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 30, many activities will be taking place including paver install near the high-rise residential building. First floor panel installation will be taking place. First floor work will take place in the hotel. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work are ongoing in hotel with punch-list/fit out work in the high-rise building. The hotel will begin placing a first floor topping slab which includes one integrated pumper/concrete truck operating off Trotting Avenue near the loading dock.
- On Sunday, August 31, the hotel will have a crew of 25 placing a first floor topping slab which includes one integrated pumper/concrete truck operating off Trotting Avenue near the loading dock. Inside the hotel, two workers will be working in the elevators.
- On Monday, September 1, the hotel will have a crew of 25 placing a first floor topping slab which includes one integrated pumper/concrete truck operating off Trotting Avenue near the loading dock.
Weekday/Night Activities
- Trotting Avenue is open to the public as the midrise and highrise residential buildings (Verra) begin to be occupied.
- Crews are scheduled to work during the day and in the evenings at the high-rise, exterior façade from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the ground level at the former hoist area.
- Paver activities continue.
- Punch list work is finishing in the midrise and continuing in the highrise.
- Fitout work continues on level 8 and 13 in the highrise.
- Testing and inspections will be ongoing in preparation for a temporary certificate of occupancy in late September in the hotel. Other hotel activities include:
- Ground floor work including soffit panel installation using lifts
- Elevator installation and start up activity
- MEP work
- Framing, drywall and bathroom installation
- Flooring and painting
- Finish, tile and millwork
- Punchlist work has begun.
Laboratory and Office Buildings
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 30, no work will take place.
- On Sunday, August 31 no work will take place.
Weekday Activities
- 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 detail activities continue.
- Stone masonry work continues.
- At Axle Way, irrigation work continues.
- Excavation for a bio-cell structure and stone reservoir 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.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 30, wood panel and façade installation and some roof activities will take place. Crews will be installing pavers. Interior work includes flooring, ceilings, elevator and miscellaneous work including MEP activity.
- On Sunday, August 31, approximately 20 workers including two roofers, façade work and those doing interior elevator, electrical and other miscellaneous work.
Weekday/Night Activities
- A site crew will be excavating to place stone, shallow utilities and pavers from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Wood trim panels and other façade installation continue two shifts from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Roof detail activities continue.
- Elevator work is underway.
- MEP activities are ongoing
- Building systems start-up, testing and inspections in preparation for temporary certificate of occupancy in late September are underway.
- 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
- On Saturday, August 30, no work will take place.
Weekday Activities
- Landscaping crews continue installing pavers at the shared-use path.
- Water feature install work continues
- Outcropping (boulder)install continues.
- Excavating and footing work for bio-swales is underway.
Streetscape and Western Avenue
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, August 30, no work will take place.
Weekday/night Activities
- Crews will be working an extended shift into the night excavating and installing stone reservoirs from 1:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. from Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5.
- Plant rail, trash receptacle and footings install on Trotting Avenue, north of the loading dock. Also a non-porous paving install will begin Wednesday, September 3 and continue through the week into the following week.
- Structural soils install and pipe camera investigation will take place 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.
- Crews, except those highlighted above at the hotel, will be off on Labor Day, Monday, September 1.
- 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, September 4, 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. Restoration will take place later in September.
- General site cleanup is underway.
- Backfilling operations intermittently occur.
- A CCTV camera inspection is under review.
- The temporary drainage bypass system is operating and will be removed pending camera results.
- A generator and motorized dewatering equipment operate on site.
92 Seattle Street
- Project has received a COO.
- East ramp repair work continues.
- Flooring contractor will mobilize during winter break.
- Installation of the permanent exterior sign will be completed in mid-September.
175 North Harvard Street Project Construction
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 going up on the west and north side of the building. Scaffolding is complete inside the courtyard. Some swing staging is being removed this month. Multiple masonry crews are working on all sides of the building and brick deliveries have increased. Brick topping off on the mid-rise and south side is expected mid-September. Brickwork is currently placed up to the 3rd floor. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue working 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. Finish work on the lower floors is ongoing. Drywall work continues and dry wall deliveries take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays. Interior framing is ongoing. Small utilities inside the site continue. Roofing installation is ongoing. The 14-story roof was finished this week. 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 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, for crane access to install two-story windows along the west elevation. During the week of September 1, South Campus Drive will be closed to vehicles periodically from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.to provide for crane access to the roof. The road will be open to traffic each day after 5 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, including the section closest to Ivy Lane and the Continuum. A crane will be relocating to this side of the site to support this work. Mass timber will be finished in the building’s front-facing mid-section by the end of next week. Two of the three back sections are being rendered weather tight. Staging is underway in prep for brick façade work. Roofing is underway on all sections, and will be wrapping up soon on two of the three back sections of the building. 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. Drywall work is taking place. Exterior façade prep work is underway. Staging is 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 30, and September 6. A small crew of laborers will be working on Saturday, August 30, with a crane on South Campus Drive to install second story windows along the west side of the building.
- Some Saturday work can be expected each week going forward.
- A crew at the ART project will NOT be working on Saturday, August 30. Saturday work can be expected through the winter.
- There will not be any Sunday work on either job site this week and both sites will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 1.
- There is no work currently taking place at the ART building mock-up across North Harvard Street.
- 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
- Project is substantially complete.
- National Grid gas work is complete.
- Light roof work will be ongoing.