Arlington is developing its US-70 commercial corridor as commercial growth pushes east through Shelby County. New commercial construction here runs current-code TPO and metal roofing systems - and existing strip retail on the older Town Center blocks is entering its first replacement window.
Arlington sits in the far northeast corner of Shelby County, about 30 miles from Downtown Memphis along US-70. It was a small farming community until the early 2000s commercial boom pushed growth northeast from Bartlett and Munford. The commercial corridor along US-70 around Arlington Town Center is still maturing - new retail pads, medical offices, and service businesses have been filling in over the past decade, and the roofing systems on the earlier phases of that development are now approaching their first major inspection and capital planning window.
Newer construction in Arlington tends to be well-specified - current IECC energy code compliance, 60-mil TPO on properly tapered polyiso, 20-year warranty programs. Our work in Arlington is predominantly condition assessments on buildings coming off their first manufacturer warranty period, maintenance programs on newer commercial inventory, and new-construction warranty coordination for developers and property managers who want a roofing contractor of record from opening day.
Arlington's Developing Commercial Landscape
US-70 corridor and Arlington Town Center: The primary commercial zone is anchored around the Town Center at the intersection of US-. Grocery-anchored strip retail, medical offices, restaurants, and service businesses. Construction here spans roughly 2005 to present. The oldest commercial buildings on this corridor - approximately 15 to 20 years old - are due for first major roof condition assessment. The newest pads are in the 5 to 10 year range and appropriate for warranty documentation and maintenance program establishment.
New commercial-support commercial: Arlington's commercial growth has generated a wave of small commercial buildings serving the surrounding subdivisions - pediatric and family medical offices, gyms, day care facilities, drive-through food service. These buildings are typically 5,000 to 15,000 sq ft with simple flat or low-slope roofs. They are often managed by owner-operators who do not have a facilities management background, which means the maintenance documentation that keeps a manufacturer warranty active gets overlooked. We set up simple documented maintenance programs for these owners that protect the warranty without requiring facilities expertise.
Emerging industrial on the Arlington-Bartlett border: A small logistics and distribution zone is developing along the Shelby/Tipton County line northeast of Arlington. These facilities - primarily single-story tilt-wall construction with large flat-roof areas - are in the 3 to 10 year age range. New enough that replacement is not the near-term concern, but old enough that establishing a maintenance program and confirming manufacturer warranty standing are appropriate priorities.
Arlington's Wind Exposure and Drainage Context
Arlington's flat terrain in far northeast Shelby County provides less wind shelter than inner-ring suburban Memphis - commercial buildings here see higher wind uplift exposure than the same building type in Cordova or Bartlett, which are partially sheltered by the urban context. We apply conservative fastener patterns on Arlington commercial projects and verify that original construction fastener counts
Drainage on Arlington's flatter terrain requires attention to drain sizing and slope adequacy. The silty clay loam soils of the Wolf River watershed area in this part of Shelby County have lower drainage permeability than upland soils, meaning that rainfall ponding around foundation walls can create water intrusion pressure at parapet-wall junctions even when the roof membrane itself is intact. We inspect at-grade conditions around parapet walls on Arlington buildings as part of any comprehensive roof assessment.
Arlington commercial roof assessment or scope?
Whether your Arlington building is newly off warranty or approaching first replacement, our project managers can assess the condition and give you a written report for capital planning.
