All project sites will be closed on November 28 for Thanksgiving.
Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Thermal striping in the Harvard Business School lot will take place next spring.
Enterprise Research Campus (ERC)
Residential/Hotel
- On Saturday, November 23, crews will be completing some steel activities in the hotel. Window installation will be underway in the high-rise building. Miscellaneous clean up and interior work will be taking place in all buildings. Dumpsters will be dropped off and removed. All hoists (exterior construction elevators) will be operational.
- 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.
- Windows, exterior sheathing, framing and waterproofing are being installed on the residential buildings.
- Exterior panel installation is ongoing at the hotel.
- A suspended scaffolding deck similar to a bridge set-up is installed on the underside of the hotel cantilever section.
- Elevators are being installed.
- Other smaller concrete operations continue.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Framing is taking place in certain areas of the building.
- Temporary heaters are being set up.
Laboratory and Office Buildings.
- On Saturday, November 23, two tower cranes will be operating. Duct work will be delivered and loaded onto the building with workers on the roof. Miscellaneous interior mechanical work, wall framing on various floors as well as general cleanup will also be underway. Some other small deliveries possible.
- The west tower crane will be dismantled and removed from site beginning next Friday into the weekend requiring after hours work. This work is weather dependent.
- The arrival and assembly of a large crane with another assist crane will begin at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, November 29. Trucks will be arriving on site as the town crane begins to be removed at noon. Crews will work until 6 p.m.
- On Saturday, November 30, starting at 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. crews will continue to dismantle the crane with approximately 18 truckloads of crane parts will be removed from the site, entering and exiting at both the Hague Street and Milestone Street gates.
- On Sunday, December 1, starting at 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. finishing the tower crane removal activities including disassembly and removal of the large crane and its assist crane.
- Riser duct work will be delivered to the site during normal business hours on Tuesday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 27. The tower crane will be loading the material up onto the west building.
- The site’s two tower cranes are operational. They are designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind.
- Exterior curtain-wall panels are being installed during the week.
- Smaller concrete operations continue.
- Both east and west buildings structural steel have topped off.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- Spray-on fireproofing continues.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Masonry work continues.
- Temporary heaters are operating.
Greenway
- Drainage structures and pipe installation are underway.
- Concrete activity for the rainwater storage tank will continue.
- Backfilling continues.
- Bulk excavation is complete.
Treehouse Conference Center
- Mass timber activities will take place on Saturday, November 23. A crane will be in operation.
- Mass timber deliveries and installation on the third floor deck continue with a crane operating during the week.
- MEP activities and miscellaneous utilities are ongoing.
Waterline Installation and Sewer Work on Western Avenue
- Crews will be finishing work in the next week during the day shift.
- Relocation of the fence line back closer to Western Avenue will take place with line striping to follow.
Building Mock-Ups
- Building mockups are on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets
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.
General
- The project’s work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays/off hours 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.
- Flights are weather dependent and are scheduled one weekday morning alternating weekly.
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.
- Maintaining the site with a water truck and sweeper weekly.
- Railyard activity continues.
92 Seattle Street
Renovation for reuse of this Harvard building is complete and some final punch list items will be completed during winter break.
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 is ongoing. Decking and detailing will continue through December. Steel beam deliveries are offloaded and installed using the tower crane. Concrete pours will continue this week. Crews were finishing on levels 10 and 11 with levels 12 and 13 to follow. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue to work throughout the site. A subcontractor continues working on small utilities, including storm, duct bank, and data. Rebar installation continues as well as exterior waterproofing. Crews are also fireproofing on several levels. This work will continue progressing up the building.
- The temporary construction hoist (exterior elevator) installation is underway and will be operational at the end of December. Steel stairways are being placed.
- Within the next couple of weeks, the building’s exterior will be enclosed with tarping to retain temporary heat. Temporary heaters are being installed.
- 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 on level 8 to the roof level during regular work hours into December – some finishing work may extend beyond 6 p.m. depending on weather conditions. A pump truck will be present on South Campus Drive during concrete pours.
- Within the next six to eight weeks, work will begin taking place at the roof level. Personnel on upper floors and exterior staging will continue yet should be less noticeable in the coming months when the exterior building wrap is in place.
- The tower crane will be in use for the next two months during normal working hours and is 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, and interior and exterior concrete wall and pier placements continues. Excavation for loading dock foundations is underway. Interior slab and exterior wall waterproofing is ongoing. Utility installation around the perimeter of the building continues.
- Structural steel will be arriving on the ART site during the week of December 2, and installation will run through January. A crane will arrive next week to support this work. Multiple concrete placements to enable structural steel installation will take place each week for the next three weeks. There is potential for early work starts and late finishes during some of these placements.
- Mass timber (engineered wood products known for their strength, durability, versatility and sustainability) will follow in February.
- Work continues on the building mock-ups to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street. At the ART mockup, activities will take place intermittently. Adjustments continue intermittently on the housing mockup to include framing, sheathing, and masonry.
- Both jobsites will be closed on Saturday, November 23, with added security due to the Harvard Yale football game.
- Both job sites will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 28.
- The ART project will be open, and crews will be working on Friday, November 29. The ART project will also be working on Saturday, November 30, on foundation wall forms from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- 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.
- The bakery Sofra is now open.
168 Western Ave
- Shawmut continues interior work and is coordinating with the Swiss Bakers operation.
- Exterior utility tie-ins will begin in December/January.
304 Western Ave
- The roofing project will be completed next week.
55 Antwerp St
- Sidewalk and fence work has been delayed. This work will remobilize in the first week of December.
- The fence will be substantially complete by December 6.
Soldiers Field Garage Masonry Repairs and Office HVAC Replacement
- All floors in the garage are available for use.
- Punchlist items will be completed, and the project will demobilize by the end of the month.