Commercial Excavating

Forest at Spirit Mountain
Forty acres of prime hardwood forest on Spirit Mountain near Duluth, MN is being developed with conservation-minded open space design principals.  Every trip home and every night out on the balcony is like a night out in your own private park.  Common spaces planned include pathways, "Forest Art" and a trout pond.

In this development, Blackhoof works closely with the developer and has provided wetland, site design, illustration, grading and drainage, public presentation, cost estimation and project management services.

White Pine Development
Located in Duluth's historic Lakeside, Eastride's gently sloping lots offer dramatic, sweeping view of Lake Superior. There is over 150 acres of dedicated green space surrounding the 23 lot neighborhood with lots ranging in size from 3 to 5 acres. In keeping with the Conservation Design Techniques, there will be a decidedly "rural" feel to the development even though it lies within the city limits.

Hawk Ridge Estates
The Hawk Ridge Estates Development is a productive mix of market rate and affordable housing.  The site is situated between a raptor flyway and a trout stream. All this and right in the middle of Minnesota's third City of the First Class.

Nestled along Duluth, Minnesota's beautiful hillside near Amity Creek and
Lester Park, Hawk Ridge Estates is offering private wooded lots with all ground utilities included.  Create your own wilderness paradise in the city. Mature stands of aspen, birch and pine. Wildflowers, creek beds, ponds, songbirds, raptors and wildlife included!

Hidden Estates
Hidden Estates might look like another cul-de-sac development, but it is far from it.  In this case, the devil is in the details.  Hidden Estates has been designed with private roadways that implement the use of micro detention / bio-filtration basins.  The benefit here is that all of the storm water management structures have been installed within the right of way or roadway easement versus giving up a large portion of land (more buildable lots) for a central detention basin.  Large, expensive storm water structures have been eliminated.  Lots are generous for the Duluth market, where development costs are higher than most parts of the region.  Pricing is well below market comparables. The result is larger than average lots, priced below market in a premium Duluth, Minnesota location.

This type of development approach has allowed the developer, Pride N' Home to be extremely competitive while offering an innovative storm water treatment approach and preserving large tracts of green space below Scenic Hawk Ridge.  Blackhoof is responsible for the wetland work, site design, public process, erosion control and planting design. 

Darrel D. Johnson Excavating, Inc.
5776 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN 55803
1digger@diggerdarrel.com