Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Thermal striping in the Harvard Business School lot will take place this fall.
Enterprise Research Campus (ERC)
Residential/Hotel
- On Saturday, September 7, crews at the high-rise residential building will continue to extend the hoist and will work on the hotel hoist. At the mid-rise windows will be installed.
- Concrete decking is finishing up.
- Other smaller concrete operations continue.
- The high-rise building has topped off at level 18.
- The mid-rise residential building has topped off at their mechanical penthouse at level 9.
- The hoists (exterior construction elevators) and loading docks have been installed and are operational at the midrise and high rise.
- The hotel hoist and loading dock installation are finishing along Trotting Avenue.
- Windows, exterior sheathing, framing and waterproofing are being installed on the residential buildings.
- Exterior curtain-wall panels are being installed at the hotel.
- MEP work is ongoing.
Laboratory and Office Buildings
- Crews will be cleaning up, prepping for concrete placements and spraying fireproofing on Saturday, September 7.
- Exterior curtain-wall panels are being installed on the west building.
- Concrete operations continue with deck placements.
- The hoist and loading dock are finishing on the southern side of the building.
- Both east and west buildings structural steel have topped off.
- Steel decking and detailing continue on the east building.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- MEP work is ongoing.
Greenway
- Bulk excavation will take place with intermodals delivering material for rail transport to the Beacon Yard through the haul road, all inside the site.
- Backfilling, involving trucks of clean soil entering the site, is underway.
Treehouse Conference Center
- Carpenters will be installing tension straps on Saturday, September 7.
- Mass timber installation and protection work continues.
- MEP activities continue in the basement and on level one.
- Preparation for façade installation is underway
Waterline Installation on Western Avenue
- The ERC team is working with the City, Boston Water and Sewer and Harvard to replace a 12-inch waterline with a larger 16-inch waterline from Hague to Milestone streets on Western Avenue.
- The waterline replacement will take place Monday through Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and begin on Monday night, September 9.
- During the nighttime work, pedestrians will shift to the Harvard Business School side of the road and cyclists will share the road.
Building Mock-Ups
- Punchlist work and other adjustments are intermittent on all five mockups.
Eversource Conduit Project
- Eversource duct bank installation by G. Greene Construction is underway along Western Avenue after hours, typically from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. This public utility work is not under the supervision of ERC.
Milestone Thermals
- Work will progress next week with backfilling at the southern end of Milestone Street to within the Greenway site for duct bank installation.
General
- The site’s four tower cranes have been erected and are operational. They are designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind.
- The projects’ work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday work is scheduled to take place starting at 7 a.m.
- Intermittent use of power trowels for concrete finishing and layout for concrete placement may take place after 6 p.m.
- Drones will be in use bi-weekly to monitor construction progress on site.
- Drones will be operated by licensed pilots in accordance with Harvard University and the City of Boston regulations.
- Flights are weather dependent and are scheduled one weekday morning alternating weekly.
- A drone progress flight is not scheduled for next week.
North Allston Storm Drain Extension Project (NASDEP)
The NASDEP, a project designed for Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) to alleviate the inundated existing storm water systems in North Allston, continues with enabling work on the ERC site.
- Grading and paving interim Trotting Avenue inside the site adjacent to the District Energy Facility (DEF) to Cambridge Street will take place on Monday, September 9 and Tuesday, September 10.
- Waterline maintenance will take place inside the site requiring the opening of the gate on Windom Street on Monday, September 9.
- Work continues on the drainage structure near Rotterdam Street.
92 Seattle Street
Renovation is finishing up for reuse of this Harvard building.
- Tenant fit-out work and move in is underway.
- East side entrance fencing will stay for storm drainage work through September.
- Storm water installation is taking place on the east side.
- Excavation for the storm water tank is ongoing.
- Soil hauling/trucking will continue.
- Punch list work will continue.
- Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Inspections are ongoing.
- Final cleanings are ongoing.
- At the north side an added sidewalk ramp cut in and related, striping and curbing will be installed.
175 North Harvard Street, 100 South Campus Drive
The following is an overview of the work taking place at the 175 North Harvard construction site at the future location of the new Harvard University affiliate housing building and American Repertory Theatre (ART):
- The structural steel phase of the housing project remains ongoing. Decking and detailing continues through December. Steel beams deliveries are offloaded and installed using the tower crane. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades are on site working on under slab utilities. Rebar installation continues and several concrete placements will take place each week during regular work hours – some finishing work may extend beyond 6 p.m. depending on weather conditions. Stud welders are in use on site, which do create some perceptible noise. The contractor will be backfilling in the Northeast corner of the job site on Monday.
- As the building grows in height, please note there will be an increase in personnel on upper floors and on exterior staging.
- The tower crane will be in use for the next five months during normal working hours and will be placed in weathervane mode with safety lighting turned inward at the end of every shift.
- Wheel washing and street sweeping continues to ensure soil is not being tracked through the neighborhood streets.
- There are no planned road closures on South Campus Drive this week. Only construction vehicles are permitted to turn onto South Campus Drive from North Harvard Street for safety reasons and to improve traffic flow. All other vehicles are directed to access South Campus Drive from Western Ave.
- Within the next six weeks, concrete deck placements on levels two through five may require some extended hours. More details will be provided as the date gets closer.
- On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, backfilling is ongoing in the substage area. Plumbing work has begun in preparation for slab on grade work. Formwork and waterproofing will be ongoing and tie-ins for the mat slab work have started. Excavation for footings and concrete operations continue through the rest of this month with concrete placements every couple of days. Curtainwall (the non-structural exterior building covering) will begin this month and then the contractor will start working on the brick façade.
- Thermal tie-in work will be finishing up and backfilling.
- Beginning next week, the week of September 9, utility work will begin on Ivy Lane on the 12-inch drain line tie in and two water taps for the domestic and fire protection lines. One lane will be kept open on Ivy Lane for vehicles to pass. Work will take place during regular work hours and will continue through September. The road will be plated overnight.
- Work continues on the building mock-ups to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street. The curtain wall for the mock-up will be delivered and installed next week followed by the brick facade.
- There is no work planned on site for the next two Saturdays, September 7 and 14.
- The project’s regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
210 North Harvard Street
- Eversource or Verizon will remove an old pole and power line.
- Sign is up for the new Bakery which is set to open in October.
114 Western Ave
- An office fit out project for the HALC suite on the 3rd floor will continue through October.
168 Western Ave
- Shawmut continues interior work at times impacting the Swiss Bakers operation.
- A small crew will work inside though September from 3 p.m.-12 a.m.
- Crimson Catering plans to move in post construction.
Soldiers Field Garage Masonry Repairs and Office HVAC Replacement
- Masonry repairs continue at the Soldiers Field Park Garage. Crews have been operating from staging with overhead protection in place. A lift will be used to conduct this work from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays with set up beginning at 7 a.m.
- Crews continue to clean and seal exterior masonry work.
- Small brick repair is ongoing for the exterior garage on the west HBS Kresge Way and Western Avenue sides.
- The HVAC Project in the Transportation is complete with some punch list items remaining.
