Enterprise Research Campus Update #117 (Week of November 17, 2025)

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, November 15, fit out will take place in the hotel lobby and bars on floors 1 and 16. A crane in the lane way will finish raising material to the podium and leave the site.
  • On Sunday, November 16, a crew of seven will be inside the hotel working on wall coverings.

Weekday/Night Activities

  • Trotting Avenue is open to the public as the midrise and highrise residential buildings (Verra) continue to be occupied.
  • Paver, planter and other installations will continue on the podium between the buildings.
  • Punch list work is finishing in the midrise and continuing in the highrise and hotel.
  • Fit out work continues in the highrise.
  • Elevator work is underway.
  • The hotel received its temporary certificate of occupancy.
  • Fit out and finish work continue at the hotel.
  • Planting deliveries and installation continues.
  • Garage clean-up and finish work is underway.
  • Furniture and other operator supplies are being delivered to the hotel.

Laboratory and Office Buildings

Weekend Activities

  • On Saturday, November 15, terrace, exterior level 1 hardscape, penthouse mechanical, elevator, interior lobby and miscellaneous work will be underway.
  • On Sunday, November 16, four electrical programmers and ten elevator installers will be working.

Weekday Activities

  • Preparation and clean-up for testing and inspections will be ongoing. Boston Fire Department tests including fire-alarm testing are typically required to be scheduled off hours and may generate some noise.
  • Terrace paver and finish work continues.
  • Elevators are being adjusted and inspected.
  • MEP detail and start up activities are ongoing.
  • Mechanical penthouse detail and start up activities continue.
  • Lobby and other fit out detail work continues.
  • Garage finish work continues.
  • Paver installation to finish on Trotting Avenue.
  • Punch-list work is underway on the building’s interior and exterior as well as on the land/hardscaping areas.

Treehouse Conference Center

Weekend Activities in Coordination with Treehouse Operations

  • On Saturday, November 15, boom lifts will be completing façade punch-list work, installing pavers/pedestals on the third-floor terrace and working on interior punch-list items.
  • On Sunday, November 16, no work will take place.

Weekday Activities in Coordination with Treehouse Operations

  • Interior and operational punch list activity will continue.
  • Roof detail and terrace paver installation continue.
  • Façade punch list detail work will take place.
  • Exterior landscaping/hardscaping detail will be underway.
  • Loading dock activities will finish.
  • Operational deliveries and work will take place.

Greenway

Weekend Activities

  • On Saturday, November 15, pavers will be installed.
  • On Sunday, November 16, no work will take place.

Weekday Activities

  • Remaining shrubs will be planted.
  • Pavers continue to be installed at the water features area.
  • Decorative stonework will continue.
  • Pavers will be placed
  • Bioswale deck, concrete footings and plantings will be placed.
  • Punchlist work has begun.

Streetscape and Western Avenue

Weekend Activities

  • On Saturday, November 15, no work will take place.
  • On Sunday, November 16, no work will take place.

Weekday/night Activities

  • Prepping for mill and overlay paving including sidewalk ramps and conduit install on the Harvard Business School side of Western Avenue will continue.
  • Barriers and fencing near the Treehouse will be removed after as landscaping finishes.
  • Sidewalk crews will begin working between Milestone Street and the National Resilience entrance.
  • Shrub, benches and amenity installation will be ongoing at Milestone and Trotting North.

Building Mock-Ups

  • Plans are underway to remove the building mockups on the corner of Hague and Rotterdam Streets. The demolition work will take place from inside the Hague Street lot.

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. Crews will coordinate work in accordance with building operations for those buildings that have opened.
  • 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, November 20 at 3 p.m.