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
Residential/Hotel
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, May 24, the site will have several activities underway, weather permitting. Exterior green panel installation and activity will take place on the midrise and high-rise residential buildings with several boom lifts operating including at the mid-rise hoist infill area. Window material delivery areas are set up near swing staging on the high rise. Roofing activity may take place. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work in all three buildings.
- On Sunday, May 25, eight workers will be inside the hotel and high-rise building elevator shafts, and a dozen carpenters will be working in the area where the hoist was removed at the high-rise doing infill work.
- Exterior work is weather permitting.
- On Monday, May 26, Memorial Day, eight workers will be inside the hotel and high-rise building elevator shafts, and a dozen carpenters will be working in the area where the hoist was removed at the high-rise doing infill work. Exterior work is weather permitting.
- Crews are scheduled to work at the midrise off Trotting Avenue, on the first and second floor exterior façade from 3 to 11 p.m. Boom and scissors lifts and light towers pointed at the building will be operational. Some infill work and excavation near the foundation will take place at the hotel on Wednesday, May 28, weather permitting.
- Eversource may be on site finishing permanent power connections.
- Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the residential buildings.
- At the midrise the hoist has been removed, and infill work is underway.
- Ground floor work is underway on all three buildings, including soffit panel installation using lifts at the
- hotel.
- A crane will be on site starting Wednesday, May 28 to work on infilling the curtainwall where the hoist was.
- Mast climbers 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, drywall and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.
Laboratory and Office Buildings.
- On Saturday, May 24, exterior curtainwall work, weather permitting, will be underway. Interior drywall, elevator installation and MEP work in the penthouse as well as general clean-up activities will occur.
- No work is planned for Sunday, May 25 or Monday, May 26, Memorial Day.
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 and inspected.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
- Masonry work continues.
- Irrigation work will take place on Axel Way.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom install are underway.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- Work includes roofing delivery and south roof installation (weather permitting) with a crane operating, façade work, flooring and drywall installation on Saturday, May 24.
- A crew of twelve roofers may be working on Sunday, May 25.
- No work is taking place on Monday, May 26, Memorial Day.
Weekday Activities
- A small crew is scheduled to work installing facade clips and caulking from 3 to 11 p.m. using lifts.
- Cranes are assisting with roofing and terrace activities.
- Duct bank work will begin.
- Framing and drywall continue.
- Elevator work continues.
- MEP activities are ongoing.
- Flooring work continues including third level sub-base flooring install on Tuesday, May 27.
- Small concrete placements will take place.
Greenway
- Landscaping crews continue prepping for hardscape and tree planting.
- Trees continue to be planted.
- Prep and utility work is underway for water features.
- Outcropping (boulder) install to take place.
Streetscape
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, May 24, structural soils will be installed along Trotting Avenue will all work contained within the site.
- No work is planned for Sunday, May 25 or Monday, May 26, Memorial Day.
Weekday Activities
- Work and backfilling in the trench will take place on Trotting Avenue near the buildings.
Evening Fiberoptic Manhole Work
- Fiber-optic work will take place at manholes Milestone Street, and Axle Way inside the ERC site on Tuesday, June 3 from 5 p.m. to midnight
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.
General
- The projects work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays/Sundays/off hours as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- All projects will be working on Thursday, May 29 with limited deliveries during Harvard’s Commencement.
- 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 flight is scheduled to fly on Friday May 31 at 3 p.m.
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 into fall 2025 with new line striping indicating the lanes.
- Interior work only on commencement day, May 29.
- Structure and box culvert activity continues.
- Backfilling operations intermittently occur.
- Truck traffic will increase to load in material.
- A temporary drainage bypass system with an operator is running.
- A generator and motorized dewatering equipment operate on site.
92 Seattle Street
- Project has received a COO.
- Replacing and repowering roof equipment is underway.
- Knee wall mock-up for the west wall repair is complete. Waiting for review to proceed with the work.
- All work is targeting completion in four 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).
- Window installation using boom lifts continues. Exterior wall framing continues. Exterior swing staging and a scaffolding lift system are set up on the buildings to assist with curtainwall installation. Multiple swing stages are on the mid-rise and the tower. More swing staging will be coming in at the north tower. Brick work is ramping up and will be in full swing in the next couple of weeks. Brick deliveries will start to increase. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue work on multiple levels. Interior fit outs and framing continues. Miscellaneous deliveries to the hoist will continue. Elevator installation in the south tower continues. Drywall work is scheduled to begin in June. A crane is arriving the first week of June to support work on the north tower.
- During the weeks of May 26 and June 2, excluding Sundays and Monday, May 26, the contractor will need to close South Campus Drive between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate lift access. South Campus Drive will be open to traffic each day after 5 p.m.
- The contractor may need to utilize one lane of Ivy Lane in front of the project gate to unload materials. Access to Ivy Lane for the general public and the Continuum, Sloane’s, and Trader Joe’s deliveries will be a priority. If necessary, construction delivery vehicles will be diverted until they can unload in a way that does not impede traffic on Ivy Lane.
- 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. 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.
- A light pole has been removed along the walking path adjacent to McCurdy Track along South Campus Drive to provide truck turn radius access for trailers.
- 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 for the next several months. Daily wood deliveries continue. Crews are finishing walls at the fly tower section. Mass Timber work continues on an adjacent section of the building closest to South Campus Drive through the month of May. A 100-ton crane is positioned in the access road to assist with chimneys, which may extend into next week due to weather. Masonry work is underway. Additional trades will arrive on site next week for block work, roof level parapet work, and slab on deck pours. This work is in preparation for roofers to be on site beginning Monday, June 23. Work will be taking place on lower plenum level block walls and roof topping slabs.
- Steel detailing work continues ahead of waterproofing. 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, beams and flooring have been installed in the first sector near the west stage.
- Periodic adjustments will take place 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, May 24 and May 31, to do some exterior wall sheathing, window installation, and interior framing and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. This work is dependent on weather.
- There will not be any work at the ART project on Saturday, May 24.
- Please note that both projects will have onsite security during Boston Calling from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Friday through Sunday, May 23-25.
- The projects will be closed on Monday, May 26, for the Memorial Day holiday. Both projects are planning to work on Thursday, May 29, during Harvard’s Commencement.
- As a component of Harvard’s public benefit commitments with the City of Boston, Harvard University Housing is working with Cambridge Landscaping to replace approximately 60 dead trees throughout Smith Field, adjacent to the new affiliate housing building. Several of those trees abut South Campus Drive adjacent to the Continuum. The work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 27, and will take several weeks to complete. The project scope also includes installation of a new accessible ramp between South Campus Drive and the park, which is in the approvals process.
- 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.
- Off-hours water management may be needed for the ART mass timber roofs and structures during and after rain events.
- Off-hours water management may be needed for the ART mass timber roofs and structures during and after rain events.
210 North Harvard Street
- Eversource or Verizon will remove an old pole and power line.
- The bakery Sofra is open.
168 Western Ave
- National Grid has completed the gas pipe connection and will replace the asphalt with concrete on the sidewalk.
- Mechanical roof work continues and is scheduled to be completed by the end of next week.
- Paving is planned for Monday, June 2 within the site fence.
- Storefront work is wrapping up. Crews will be back to place film on the glass.
- The Swiss Bakers bakery operation is temporarily relocated to 9 Travis Street while their space gets renovated.