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, August 2, many activities will be taking place including paver install 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, especially focused on lobby work in the highrise. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work are ongoing in hotel and high-rise buildings.
- On Sunday, August 3, at the high rise building 12 workers will be installing panels in the former hoist area and another 25 workers will be installing pavers, planters and more. Inside the high rise, a crew of four will be working in elevator shafts. Crews will be onsite to conduct cleaning and doing punch-list operations and will painting. Each activity will have eight to 12 workers. Another six workers and 12 plumbers will be working in kitchens and bathrooms.
Weekday/Night Activities
- Trotting Avenue is open to the public as the midrise residential building begins to be occupied.
- Various testing and inspections will be ongoing in preparation for a temporary certificate of occupancy in early August in the high-rise residential building. Periodic alarms will be heard.
- 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 interior high-rise work will occur from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the high-rise building.
- Lobby and punch list work is finishing in the midrise.
- Ground floor work is underway on the highrise, including soffit panel installation using lifts at the hotel.
- Swing staging is in use on the east side of 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 hotel and high-rise buildings.
- Flooring and painting are underway.
- Punch-list finish activities on many floors inside the highrise.
Laboratory and Office Buildings
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 2, roofing activity, level 1exterior and south side site work will be underway. Interior drywall, elevator work and MEP work in the penthouse as well as miscellaneous clean-up activities will occur.
- On Sunday, August 3, four elevator workers will be inside the shafts.
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 and terrace activities are underway.
- Elevators are being installed and inspected.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
- Masonry work continues.
- At Axle Way, excavation and backfilling structural soil and curbing install will be underway.
- Irrigation and paver install are underway.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom install are underway.
- Finish, tile and millwork are ongoing.
- Some drive lane striping and traffic coating will take place.
- Garage work continues.
- Bike storage is being installed.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, Aug 2, roof activities, wood panel and façade installation will take place. Interior work includes flooring, ceilings, elevator and miscellaneous work including MEP activity.
- On Sunday, August 3, eight site workers will be excavating and doing stone work.
Weekday/Night Activities
- A site crew will be excavating to place stone, install trench drains, shallow utilities and prepping for pavers from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Wood trim panels and other façade installation continue six days a week.
- Roof activities continue.
- Elevator work is underway.
- MEP activities are ongoing.
- Flooring and ceiling work continues.
- Bathroom work continues.
- Painting is underway.
- Finish,tile and mill work are ongoing.
- Small concrete placements will take place.
Greenway
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 2, preparation for footings and paver install will take place.
Weekday Activities
- Landscaping crews continue working on the shared-use path.
- Water feature install work is underway.
- Outcropping (boulder)install continues.
- Excavating and prep for footings for bio-swales.
Streetscape and Western Avenue
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 2, structural soil work on Trotting Avenue and placing stone on Milestone Street will be underway.
Weekday Activities
- Concrete prep and placement for sidewalks on Trotting Avenue, north of the loading dock. Curbing, paver install near the buildings.
- Irrigation work and sidewalk work will take place along Milestone St.
- Temporary lighting and trenching work have begun inside the fence along Western Avenue.
Building Mock-Ups
- Building mockups are on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets.
Eversource Conduit Project
- Eversource electrical manhole work and splicing continues along Western Avenue and at Trotting 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, August 7, 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 and manhole installation continues
- Backfilling operations intermittently occur.
- Brick inverts are finishing installation.
- 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.
- The west wall repair is underway and will be completed in August.
- Some light work on the roof will take place.
- A permanent exterior sign will be completed.
- All work is targeting completion in four weeks.
175 North Harvard Street Project Construction Impacts
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 and masonry. Some swing staging will be removed this month. Multiple masonry crews are working on all sides of the building. Brick work is expanding around the building and brick deliveries have increased. Two cranes are operating on site on different areas of the building. 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 remains ongoing in the north tower. Drywall work continues and dry wall deliveries take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays, throughout the summer. Interior framing is ongoing. Small utilities inside the site continue. Roofing installation is ongoing. The tower roof will be installed by mid-August. Window installation continues with less than 35 windows left to install on the north side. Smaller concrete placements continue.
- South Campus Drive will be closed to vehicles between 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. intermittently during the week of August 4, excluding Saturday and Sunday. The road will be open to traffic each day after 5:00 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 sections of the building closest to North Harvard Street. Stair installation is underway. Work has shifted to the west to continue the front section this month. Additional trades are on site for masonry work, roof level parapet work, and slab on deck pours. Mechanical system work is underway with equipment on site. All mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades are mobilized. Roofing work continues. Parapet work on the higher roofs is underway. The roof is complete on the section closets to the Harvard track. Some drywall work is taking place. Exterior wall work has begun. Brick scaffolding will start August 11.
- 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 work on the front of the building in progress. The crew mobilized a crane on site while removing a larger crane last week.
- 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 Saturdays, August 2, and August 9, 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. Some Saturday work can be expected each week going forward.
- Some work on Sunday, August 3, is also expected at the affiliate housing building for roofing activity to expedite weather tightness on the 14-story structure. This work will take place on the north side of the project (the HU track side) and will not create any significant noise. Work will start at 8:00 a.m. and be finished by 4:00 p.m. The hoist and large equipment will not be operating, and all roads will remain open.
- A crew at the ART project will be working on mass timber and some roofing on Saturday, August 2. Saturday work is expected through the winter.
- Finishes and design review of the stage flip-up gallery took place last week at the ART building mock-up across North Harvard Street, which was decommissioned on August 1.
- The project’s regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays as permitted by the City of Boston from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 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.
- Walking pads are being placed on the roof next week.
- All the Swiss Bakers kitchen equipment from 9 Travis Street to 168 Western has been relocated.
