High-Profile: Up-Front
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May 2022
Colantonio Begins Golda Meir Expansion STEM Solutions Selected for Lab Fit Out Boston – STEM Solutions announced it has started the lab fit out on ProtaGene’s newest lab in the Burlington Bio Center. STEM is providing and installing fume hoods, epoxy counter lab benches, stainless steel sink basins, electrical ceiling panels, cylinder racks, and gas plumbing.
“The 190,500sf Burlington Bio Center brings much needed life sciences space to Boston’s north shore.” – Steve Cooke
Golda Meir House expansion / Rendering by Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
Newton, MA – Construction manager Colantonio Inc. has begun construction on 2Life Communities’ Golda Meir House expansion project in Newton. The firm is building additions of 45,000sf and 30,000sf to either side of the independent living community, which will house 68 new residential units. Eleven existing units will also be renovated. A reconfigured parking lot will accommodate 27 additional parking spaces and provide access to a new ADAaccessible entrance to the building. The new apartments, a mix of one and two bedrooms, will be affordable to seniors with a range of incomes, with nine
being designated for chronically homeless individuals. The project was designed with sustainable features to comply with both Energy Star Multifamily New Construction and 2020 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria – New Construction certification requirements. The architect for the project is Prellwitz Chilinski Associates and the owner’s project manager is WaypointKLA. Colantonio completed a comprehensive, occupied renovation to the Golda Meir House in 2018. The work included upgrades to all 199 units, HVAC and MEP systems, and all interior and exterior common areas.
“We are excited to be working again with STEM Solutions on this latest lab fit out,” said Steve Cooke, senior project manager for PIDC Construction, the general contracting firm heading up the lab build out. “The 190,500sf Burlington Bio Center brings much needed life sciences space to Boston’s north shore.” ProtaGene is a CRO partner for the biopharmaceutical and gene and cell therapy industries.
Fume hood / Photo courtesy of STEM Solutions
CTA Selected for School Expansion
Rendering of Lowell Elementary School renovation and expansion
Watertown, MA – CTA Construction Managers announced it was awarded the contract for the renovation and additions to the historic Lowell Elementary School. The school building committee approved its bid of $37,974,750, which includes renovation of the existing 71,000sf building and the two new additions.
“We are excited to work with the city of Watertown, the school building committee, Ai3 Architects, and Hill International on this project,” said Jeff Hazelwood, principal of CTA Construction Managers. This will be the construction management and general contracting firm’s 41st school project in the Commonwealth.
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