Mixed-Use

Middleton Commercial Building Completed

Middleton, MA – Connolly Brothers, Inc. announced it has completed the construction of a 56,000sf multi-tenant commercial building, Stone Ridge, for Richardson Green Inc., a family-run real estate business with commercial offce buildings located throughout Massachusetts’ North Shore.

Located in Middleton, Stone Ridge features the capacity to serve businesses in need of retail, light industrial, warehouse/distribution, R&D, fex, and/ or offce space. Coordinating closely with the town of Middleton, Connolly Brothers provided pre-construction, design, engineering, and construction management services on the project, with the design team emphasizing fexibility by pairing manufacturing needs such as high-bay warehouse space with modern offce facilities.

As Stone Ridge’s name suggests, the project involved clearing the site of a signifcant amount of rock before concrete could be poured and steel could be erected. The fnished colonial building features a 35-foot glass atrium and a brick facade adorned with antiquestyle hanging lanterns, as well as heavy power, energy-effcient lighting, and the ability to customize interiors to tenant specifcations.

The project team included BLW Engineers, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing; The Morin-Cameron Group,

Stone Ridge / Photo by Camille Maren Inc., civil engineering; JSN Associates, LLC, structural engineering; Manter Company, Inc., site work; and D. . Plumbing, D&D Electrical, and Hall Sheetmetal Works, HVAC/mechanical.

“Richardson Green had a clear vision for a building that would be attractive to a broad swath of commercial tenants in this convenient location,” said Connolly Brothers president, Jay Connolly. “It was our pleasure to again collaborate with them from start to fnish to execute that vision.”

JMB Completes Electrical Fit-out of Amazon Office Tower

Boston – J&M Brown Company, Inc. (JMB) has completed the comprehensive electrical construction of Amazon’s new 17-foor, 430,000sf offce tower located at 111 Harbor Way (Parcel L4) in Boston’s Seaport District.

The NECA contractor met an accelerated 9-month project schedule, effectively managing procurement and delivery of the extensive electrical equipment and commodities packages during the two-phase project. Amazon took occupancy of the lobby and foors 3 through 9 in February, and foors 10 through 17 in June.

Utilization of 3D BIM coordination and prefabrication were keys to the effciency of the project, as the facility’s open-ceiling design required wiring to be installed in hard conduit on 16 foors. Project coordination between general contractor Turner Construction, JMB, and multiple trade subcontractors was critical in meeting the fast-track schedule. MB worked methodically with multiple crews to ensure all electrical systems were roughed-in, inspected, installed and commissioned as planned.

The electrical project scope entailed JMB’s installation of the electrical distribution system via a new 5-section, free-standing 200 VA PS. The project also comprised installation of an elaborate energy-effcient LED lighting package, which includes more than 75 types of lighting fxtures. Lighting is controlled via a state-of-the-art, networked Lutron lighting control system.

Spectrum Integrated Technologies, the low-voltage division of JMB, provided all tel-data network installations at the Amazon facility. The JMB and Spectrum project teams, headed by Dennis Nigro, r., VP – special projects group; project manager Dave Marchand; and general foremen Frank DeFrancesco and Eric Wallace; along with project manager Randy Silva, Spectrum, supervised a crew of 51 IBEW Local 103 electricians and technicians at peak construction.

Amazon employs a staff of approximately 2,000 workers in its new Boston Seaport facility. The Amazon team’s work at the Seaport tower is focused on artifcial intelligence technology, robotics engineering, and machine learning in support of Alexa, Amazon Pharmacy, Amazon Web Services, and Amazon Devices.

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BPDA Approves New Developments

Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors recently approved four new development projects representing over 1.7 million sq. ft. The new projects will create 388 residential units, 94 of which will be designated income-restricted, and will support hundreds of construction jobs and more than 3,000 permanent jobs.

Following an 18 month community engagement process, the Harvard Enterprise Research Campus Phase A will build a brand new mixed-use development consisting of new housing, offce/lab space, a hotel, conference center, restaurant, and retail space, along with nearly three acres of public open space. Of the 345 units of housing, 25%, or 86 units, will be income-restricted. Harvard will also contribute $25 million to establish an Allston-Brighton Affordable Housing Fund that will support affordable housing, affordable homeownership, and housing preservation in the neighborhood. Phase A will also create the Allston Greenway, eventually connecting to the west to Ray Mellone Park and east toward Soldiers Field Road.

The project at 701 Congress Street Parcel H, also known as Seaport Circle, will transform a parking lot into a 13 story lab/research and development facility on the South Boston Waterfront, which will also contain retail space. Training rooms, simulation labs, meeting rooms and offce space will provide nonprofts and interested user groups with educational and training space. Seaport Circle will build a new station at the Silver Line Way stop, and enhance the public realm to respond to the growing transportation needs from the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park.

The new 4-story project at 4011-4019 Washington Street in Roslindale will be designed to encourage alternate forms of transportation, with close proximity to public transportation, a Bluebikes station, ipCar, and bike storage and parking.

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The project will build 19 homeownership units, four of which are income-restricted, as well as retail space. This building will be environmentally conscious, including a green roof to reduce building energy costs and slow stormwater runoff, and energy conservation efforts that will reduce the urban heat island effect and greenhouse gas emissions. The project will also make public realm improvements to Washington and Lesher Streets.

Located in Dorchester, the project at 1153 Washington Street will build a new mixed-use, 4-story development with 24 rental units and ground foor commercial space. Four of the residential units will be income-restricted. The development will contribute 45,000 to the Parks and Recreation Department to support nearby Dorchester Park and WM. Gary Walsh Playground.

Additionally, the BPDA has adopted a new decarbonization strategy to achieve zero net carbon emissions at all BPDAowned properties. The strategy builds on Carbon Free Boston and the Climate Action Plan Update, the City of Boston’s initiative to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The BPDA has laid out strategies that align with the various types of real estate assets in the agency’s portfolio. All improvements and renovations will be made while supporting local and nonproft BPDA tenants.

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