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, September 6, paver installation will take place. First floor work will be underway in the hotel. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work including flooring are ongoing inside the hotel with punch-list/fit out work in the high-rise building.
- On Sunday, September 7, the hotel will have six workers in the elevators.
Weekday/Night Activities
- Trotting Avenue is open to the public as the midrise and highrise residential buildings (Verra) continue to be occupied.
- Paver activities continue.
- Punch list work is finishing in the midrise and continuing in the highrise.
- Fitout work continues on level 8 in the highrise.
- Testing and inspections will be ongoing in preparation for a temporary certificate of occupancy in late September in the hotel. Some after-hours interior work will take place. 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
Laboratory and Office Buildings
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, September 6, roofing activity, level 1 work on boom lifts, and west side landscaping/site work as well as interior drywall, penthouse mechanical, elevator and miscellaneous work will be underway.
- On Sunday, September 7, no work will take place.
Weekday Activities
- Level 1 soffit and exterior work is underway.
- Smaller concrete operations continue.
- Roof and terrace activities including paver and planting install are underway.
- Elevators are being installed and inspected.
- MEP work is ongoing.
- Mechanical penthouse detail activities continue.
- Stone masonry work continues.
- Structural soil backfill at Trotting Avenue will take place.
- Granite curb and irrigation work will continue.
- Framing, drywall and bathroom install are underway.
- Millwork, flooring and painting are ongoing.
- Garage work continues.
- Permanent power energizing is expected.
Treehouse Conference Center
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, September 6 multiple activities will be underway including wood panel and façade installation and some roof activities will occur. Crews will be installing pavers. Interior work includes flooring, ceilings, elevator and miscellaneous work including MEP activity.
- On Sunday, September 7, approximately 20 workers including three roofers, 12 façade installers and others doing interior electrical, carpentry and miscellaneous activities.
Weekday/Night Activities
- A site crew will be excavating to finish pavers.
- Wood trim panels and other façade installation continue two shifts from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Electricians and elevator workers are also working two shifts inside the building.
- 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.
- AV and security work are underway.
Greenway
Weekend Activities
On Saturday, September 6, a vacuum truck will be used to prep for abutment walls. Crews will also work on extending mainline irrigation from the Treehouse.
Weekday Activities
- Landscaping crews install pavers and metal edging at the shared-use path.
- Water feature concrete will be placed.
- Outcropping (boulder) detail install continues.
- Excavating and footing work for bio-swales is underway.
Streetscape and Western Avenue
Weekend Activities
- On Saturday, September 6, structural soils install and materials placing at the hotel concrete slab area will take place.
Weekday/night Activities
- Crews may work an extended shift into the night finishing structural soils from 1:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. early next week.
- Non-porous paving and bike lane install on Trotting Avenue, north of the loading dock.
- Structural soils and electrical conduit install, irrigation, curbing and sidewalk work 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 will finish up as the lab buildings are energized. 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, September 11, 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 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 is complete.
- Flooring contractor will mobilize at an occupant agreed upon time.
- Installation of the permanent exterior sign will be completed during the week of September 22.
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):
• The roof is substantially complete. 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. Brick topping off on the mid-rise and south side is expected mid-September. A second crane arrived on site last week to support the west side of the building to feed the brick on the west tower. Brickwork is currently placed up to the 3rd floor and is finished in the courtyard. Sheathing and framing install around the hoist is ongoing. 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. Framing topping off on the midrise and south side is expected in the middle of September. Small utilities inside the site continue. Window installation continues. Windows are in on the north, west, and south side of the north tower. 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 occasionally from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the week of September 8 to provide for crane access. The road will be open to traffic each day after 5:00 p.m. Adjustments have been made to roadway lighting to account for the shorter days.
• Access to Ivy Lane for the general public and the Continuum, Sloane’s, and Trader Joe’s deliveries remain 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. Mass timber will be complete on the front mid-section by mid-September and on the front section of the building closest to North Harvard Street by mid-October. Metal decking on one section will begin next week. 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. Riser work and overhead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work has started.
• 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, September 6, and September 13, doing some masonry along with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. Some Saturday work can be expected each week going forward.
• A crew at the ART project will be working on Saturday, September 6. Saturday work can be expected through the winter.
• There will be some Sunday work on the affiliate housing building on September 7 and 14. A crew will be on site installing sheathing and an air vapor barrier on the common hoist tower to continue to make the building watertight.
• 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, 7:00 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
- Project is substantially complete.
- Light roof work will be ongoing.
100 Holton Street
- A roofing project on two back older sections of the roof of 100 Holton St started on September 2.
- Crews will make repairs and apply a liquid applied roofing membrane on the roof above Red Sky Studios and other businesses in the back of the building closer to Everett Street.