Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank
- Thermal striping in the Harvard Business School lot will take place in the spring.
Enterprise Research Campus
Residential/Hotel
- On Saturday, January 18, crews may be conducting a sprinkler main flush, which will result in water being discharged onto Trotting Avenue and into drainage system near the site on Hague Street. Other Saturday work includes installation of panels and some windows on the residential buildings. Hotel insulation and roofing membrane will be installed. Miscellaneous interior work with hoists operational is planned.
- During the week windows are being installed on the high-rise building, and green exterior panels are being installed on the midrise building.
- A suspended scaffolding deck, like under a bridge is set up, on the underside of the cantilever section at the hotel.
- Storefront installation is underway on the ground floors.
- Mast climber scaffolding is set up and continues to be installed in sections on the high-rise building.
- Elevators are being installed.
- Other smaller concrete operations continue including a topping slab at the podium deck between the hotel and residential buildings.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Framing is taking place inside the buildings.
- Temporary heaters are operating.
Laboratory and Office Buildings.
- On Saturday, January 18, curtain-wall panels will be installed using the tower crane and boom lifts. Roofing activity and miscellaneous general cleanup will be underway. A drywall delivery will take place.
- Exterior curtain-wall panels are being installed during the week. Boom lifts are active around the perimeter of the buildings.
- The site’s tower crane is operational. It is designed to move or “weathervane” in the wind.
- Smaller concrete operations continue.
- Roofing activities are underway.
- Elevators are being installed.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
- Masonry work continues.
- Framing is underway
- Temporary heaters are operational.
Greenway
- Backfilling continues with the site leveling off
- Some drainage work is underway.
Treehouse Conference Center
- Mass timber and façade activities will take place on Saturday, January 18. A crane will be in operation.
- Mass timber deliveries, activities and installation of the roof continue on the south side with a crane operating during the week.
- Façade frame installation continues using boom lifts.
- MEP activities are ongoing.
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. Crews are near Travis Street. This public utility work is not under the supervision of ERC.
General
- Minimal construction work will be taking place on the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, January 20.
- Snow and ice removal and cleanup will take place as needed.
- 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.
- Hoists (exterior construction elevators) are operating on the residential, hotel and lab buildings.
- 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.
- Weekly flights are weather dependent and are scheduled one weekday morning.
- Drone flights are scheduled to fly Tuesday/Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, January 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Signage Project at SEC and Stadium Way
- A signage installation project in front of the SEC building will be finishing up.
- Barriers surround the work area.
North Allston Storm Drain Extension Project (NASDEP)
The NASDEP, a project designed for Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) to alleviate the existing inundated storm water systems in North Allston, continues with enabling work on the ERC site.
- The jobsite will be open on Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 20).
- South of Science work between Rena Path and Rotterdam Street will continue this week.
- Science Drive is narrowed through fall 2025 with new line striping indicating the lanes.
- Three weeks of excavation work for preclearing continues this week. Workers in protective clothing will be meeting all regulatory requirements during this activity.
92 Seattle Street
- Renovation for reuse of this Harvard building is complete, and some final punch list items are being completed during winter break.
- Harvard Capital Projects are making adjustments to tenant spaces.
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 finishing on upper levels. Steel decking installation and detailing continues and is expected to be complete this month. Concrete deck placements will continue on upper levels to the roof and should be complete in early February. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades are working throughout the site. Work continues working on small utilities, including storm, duct bank, and data and is backfilling around the foundation. Crews are fireproofing on several levels. This work will continue progressing up the building. Crews are backfilling foundations and performing site work.
- The tower crane will be in use for the next few weeks during normal working hours. The crane is scheduled to be disassembled and removed from the site during the first week of February. Because this is a sizeable undertaking, the crane removal will require some after-hours work. More detail will be provided as the date gets closer.
- The height of the temporary construction hoist will need to be increased to the roof in the next couple of weeks before the crane is removed. More details will be provided as that work gets closer.
- Crews continue to install building wrap to retain temporary heat on upper floors during concrete and fireproofing activities. A small amount of noise associated with the temporary heaters falls within normal limits and may be heard off-hours. Tarping is removed at the lower floors after the fireproofing is complete.
- For the next several weeks, a combination of activities at both the new affiliate housing building and American Repertory Theatre (ART) projects will require periodic closures of South Campus Drive to all vehicles during working hours Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. All traffic leaving the Continuum and Trader Joe’s parking will be instructed to make a right turn only out of the garage. The road will be open to traffic each day after 5 p.m. and on weekends. Signage and details will be provided to divert traffic as needed, and police details will be on site to provide assistance.
- Occasional concrete deck placements continue on the upper levels to the roof level during regular work hours throughout this month – some finishing work will extend beyond 9 p.m. with the colder temperatures. Noise is generated by the power trowels used for finishing. The fresh concrete needs to be covered with blankets for warmth while curing. A pump truck will be present on South Campus Drive during concrete pours.
- 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, interior wall placements were complete last week. Concrete placements and detailing will continue through January. Exterior wall waterproofing is ongoing. Backfilling for exterior walls and excavating for utilities continues. Utility work continues around the building perimeter. Steel detailing for the theatre’s stage and fly tower structure and concrete placements will run through January. An additional crane is needed to dismantle boom lifts from the slabs at the end of January.
- Mass timber (engineered wood products known for their strength, durability, versatility and sustainability) will follow beginning on Monday, February 24. A crane to support this work will mobilize mid-February.
- Work continues on the building mock-ups to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street. A surrounding structure will be built at the housing building mock-up to retain heat for flashing and masonry work. At the ART mockup, miscellaneous activities will take place intermittently.
- Crews at the affiliate housing building site will be working on Saturdays, January 18 and 25, weather permitting, to perform some welding and to install some steel sections. Heaters will be maintained by workers on Sundays through the winter.
- Off hours snow and ice removal are expected as needed.
- Both job sites will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.
- 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 open.
168 Western Ave
- Crews will continue excavation for preclearing soil inside the site fence.
- Interior work continues.
- Minor prep work will take place at 9 Travis Street to relocate the Swiss Bakers bakery operation at the end of the month while their space gets renovated.