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, July 12, many activities will be taking place including paving activities off Trotting Avenue and near the high-rise residential building with several boom lifts operating and workers on staging for panel installation. First floor work will take place in the buildings. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work is ongoing in all three buildings.
- On Sunday, July 13, inside the high-rise building a crew of eight will be working inside the elevator shafts, another eight will be onsite to conduct cleaning operations, and 18 workers will be installing carpeting. Outside the high rise building, 12 workers will be installing pavers, 20 will be installing panels and five will be installing overhead protection above newly installed pavers in the former hoist area.
Weekday/Night Activities
- Various testing and inspections will be ongoing in preparation for a temporary certificate of occupancy later this week in the midrise residential building.
- Trotting Avenue is being prepared for a partial opening after occupancy.
- Crews are scheduled to work in the evenings and nighttime at the high-rise, exterior façade from 3 p.m. to 5 a.m. on swing staging the former hoist infill area with portable light towers pointed at the building.
- Paver activities and possible interior highrise work will occur from 11 p.m. – 7 a.m.
- Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the highrise building.
- Ground floor work is underway on the highrise, including soffit panel installation using lifts at the hotel.
- Mast climber scaffolding and swing staging are set up on the high-rise building.
- Elevator installation and start up activity continues.
- Smaller concrete operations continue.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.
- Flooring and painting are underway.
Laboratory and Office Buildings
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, July 12, the concrete pad at the former hoist area will be demolished. Exterior first floor work and roofing activity, weather permitting, will be underway. Interior drywall, elevator work and MEP work in the penthouse as well as general clean-up activities will occur.
- No work is scheduled for Sunday, July 13.
Weekday Activities
- A crane will be finishing on site to install infill curtainwall where the hoist was located.
- 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.
- Pre-clear, structural soil backfill and granite curb will take place on the east side of the buildings.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom install are underway.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, July 12, a crane will be on site for some start up roof work, and cistern tank install work will take place. Interior work includes flooring, ceilings, elevator and miscellaneous work including MEP activity.
- No work is scheduled for Sunday, July 13.
Weekday/Night Activities
- A small crew is scheduled to work on the facade from 3 to 11 p.m. using lifts.
- Wood trim panels and other façade installation continue.
- Duct bank excavation and install is occurring.
- Framing and drywall continue.
- Elevator work is underway.
- MEP activities are ongoing.
- Flooring and ceiling work continues.
- Small concrete placements will take place.
- Bathroom work continues.
- Painting is underway.
Greenway
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, July 12, irrigation systems are being installed on the shared-use path.
Weekday Activities
- Landscaping crews continue prepping for hardscape.
- Light pole bases are being installed.
- Utility and backfilling work are underway for water features.
- Outcropping (boulder) install continues.
Streetscape
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, July 12, sidewalk and curbing work will take place.
Weekday Activities
- Paver install continues north of the loading dock on Trotting with preclearing needed. Sidewalks, curbing, paver install near the buildings. Piping will continue to be installed along Milestone St.
Building Mock-Ups
- Building mockups are on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets.
- A pedestrian pathway from the Hague Street lot to the street is installed.
Eversource Conduit Project
- Eversource electrical manhole work and splicing continues 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.
- 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 on Thursday, July 17, 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.
- Pipe installation continues and slide rail removal will continue.
- 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.
- Eversource will be working at 38 Travis Steet and Rena Path.
- The west wall repair is expected to be underway next week.
- 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).
- Exterior swing staging and a scaffolding lift system are set up on the buildings to assist with curtainwall installation. Multiple swing stages are in place around the job site. Multiple masonry crews are working on all sides of the building. Brick work is expanding around the building and brick deliveries have increased. The operating crane moved into a different on-site location last week and a second crane was mobilized on July 7. The site fence was extended to fit the crane. An additional crane will arrive on Monday, July 14 to place a generator and hoist equipment up to the tower roof/penthouse. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue work on multiple levels. Interior fit outs and framing continues throughout the building. Miscellaneous deliveries to the hoist will continue. Elevator installation is ongoing in the north tower. Drywall work continues and dry wall deliveries take place 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. three times per week and will start every Saturday, beginning July 12, for the rest of the summer as fit outs continue. On the south side of the tower, crews will be erecting scaffolding. Small utilities inside the site continue. Telecom duct bank installation is ongoing. Framing and sheathing are complete on the tower. Roofing and window installation are ongoing.
- Next week, the week of July 14, excluding Saturday and Sunday, the contractor will need to close South Campus Drive periodically between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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, mass timber installation continues along with wood deliveries. Work continues on the front section of the building closest to North Harvard Street. Work will shift to the west to continue the front-section this month. Masonry work is underway. Additional trades are on site for block work, roof level parapet work, and slab on deck pours. Mechanical system prep work is underway with equipment on site. All mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades are mobilized. Roofing work on west stage fly tower 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, stairs, wall panels, beams, and flooring have been installed in two sections of the new building with the front in progress.
- Drones are flying over the site on a bi-weekly basis to capture project progress.
- Work will be taking place at the affiliate housing building on the next two Saturdays, July 12 and 19, to do some exterior wall sheathing, window sealants, and interior framing, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work, and masonry. This work is dependent on the weather.
- A crew at the ART project will be working on mass timber on Saturday, July 12.
- Periodic work will take place on the ART building mock-up to review design and constructability across North Harvard Street. Framing started last week, and steel detailing will take place with the finish trades coming to the site this month.
- 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.
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.
- Blue phone installation on the exterior will take place.
- Punch list and inspections are underway.
- Demobilization of the site fence and trailers took place.
- Roof commissioning and patch work is underway.
- All the Swiss Bakers kitchen equipment from 9 Travis Street to 168 Western has been relocated.