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Colantonio Begins Golda Meir Expansion
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.
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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.
“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.
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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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PWC CT Welcomes New Board PWC CT Welcomes New Board
Hartford, CT – The Professional Women Hartford, CT – The Professional Women in Construction Connecticut Chapter in Construction Connecticut Chapter (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new (PWC CT) recently welcomed its new board of directors for the 2021-2022 board of directors for the 2021-2022 program year. program year.
Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter Patricia Bilotto returns as chapter president. She is the manager of marketing president. She is the manager of marketing and business development for van Zelm and business development for van Zelm Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of Engineers. She has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, experience in marketing, communications, and business development in the AEC and business development in the AEC industry, and presently serves on the industry, and presently serves on the program, membership, and awards program, membership, and awards committees. committees.
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The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Khan, Blerina Pina, Amy Ray, Patricia Bilotto, Dawn Meeker, Laurann Asklof, Carolyn Kurth, Kyma Ganzer, and Jennifer Marks. Not pictured: Kim Colapietro and Ronald Paolillo
Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board as vice president. She has approximately 30 years of experience in the area of construction law and litigation. She will continue to participate in the chapter’s programs, mentorship, and scholarship committees.
Carolyn Kurth, CPA, CFE, of CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. She serves on the scholarship committee.
Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, LLP, is returning for a second year as chapter secretary. She now serves as the membership chair and will continue as a volunteer on the awards committee.
Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year on the board. She serves as the awards committee chair.
Kyma Ganzer, project manager at LaRosa Building Group, returns for her second year as a director. She is the recipient of the 2019/2020 PWC CT Rising Star Award. She will serve on the mentorship committee.
Choity Khan, associate attorney at Robinson Cole, makes her debut on the board as a director. She presently serves on the mentorship committee.
Jennifer Marks, principal at BL Companies, returns for her second year. She will serve as the mentorship committee chair.
The 2021-2022 PWC CT board (l-r): Choity Khan, Blerina Pina, Amy Ray, Patricia Bilotto, Dawn Meeker, Laurann Asklof, Carolyn Kurth, Kyma Ganzer, and Jennifer Marks. Not pictured: Kim Colapietro and Ronald Paolillo Ronald Paolillo, M. Arch of DRA Architects, begins his third term. He serves on the PWC CT’s scholarship committee. Blerina (Bela) Pina, surety territory
Laurann Asklof, principal of Shipman manager at Nationwide, returns for & Goodwin, LLP, will serve on the board a second year. She volunteers on the as vice president. She has approximately chapter’s communications committee. 30 years of experience in the area of Amy Ray, director of business construction law and litigation. She will development at EDM, makes her continue to participate in the chapter’s debut as a director. She serves as the programs, mentorship, and scholarship communications committee chair and committees. volunteer of the programs committee.
Carolyn Kurth, CPA, CFE, of CohnReznick, will return as treasurer. She serves on the scholarship committee.
Dawn Meeker, director at Marcum, LLP, is returning for a second year as chapter secretary. She now serves as the membership chair and will continue as a volunteer on the awards committee.
Kim Colapietro, partner of EDI Landscape, LLC, returns for her third year on the board. She serves as the awards committee chair.
Kyma Ganzer, project manager at LaRosa Building Group, returns for her second year as a director. She is the recipient of the 2019/2020 PWC CT Rising Star Award. She will serve on the mentorship committee.
Choity Khan, associate attorney at Robinson Cole, makes her debut on the board as a director. She presently serves on the mentorship committee.
Jennifer Marks, principal at BL Companies, returns for her second year. She will serve as the mentorship committee chair.
A&M Creates Value by Specializing in Site Development and Environmental Permitting Strategies that Advance our Client’s Vision, as Well As Their Bottom Line. Any Project, Any Size, Call Us First. www.allenmajor.com Ronald Paolillo, M. Arch of DRA Architects, begins his third term. He serves on the PWC CT’s scholarship committee. Blerina (Bela) Pina, surety territory manager at Nationwide, returns for a second year. She volunteers on the STAY CONNECTED chapter’s communications committee. Woburn, MA: (781) 935-6889 Amy Ray, director of business Lakeville, MA: (508) 923-1010 development at EDM, makes her Manchester, NH: (603) 627-5500 debut as a director. She serves as the Email: info@allenmajor.com communications committee chair and volunteer of the programs committee.
Lunenburg, MA – The Brennan Group (TBG), John M. Corcoran & Company (JMC), and equity partner Berkeley Partners have broken ground and construction is underway on Lunenburg Central, a 372,000sf, Class A High Bay warehouse/distribution facility.
Located at 475 Leominster Shirley Road in Lunenburg, the facility is in the heart of the Route 2 Industrial Corridor in central Massachusetts and offers quick access to major distribution roadways. Site work commenced in February and the facility is scheduled to be delivered in early 2023.
“With the unprecedented demand for Class A warehouse product in the Metro Boston market, where speed to market for tenants is so critical, the decision to build on spec was a strategic one,” said Tim Brennan, vice president of TBG. “The competition for land has pushed the development of new industrial product further west, and tenants are responding positively, particularly for locations with convenient highway access like Lunenburg Central.”
The tilt-up construction warehouse/ distribution facility will feature 36 foot clear height, 71 loading docks and two drive-in doors, with 402 vehicle parking spaces and 94 trailer/van parking stalls (expandable to 120), as well as build-tosuit office space. Lunenburg Central is subdividable to 200,000sf, and leasing efforts will be handled exclusively by the Newmark Industrial Leasing and Investment Sales team led by Ed Jarosz. Construction financing was led by the CBRE Capital Markets team through Cambridge Savings Bank.
