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Week of April 7, 2025

Kresge Way and Extension of Thermal Pipes and Electrical Duct Bank

  • Thermal striping in the Harvard Business School lot will take place this fall.

Utility Investigation at HBS

  • Two additional test excavations to determine underground utility conditions will be conducted on Saturday, April 5 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the parking lot egress and attendant’s booth on Batten Way.

Enterprise Research Campus
Residential/Hotel
Weekend Activities

  • On Saturday, April 5, exterior panel installation and activity will take place on the midrise and high-rise residential buildings with several boom lifts operating. Prep work for concrete will be underway at the loading dock off Trotting Avenue. Eversource will be tying in between their manhole on Trotting and the building. Glass infill install will take place at the mid-rise former hoist area. Duct installation will take place. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work with operational hoists are planned.
  • On Sunday, April 6 a crew of 12 will be completing interior prep work for the concrete at the loading dock below the podium between the hotel and mid-rise. Additionally, 20 workers will be active in the high-rise, mid-rise and hotel elevator shafts. Hoists will be operational.

 Weekday Activities

  • Eversource will be on site making connections between their Trotting Avenue manhole and the building.
  • Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the residential buildings.
  • A suspended scaffolding deck, like under a bridge is being dismantled in sections, on the underside of the cantilevered section at the hotel.
  • At the midrise the hoist has been removed and infill work is underway.
  • Storefront installation is underway on the ground floors.
  • Mast climber scaffolding and swing staging are set up on the high-rise building.
  • Elevators are being installed.
  • Other concrete operations continue.
  • Roofing activities are underway.
  • MEP work is ongoing.
  • Framing and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.
  • Temporary heaters are being removed.

Laboratory and Office Buildings
Weekend Activities 

  • On Saturday, April 5, exterior boom lifts work will take place to work on Level 1 soffits. Interior drywall framing, elevator shaft and penthouse mechanical work will occur as well as general clean-up activities.
  • On Sunday, April 6, a crew of four will be working in the east building elevator shaft.

 Weekday Activities

  • Boom lifts are active around the perimeter of the buildings.
  • Level 1 soffit and exterior work is underway.
  • Smaller concrete operations continue.
  • Roof activities are underway.
  • Elevators are being installed.
  • MEP work is ongoing.
  • Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
  • Masonry work continues.
  • Framing and bathroom install are underway.
  • Temporary heaters are being disconnected.

Greenway
Weekend Activities

  • Regrading may take place on Saturday, April 5.

Weekday Activities

  • Light pole base work will take place.
  • Duct piping excavation, installation and backfilling will continue.
  • A shared used road will be constructed.
  • Landscaping crews will continue prepping for hardscape and tree planting.

Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities

  • Façade work including glass, electrical, steel and sub-floor installation will take place on Saturday, April 5.

 Weekday Activities

  • Façade frame and glass installation continues during the week using boom lifts.
  • Roofing and terrace activities are underway.
  • Framing continues.
  • Elevator work has begun.
  • MEP activities are ongoing.
  • Sub-flooring work continues.
  • Mobile cranes will be on site every other day.

 Sewer Work on Western Ave.

  • Nighttime sewer tie-in work is scheduled to take place in front of the Treehouse Conference Center site on Western Avenue, Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Between Hague and Milestone streets, pedestrians will shift at night to the Harvard Business School side of the road and cyclists will share the road during these activities.
  • A vehicular travel lane will be taken when crews are working in sewer manholes.
  • Signage will be in place and two police details will be scheduled. Two-way traffic will be maintained.
  • Crews will also be patching the roadway at night.
  • The roadway will be plated during the day and on the weekend.

Building Mock-Ups

  • Building mockups are on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets.

Eversource Conduit Project

  • Eversource electrical cabling will be taking place in the future along Western Avenue. This public utility work is not under the supervision of ERC. 
  • Between Hague and Milestone streets, pedestrians will shift at night to the Harvard Business School side of the road and cyclists will share the road during these activities.
  • A vehicular travel lane will be taken when crews are working in sewer manholes.
  • Signage will be in place and two police details will be scheduled.
  • Crews will also be patching the roadway at night.
  • The roadway will be plated during the day and on the weekend. 

 General

  • The projects 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.
    • A drone is scheduled to fly Wednesday, April 9 at 2:30 p.m. 

Signage Project at SEC and Stadium Way

  • A signage installation project in front of the SEC building continues.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • A pump truck will be needed for wall replacement operations.
  • An onsite crane is needed for a box culvert installation.
  • Backfilling operations for a temporary drainage bypass system will occur.
  • A vacuum truck may be necessary on site to clean out the dewatering tank.
  • A temporary drainage bypass system with an operator is running.
  • A dewatering system has been installed.  
  • A generator and motorized dewatering equipment operate on site.

92 Seattle Street  

  • Project has received a COO.
  • Interior fit out work has started and will continue for two weeks.

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):

  • Small miscellaneous concrete pours will occur once or twice a week as needed on the upper portion of the building along with stair placements. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue to work throughout the site. Interior fit out and framing operations continue. Window and doorframe deliveries and window installation using boom lifts continue. Exterior wall sheathing continues. Work continues on doors and ramps. Stairs are being installed. Exterior swing staging and a scaffolding lift system are set up on the buildings to assist with curtainwall installation. Exterior brickwork in the courtyard begins this month. Boom lifts and swing staging is on the low rise working on window installation.
  • The contractor will need to close South Campus Drive during the week of April 7 between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to support lift access to the building’s west elevation, which cannot accommodate swing staging. The only available access for this work is via a large boom lift that will not fit within the fence line.
  • When South Campus Drive is closed, all traffic leaving the Continuum and Trader Joe’s parking garage will be instructed to make a right turn only out of the garage. South Campus Drive will be open to traffic each day after 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday. Signage will be provided to divert traffic as needed, and police details will be on site to provide assistance. The signage will be covered after the end of each shift so vehicles can use South Campus Drive. 
  • Wheel washing and street sweeping continue to ensure soil is not being tracked through the neighborhood streets.
  • On the new American Repertory Theater (ART) work site, the project has a crane in place to install mass timber (engineered wood products known for their strength, durability, versatility and sustainability) for the next several months. Daily wood deliveries are underway. 
  • Steel installation continues. A police detail is assigned to North Harvard Street/South Campus Drive to help facilitate mass timber trailer deliveries. Wood protection trades and mechanical systems installation continues as mass timber gets installed. Columns, beams, trusses, stairs, wall panels, and flooring are also being installed. The south tower stage wall is now up.
  • Adjustments continue on the ART building mock-up to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street. 
  • Work will be taking place at the affiliate housing building on the next two Saturdays, April 5 and April 12, to do some exterior wall sheathing, welding, and window installation.
  • The crew at the ART project will not be working on Saturday, April 5. 
  • 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

  • Interior and roofing work continues.
  • A crane pick is scheduled inside the Swiss Baker parking lot for Monday, April 7 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sixteen parking spaces will be blocked off for this activity.
  • Plans are underway for gas work to start in mid-April or May. This work will close the Travis Street entrance and sidewalk and impact a few parking spaces.
  • The Swiss Bakers bakery operation is temporarily relocated to 9 Travis Street while their space gets renovated.

114 Western Ave

Renovated Suite 3500 is occupied.