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Enterprise Research Campus Update #80 (Week of March 3, 2025)

Construction Updates

As the Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) project continues, we will provide project notifications that outline upcoming and impactful activities, including a map of the area for reference.

Residential/Hotel

  • Weekend Activities
    • On Saturday, March 1, the activities include:
      • Eversource will bring a crane onto Trotting Avenue to place three transformers on the level two podium between the hotel and the high rise residential building.
      • Soil will be trucked offsite.
      • The high rise temp loading dock will be reworked.
      • Glass installation will take place on the first floor of the mid rise.
      • Roofing activities will be underway on the high rise and hotel.
      • Elevator and miscellaneous interior work with hoists operational are planned.
    • On Sunday, March 2, a crew of a dozen workers will be working on the interior midrise and the high-rise elevator shafts. Also 25 to 30 workers will be working on the roofs of the high rise and hotel to close up openings and install roofing. Hoists will be operational.

    Weekday Activities

    • During the week exterior wall sheathing is being installed on the high-rise building, and green exterior panels are being installed on the midrise building.
    •  A suspended scaffolding deck, like under a bridge is set up, on the underside of the cantilever section at the hotel.
    • Storefront installation is underway on the ground floors.
    • Mast climber scaffolding and swing staging is set up and continues to be installed in sections on the high-rise building.
    • Elevators are being installed.
    • Other smaller concrete operations continue.
    • Roofing activities are underway.
    • MEP work is ongoing.
    • Framing and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.

Laboratory and Office Buildings

  • Weekend Activities
    • On Saturday, March 1, a large crane will be assembled to start operating on Monday, March 3. Roofing activities will also be underway. Interior drywall framing, mechanical and elevator work will be underway as well as general clean-up activities.
    • On Sunday, March 2, a crew of four elevator workers will be working on the west building elevator service cars in the shaft.

    Weekday Activities

    • Starting on Monday, March 3, the crane will be placing generators, chillers and curtainwall panels intermittently for the next two weeks.
    • Boom lifts are active around the perimeter of the buildings.
    • Level 1 exterior work is underway.
    • Smaller concrete operations continue.
    • Roof activities are underway.
    • Elevators are being installed.
    • MEP work is ongoing.
    • Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
    • Masonry work continues.
    • Framing and bathroom install are underway
    • Temporary heaters are operational.

Greenway

  • Backfilling continues with the site leveling off
  • Duct piping installation continues.

Treehouse Conference Center

  • Weekend Activities
    • Façade activities will take place on Saturday, March 1.

    Weekday Activities

    • Façade frame and glass installation continues during the week using boom lifts.
    • Roofing and terrace activities are underway.
    • Concrete core extension continues.
    • Framing is underway.
    • Stair installation will take place.
    • MEP activities are ongoing.

Building Mock-Ups

  • Building mockups are on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets.

Eversource Conduit Project

  • Eversource duct bank installation by G. Greene Construction is underway along Western Avenue. Crews are near Travis Street. This public utility work is not under the supervision of ERC.

General

  • Snow, water and ice removal and cleanup will take place as needed.
  • The projects work hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays/off hours as permitted by the City of Boston from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Hoists (exterior construction elevators) are operating on the residential, hotel and lab buildings.
  • 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 Thursday, March 4 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.