial hubs, and commercial destinations into a cohesive, master-planned environment.
On behalf of Raydient Places + Properties and the City of Richmond Hill, our team provided comprehensive planning, surveying, engineering, permitting, and construction-phase services to prepare the site for sustainable, long-term growth. This included early due-diligence and technical support during the 2017 annexation and rezoning of the tract which was formerly unincorporated land along Belfast Keller Road and Harris Trail.
Our scope encompassed the design and installation oversight of water, sewer, and reclaimed water systems; a regional utility corridor alignment; roadway design; and strategic guidance on public-private funding opportunities through the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). Executed in multiple phases from 2016 through 2023, this infrastructure now underpins full-scale vertical development by national homebuilders and commercial developers.
In addition to the community’s residential core, the Heartwood PUD also includes the Belfast Commerce Centre, an 1,800-acre industrial and commercial hub strategically positioned along I-95. Within this portion of the PUD, Hussey Gay Bell has designed multiple vertical projects for various end users including distribution facilities, manufacturing plants, and support service buildings—providing civil engineering, site development, and utility infrastructure solutions tailored to the operational needs of each occupant.
Today, Heartwood at Richmond Hill and Belfast Commerce Centre stand as prime examples of how foundational infrastructure, coupled with thoughtful planning and end-user-specific design, can catalyze economic growth and create a vibrant, balanced community.
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