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Enterprise Research Campus Update #84 (Week of March 31, 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 29, exterior panel installation and activity will take place on the midrise and high-rise residential buildings with several boom lifts operating.  Elevator and miscellaneous interior work with operational hoists are planned.
  • On Sunday, March 30, twenty workers will be working in the high-rise, mid-rise and hotel elevator shafts. Hoists will be operational.

Weekday Activities

  • On Monday, March 31 a crane will be set up and operating near the Greenway to remove boom lifts.
  • Exterior wall sheathing and panel clips are 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 being dismantled in sections, on the underside of the cantilevered section at the hotel.
  • At the midrise the hoist has been removed and infill work is underway.
  • Storefront installation is underway on the ground floors.
  • Mast climber scaffolding and swing staging are set up 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 29, exterior boom lifts work will take place. Roofing activities will be underway on the east and west buildings. Interior drywall framing, elevator shaft and penthouse mechanical work will occur as well as general clean-up activities.
  • On Sunday, March 30, a crew of four will be working in the east building elevator shaft.

Weekday Activities

  • Underground gas tie-in lines are being installed inside the site.
  • 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

Weekend Activities

  • Sewer line work will be underway on Saturday, March 29.

Weekday Activities

  • Light pole base work will take place.
  • Duct piping excavation, installation and backfilling will continue.
  • A shared used road will be constructed.
  • On Tuesday, April 1 landscaping crews will begin prepping for hardscape and tree planting.
  • Sewer pipe install will be taking place on Milestone Street near the Greenway inside the site.

Treehouse Conference Center

Weekend Activities

  • Façade work including glass installation will take place on Saturday, March 29.

Weekday Activities

  • Façade frame and glass installation continues during the week using boom lifts.
  • Roofing and terrace activities are underway.
  • Framing continues.
  • Elevator work has begun.
  • MEP activities are ongoing.
  • Sub-flooring work has begun.
  • Mobile cranes will be on site every other day.

Sewar Work on Western Ave.

  • Nighttime sewer tie-in work is scheduled to take place in front of the Treehouse Conference Center site on Western Avenue beginning Monday, March 31 through Thursday, April 3 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. This work is also planned to continue at night Monday through Friday next week.
  • Between Hague and Milestone streets, pedestrians will shift at night to the Harvard Business School side of the road and cyclists will share the road during these activities.
  • A vehicular travel lane will be taken when crews are working in sewer manholes.
  • Signage will be in place and two police details will be scheduled.
  • Crews will also be patching the roadway at night.

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

  • 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, April 3 at 2:30 p.m.