Designed by GMA Architects, Lunenburg Central will be constructed by ARCO National Construction.
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Belmont School Holds Topping Off
Belmont, MA – The Belmont School community recently gathered to celebrate the placement of the final steel beam for the Belmont Middle and High School project.
The beam was signed by many including onsite construction workers and the Belmont students. Belmont student signatures were joined by the signatures of Chenery Middle School students who will be the first students to attend the new middle school section when it opens.
CHA Consulting, Inc. serves as the owner’s project manager for the Town of Belmont for the expansion and renovation project. Skanska is the construction manager and Perkins & Will is the designer.
During the topping off ceremony, Principal Isaac Taylor spoke about the school supporting the students’ changing needs, while Massachusetts School Building Authority CEO, Jim McDonald, thanked the community for investing in its young people.
The Belmont Middle and High School project includes the renovation of the existing school building and a major expansion to add facilities and incorporate grades 7 and 8. The 445,100sf, $295 million project consists of an extensive, phased and occupied renovation along with new construction.
The new school will feature improved ADA accessibility, improved health and safety standards, video production space, makers spaces for robotics and engineering, and science labs. The MSBA-funded project is being designed and constructed net zero ready and the design includes a comprehensive strategy involving more than 330 geothermal wells and roof-top photo-voltaic panels.
Construction began in August 2019 and completion is planned for September 2023.
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10 World Trade Breaks Ground
Boston – On March 31, Boston Global Investors (BGI) and its development partners celebrated the official groundbreaking of 10 World Trade, a $600 million life sciences building located in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood. The ceremony was held at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
Designed by Boston-based architecture firm, Sasaki, the property is defined by a uniquely curved and high-tech glass facade and surrounded by an array of indoor-outdoor connected spaces. The 17-story building will deliver over 555,000sf of new workspace for life sciences and office users, as well as retail and cultural space at the ground levels where the project also has over two acres of new outdoor public improvements.
The project team for 10 World Trade includes Suffolk Construction Company, general contractor; Arup, engineer; C3, MEP engineer; and Thornton Tomasetti, engineer. PGIM and Wheelock Street Capital are equity partners on the project. Co-developers include EDGE, out of the Netherlands, as well as two MBE developers: Bastion Companies and Cogsville Capital Group. JLL is the leasing broker.
“In an area known for being home to corporate headquarters and world leading companies, this building stands out on all levels: design, building technology,
At the 10 World Trade groundbreaking (l-r): Hany Elshiekh, State Representative David Biele, Gosder Cherilus, John Hynes IV, John Hynes III, Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Lisa Wieland, Coen van Oostrom, Daniel Sliwak, Jeff Laliberte, Victor Vizgaitis, Donald Cogsville, Councilor Ed Flynn, and Tom Glynn
10 World Trade / Renderings courtesy of Sasaki Associates amenities, and public spaces,” said Molly Heath, managing director at JLL. “As the Seaport District continues to evolve, this project is truly forward looking and will meet a strong demand for lab space.”
Onsite amenities will include a 150-seat auditorium, a sky-level fitness center, and cultural and entertaining programming activations throughout the year. The building’s chilled beam HVAC system, tall floor-to-floor heights, and large column-free floor plates are designed to meet the flexible needs of life science and office users alike. The curtain wall system will also feature View Inc.’s Smart Windows, which use artificial intelligence to automatically adjust in response to the sun, maximizing natural light and outdoor views while optimizing building occupant comfort and reducing energy consumption from lighting and HVAC.
The building’s smart design incorporates multiple innovative features to enhance sustainability and wellness including touchless systems, augmented air flow systems, post-pandemic safeguards and energysaving measures. The building will be among the first in the region to achieve certifications from SmartScore and SITES, and according to John Hynes IV, vice president at BGI, is pursuing Gold (or better) certifications from LEED, WELL, and WiredScore.
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Pedestrian footbridge/Renderings courtesy of Sasaki outdoor public space will include a revitalized World Trade Center Avenue and a pedestrian footbridge connecting the existing roadway over to a new structured park. At the ground level, a domed ceiling will reach 45 feet in height and house a food hall, an onsite cultural tenant, and a 24/7 accessible connection between the Congress Street and World Trade Center Avenue levels. Sasaki’s design centers around the idea of an urban push/pull, with this multi-story ground floor appearing nearly transparent from the exterior while the building’s corners surge outward toward nearby landmarks, such as Boston Harbor, the Seaport and Congress Street, the SBWTC and BCEC, and Summer Street. The BGI team was designated pursuant to a Massport RFP and is the second project to be built using the “Massport Model” for diversity, equity and inclusion. “We are excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new iconic building in the South Boston Waterfront,” said Massport CEO, Lisa Wieland. “Boston is known globally as a leader in the life sciences, and we look forward to growing our hub and the city’s recognition on the world stage. This project is once again showing that putting DE&I on equal footing gives us all a leg up.”
Suffolk will be teaming with H.J. Russell & Company, one of the largest Black-owned construction services and real estate development firms in the United States. Representatives of Suffolk say it is committed to ensuring its ambitious diversity hiring compliance plans will be implemented and participation goals will be met or exceeded, and that the company’s diversity hiring initiatives will be characterized by a proactive outreach program that provides equal access and opportunity for all qualified firms.
“Sasaki’s design for 10 World Trade is nothing short of iconic and will cement its position as one of Boston’s most significant commercial projects,” said Hynes. “This project will have an incredible impact on the community and this milestone would not have been possible without the visionary efforts of Sasaki and all of our project teams. We eagerly anticipate welcoming visitors and tenants to enjoy all that 10 World Trade has to offer when it opens in Q4 2024.”
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