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 31, 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. Paver and stone work will be taking place on the east deck, weather permitting. Roofing activity may take place. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work in all three buildings.
- On Sunday, June 1, 20 workers will be inside the garage cleaning up. Eight workers will be inside the hotel and high-rise building elevator shafts. Paver and stone work will be taking place with 15 workers on the east deck.
Weekday Activities
- 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 scissor lifts and light towers pointed at the building will be operational.
- Night crews will be pre-clearing at the loading dock using an excavator and truck from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- 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 and high rise, the hoists have 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 set up on Trotting Avenue on Monday, June 2, to work on infilling the hotel curtainwall former hoist area.
- Mast climber scaffolding and swing staging are set up on the high-rise building.
- Elevators are being installed.
- Other concrete operations continue.
- Some roofing activities continue.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.
Laboratory and Office Buildings.
- On Saturday, May 31, exterior work on the first floor and roofing activity, weather permitting, will be underway. Interior drywall, elevator install and MEP work in the penthouse as well as general clean-up activities will occur.
- On Sunday, June 1, six workers will be doing roofing activity.
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.
- Landscapers will be placing stones.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom install are underway.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- Work includes roofing install (weather permitting) with a crane operating, façade work, flooring, dry-wall and miscellaneous interior work on Saturday, May 31.
- On Sunday, June1, approximately eight to ten roofers will be working with a few workers cleaning up the site.
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.
- Small concrete placements will take place.
- Bathroom work has begun.
Evening Thermal Work
- Underground water pipe investigative, repair and testing work may take place on weeknights in two areas near the Treehouse beginning Wednesday, June 4 for two weeks from 4 p.m. until midnight.
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 continues.
Streetscape
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, May 31, structural soils will be installed along Trotting Avenue. All work will be contained within the site.
- No work is planned for Sunday, June1.
Weekday/night Activities
- Work and backfilling in the trench will take place on Trotting Avenue near the buildings.
- Night crews will be pre-clearing at the residential/hotel loading dock on Trotting Avenue using an excavator and truck from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Evening Fiberoptic Manhole Work
- Fiber-optic work will take place at manholes on 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 is scheduled to fly on Thursday, June 5 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.
- Structure and box culvert activity continues. A crane on site will be needed for box culvert activity.
- 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.
- 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 is coming in at the north tower. Brick work is in full swing and brick deliveries have increased. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades continue to 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 in the first week of June to support work on the north tower. Roof work continues on the 10th floor of the mid-rise building. An additional crane will be on site to load the 14th story roof later in June.
- During the week of June 2, excluding Sunday, the contractor will need to close South Campus Drive between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate lift and crane 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, mass timber installation continues for the next several months. Currently two cranes are operating. Daily wood deliveries continue. Mass Timber work continues on an adjacent section of the building closest to South Campus Drive through the month of May. Masonry work is underway. Additional trades are on site next week for block work, roof level parapet work, and slab on deck pours. This work is in preparation for roofers to begin work on Monday, June 23. Work will be taking place on lower plenum level block walls and roof topping slabs. Mechanical trades will begin work at the end of June.
- 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 31, and June 7, to do some exterior wall sheathing, window installation, and interior framing, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. This work is dependent on weather.
- Also at the affiliate housing building, a small roofing crew will be working on Sunday, June 1, on the 10th floor in the center of the building away from the Continuum. This work will produce minimal noise. There won’t be any road closures or deliveries on Sunday, and the hoist and cranes will not be operational. Crew members will access the site through Gate B, adjacent to the Harvard track. Work hours will be 8 a.m. to no later than 4 p.m. Working on a Sunday is a last resort made necessary due to the series of rainy Saturdays experienced this spring. The project team appreciates the community’s understanding.
- A crew at the ART project will be working on mass timber on Saturday, May 31. No other work is planned this weekend for this project.
- 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 began 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.
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 Tuesday, June 3 within the site fence.
- Storefront work is complete.
- The Swiss Bakers bakery operation is temporarily relocated to 9 Travis Street while their space gets renovated.