Design & Space Planning in the Lehigh Valley

Full scope: on-site facility measurement, inventory and SKU profiling, forklift and equipment review, code analysis (egress, aisle widths, sprinkler clearances), multiple CAD layout options with comparative capacity analysis, traffic-flow modeling, and a final permit-ready dimensioned drawing package. For Lehigh Valley projects we factor in the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code high-piled storage requirements, post-tension slab anchor constraints, and wind-exposure calculations from the start.

Typical gains are 20–40% in existing facilities that grew organically. In older Lehigh Valley industrial buildings we have reclaimed 35% or more by converting standard selective to VNA with taller uprights. For new Lehigh Valley builds at 30–36 ft clear in the I-78 and Route 100 corridors, a density-first design can yield 2–3× the pallet positions of a standard 24 ft ceiling layout — a key reason new Lehigh Valley spec builds go tall.

Two to four weeks for a complete package from site visit through stamped drawings — longer if IFC high-piled storage analysis or PE-stamped drawings are required for permit. We can deliver preliminary concept layouts in one week for urgent decisions like lease negotiations or RFP responses in the Allentown or Bethlehem market.

We always visit. Floor plans miss the things that make or break a design — column locations that do not match the drawing, low HVAC or lighting, dock door swing radii, slab condition and flatness, and utility entry points. In Lehigh Valley we also assess moisture intrusion at dock-adjacent columns and check for corrosion conditions on existing hardware. A 2–3 hour site walk saves weeks of redesign later.

Usually by going up and tightening aisles: most warehouses we walk in the Lehigh Valley are using less than 60% of their vertical cube. Taller uprights under the sprinkler ceiling, narrower aisles matched to your forklifts, and high-density rack for slow SKUs commonly add 30–85% more positions in the same footprint. Lehigh Valley Pallet Racking starts with a free on-site assessment.