175 North Harvard Street Project Construction Impacts Update
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):
- A concrete slab placement at the ART project is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13 (conditions could move this to Thursday, November 14). The pump truck set up inside the site nearer to Ivy Lane will begin at 5:30 a.m. and concrete trucks will arrive at 6 a.m. The trucks will stage at the 201 Western Avenue lot and enter South Campus Drive and enter and exit through the Ivy Lane gate. It is anticipated that this placement could require extended hours after 7 p.m.
- The structural steel phase of the housing project is ongoing. Decking and detailing will continue through mid-December. Steel beam deliveries are offloaded and installed using the tower crane. Crews are finishing on level 8 and 9 with levels 10 and 11 to follow. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue to work on site. A subcontractor is working on small utilities, including storm, duct bank, and data. Rebar installation continues as well as exterior waterproofing. Crews are also fireproofing the third and fourth floors. This work will continue progressing up the building.
- Neighbors will continue to see road closures on South Campus Drive in support of concrete operations to allow for concrete pump placement and site access. All pours are anticipated to take place on weekdays during normal working hours with the road being returned at the end of each day. Signage and details will be provided to divert traffic as needed.
- Concrete deck placements can be expected each week this month on levels six through ten during regular work hours – some finishing work may extend beyond 6:00 p.m. depending on weather conditions. A pump truck will be present on South Campus Drive during concrete pours.
- Within the next few weeks, additional work will include precast steel stair installation and exterior building wrap to retain heat in the coming weeks.
- The housing contractor is grading and prepping an area for the temporary construction hoist (exterior elevator). Work includes sitework, rebar, and concrete. The hoist is expected to go up by November 15.
- As the building grows in height, please note there is an increase in personnel on upper floors and on exterior staging.
- The tower crane will be in use for the next two 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.
- On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, a mix of excavating, backfilling, placements of walls and piers continues. Excavation for loading dock foundations is underway. Interior slab and exterior wall waterproofing is ongoing. Utility installation around the perimeter of the building continue.
- Structural steel will be arriving on the ART site on December 2, and installation will go through January. A crane will arrive the week of November 25.
- Work continues on the building mock-ups to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street. At the ART mockup, activities will intermittently take place. Independent light fixture mockups will begin in two to three weeks. Adjustments continue intermittently on the housing mockup.
- Miscellaneous steel, concrete work, and trash removal will be taking place on the next two Saturdays, November 9 and 16, on the new Harvard University affiliate housing building.
- The project’s regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The job site will be closed on Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day.