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Enterprise Research Campus Update #85 (Week of April 7, 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, April 5, exterior panel installation and activity will take place on the midrise and high-rise residential buildings with several boom lifts operating. Prep work for concrete will be underway at the loading dock off Trotting Avenue. Eversource will be tying in between their manhole on Trotting and the building. Glass infill install will take place at the mid-rise former hoist area. Duct installation will take place. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work with operational hoists are planned.
  • On Sunday, April 6 a crew of 12 will be completing interior prep work for the concrete at the loading dock below the podium between the hotel and mid-rise. Additionally 20 workers will be active in the high-rise, mid-rise and hotel elevator shafts. Hoists will be operational.

Weekday Activities

  • Eversource will be on site making connections between their Trotting Avenue manhole and the building.
  • Exterior wall sheathing, panel clips and green exterior panels are being installed on the residential buildings.
  • 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 concrete operations continue.
  • Roofing activities are underway.
  • MEP work is ongoing.
  • Framing and bathroom installation are taking place inside the buildings.
  • Temporary heaters are being removed.

Laboratory and Office Buildings

Weekend Activities

  • On Saturday, April 5, exterior boom lifts work will take place to work on Level 1 soffits. Interior drywall framing, elevator shaft and penthouse mechanical work will occur as well as general clean-up activities.
  • On Sunday, April 6, a crew of four will be working in the east building elevator shaft.

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.
  • MEP work is ongoing.
  • Mechanical penthouse activities continue.
  • Masonry work continues.
  • Framing and bathroom install are underway
  • Temporary heaters are being disconnected.

Greenway

Weekend Activities

  • Regrading may take place on Saturday, April 5.

Weekday Activities

  • Light pole base work will take place.
  • Duct piping excavation, installation and backfilling will continue.
  • A shared used road will be constructed.
  • Landscaping crews will continue prepping for hardscape and tree planting.

Treehouse Conference Center

Weekend Activities

  • Façade work including glass, electrical, steel and sub-floor installation will take place on Saturday, April 5.

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 continues.
  • 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, Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 10 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • 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. Two-way traffic will be maintained.
  • Crews will also be patching the roadway at night.
  • The roadway will be plated during the day and on the weekend.

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 intermittently on Wednesday, April 9.