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 16, 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 with punch-list work in the high-rise building.
- On Sunday, August 17, 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 and hotel, a crew of four working in elevator shafts. Six painters will be working in the highrise.
Weekday/Night Activities
- Trotting Avenue is open to the public as the midrise and highrise residential buildings (Verra) begin to be occupied.
- Pre-testing will be ongoing in preparation for a temporary certificate of occupancy in late September in the hotel.
- Crews are scheduled to work in the evenings at the high-rise, exterior façade from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on swing staging the former hoist infill area with portable light towers pointed at the building.
- Paver activities continue.
- Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the high-rise building at the former hoist area.
- Punch list work is finishing in the midrise and continuing in the highrise.
- Ground floor work is underway on the hotel, including soffit panel installation using lifts at the hotel.
- 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.
- Flooring and painting are underway.
Laboratory and Office Buildings
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 16, roofing activity, level 1 exterior 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 17 no work will take place.
Weekday Activities
- A small crane will be on site next week to load railings.
- Boom and scissor 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 including paver install are underway.
- Elevators are being installed and inspected.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
- Stone masonry work continues.
- At Axle Way, concrete sidewalk will be placed.
- Excavation for a bio-cell structure at Trotting Avenue will take place.
- Irrigation and concrete pad placement.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom install are underway.
- Finish, tile and millwork are ongoing.
- Garage work continues.
- Bike storage is being installed.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 16, wood panel and façade installation and some roof activities will take place. Interior work includes flooring, ceilings, elevator and miscellaneous work including MEP activity.
- On Sunday, August 17, approximately 12 workers rearranging and cleaning up the laydown area and doing interior elevator 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 and kitchen work continues.
- Painting is underway.
- Finish tile and mill work are ongoing.
- Small concrete placements will take place.
Greenway
Weekend Activities
Weekday Activities
- Trees will be delivered and planted.
- 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 16, stone layers will be set on Trotting Avenue.
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 pole and trenching work continue 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 21, 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 up.
- A CCTV camera will be placed through the system.
- Concrete demolition using a jack hammer and removal from site within the site behind the Hague St parking lot is complete.
- The temporary drainage bypass system is operating and will be removed pending
camera results.
- A generator and motorized dewatering equipment operate on site.
- Science Drive restoration work will start the first week of September.
92 Seattle Street
- Project has received a COO.
- East ramp repair work is underway and will be completed in August.
- Flooring contractor will mobilize at a later date.
- Interior signage is ongoing and a permanent exterior sign will be completed.
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. Scaffolding is being installed on the west corner and is complete inside the courtyard. Some swing staging is being 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. Brick topping off on the mid-rise and south side is expected mid-September. 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 14-story roof is ongoing and will be finished in about one week. A third crane this week loaded the last of the materials to the roof. Window installation continues. Smaller concrete placements continue. Finishes on the lower floors are ongoing. The bike storage room will begin in the fall.
- South Campus Drive will be closed to vehicles periodically between 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the week of August 18, to provide for crane access to the roof. The road will be open to traffic each day after 5:00 p.m.
- 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 and roofing is underway on one of these sections. Roofing materials are delivered by crane once per week. Additional trades are on site for masonry work, roof level parapet work, and slab on deck pours. Mechanical system work is ongoing with equipment on site. All mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades are mobilized. Parapet work on the higher roofs is underway. The roof work is wrapping up on two of the three back sections of the building. Drywall work is taking place. Exterior façade work has begun. Brick scaffolding started last week. Mass timber on the building’s mid-section facing North Harvard will continue for another two weeks after which the contractor will start working on the front section of the building closest to Ivy Lane. Staging is going up to support the brick façade work. Curtain wall work will begin at the end of the month on the section of the building closest to Harvard’s track.
- 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.
- 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 16, and August 23, to work on 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.
- A crew at the ART project will be working on mass timber and some roofing on Saturday, August 16. Saturday work is expected through the winter.
- On Sunday, August 17, the housing building will have two small crews doing interior electrical and spray foam work inside the building.
- 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.
- Utility valve work will be taking place inside the gate between the projects off South Campus Drive.
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. This work should be completed in two weeks.
- Walking pads are being placed on the roof.
- All the Swiss Bakers kitchen equipment from 9 Travis Street to 168 Western has been relocated.
