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Enterprise Research Campus Update #89 (Week of May 5, 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, May 3, 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 the infill hoist area. Elevator and miscellaneous interior work with an operational hoist in the high-rise building will occur.
    • On Sunday, May 4, a dozen workers will be working inside the hotel and high-rise building elevator shafts. Another six workers will be installing drywall in the first floor area where the midrise meets the high-rise.

  • Weekday Activities
    • Crews are scheduled to work at the midrise off Trotting Avenue, on the first and second floor exterior façade from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Boom and scissor lifts and light towers pointed at the building will be operational.
    • 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 the hoist has 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.
    • The hotel hoist continues to be removed with a crane on site.
    • 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, May 3 exterior work will include interior drywall, elevator install and MEP work in the penthouse as well as general clean-up activities.
    • On Sunday, May 4 a crew of six 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.
    • Spray-on insulation work will take place.
    • Temporary heaters are being disconnected.

Greenway

  • Landscaping crews continue prepping for hardscape and tree planting.
  • Trees continue to be planted.
  • Prep work is underway for water features.

Treehouse Conference Center

  • Weekend Activities
    • Work includes façade, sub-floor, insulation and dry-wall installation as well as roofing activity on Saturday, May 3. A duct bank delivery will take place.

    Weekday Activities

    • Façade frame and glass installation continues using boom lifts.
    • Roofing and terrace activities are underway.
    • Framing and drywall continue.
    • Elevator work continues.
    • MEP activities are ongoing.
    • Flooring work continues.
    • Small concrete placements will take place.

Streetscape

  • Pre-clearing and excavation continues on Trotting near the buildings.

Building Mock-Ups

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

Nighttime Fiber Optic Manhole Work 

  • Fiber-optic cables will be pulled between manholes at Western onto Trotting Avenue and Milestone streets, and on Axle Way inside the ERC site at night on Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6 and into Wednesday, May 7 from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m.

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/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 Friday, May 2 at 3 p.m. and on Thursday, May 8 at 3 p.m.