Project Updates

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Crews will be working on various levels inside the building this Saturday, October 5. In addition, this Saturday, a crew will be using the tower crane to lift some equipment to the roof of the building. The materials are already on site, so this work is not expected to impact the neighborhood. The contractor will refrain from using the hoist on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. 

Curtain wall installation continues through October, with work continuing on the north side of the building. Work to demolish the existing temporary loading dock on the Park Drive side of the work site is complete. 

The new crosswalk on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets is expected to be complete in the next week, after which the area will be restriped. Police details are present to support this work on weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

Slurry wall construction began earlier this week on the Park Drive side of the new building where 60 feet of excavation still needs to take place. This work will take about two months. Slurry wall construction is an engineering method used to create the foundation for the new building that is less disruptive than other foundation-building methods.The scope of this work includes the use of excavators and a crane with a clam digging bit. Generally, this work produces some noise similar to the sound of pile drilling, however, it will not result in the level of noise that demolition work produces. This work is increasing trucking on site. A wheel washing station is in place to help prevent trucks from tracking slurry material onto surrounding roads.

The tower crane on the north side of the site is scheduled to be disassembled and removed from the site in early November. More details will be provided as the date gets closer.

Finally, with one of the tower cranes no longer on site, an area of foundation needs to be removed using hammers during standard work hours. This work is expected to start during the last week of October and will generate noticeable noise.

A reminder that the building’s new loading dock is fully operational now and all construction-related deliveries, as well as deliveries for 201 Brookline Ave and 401 Park Drive, are now received in the new loading dock. Delivery trucks enter and exit the loading dock area via Fullerton Street between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

As noted in previous communications, work is scheduled to begin this weekend to disassemble the tower crane on the Park Drive side of the building. Starting Friday, September 20, the contractor will be working around the clock, including overnight through weekend to dismantle the tower crane. Because this is a sizeable undertaking, the work will be taking place until Monday morning, September 23, at 7:00 a.m. During this work, the trucks needed to drive sections of the crane off site will enter and exit via Park Drive. Some lighting will need to remain on during the night to facilitate this work, however, the contractor will do everything possible to minimize any disruptions to project abutters during this work. The project team appreciates your patience during this necessary work.

Crews will be working on various levels inside the building this Saturday, September 21. As usual, the contractor will refrain from using the hoist on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. 

Curtain wall installation continues through October. The building’s new loading dock is fully operational now and all construction-related deliveries, as well as all deliveries for 201 Brookline Ave and 401 Park Drive, are now received in the new loading dock. Delivery trucks enter and exit the loading dock area via Fullerton Street between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

Work continues to demolish the existing temporary loading dock located on the Park Drive side of the work site during standard work hours. This work requires the use of hammers to demo the concrete. As a result, some noticeable noise can be expected. Removal of the loading dock is scheduled to take about one more week. 

Work is progressing on the new crosswalk on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets. Police details will be present to support this work, which is expected to last about three weeks on weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

Finally, beginning the week of September 30, slurry wall construction will begin again on the Park Drive side of the new building where 60 feet of excavation still needs to take place. This work will take about two months. Slurry wall construction is an engineering method used to create the foundation for the new building that is less disruptive than other foundation-building methods. The scope of this work will include the use of excavators and a crane with a clam digging bit. Generally, this work produces some noise similar to the sound of pile drilling, however, it will not result in the level of noise that demolition work produces. This work will increase trucking on site. A wheel washing station will be in place to help prevent trucks from tracking slurry material onto surrounding roads.

Crews will be working on various levels inside the building this Saturday, September 7. Also on Saturday, the contractor will be installing curtain wall on level 13 above the new loading dock using the tower crane and they will be performing some excavation on the south side of the job site. These activities are not expected to have an impact on the neighborhood. As usual, the contractor will refrain from using the hoist on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. 

Curtain wall installation continues through October. The building’s new loading dock is fully operational and all construction-related deliveries, as well as all deliveries for 201 Brookline Ave and 401 Park Drive, are now received in the new loading dock. Delivery trucks will enter and exit the loading dock area via Fullerton Street between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

Work is underway to demolish the existing temporary loading dock located on the Park Drive side of the work site during standard work hours. This work requires the use of hammers to demo the concrete. As a result, some noticeable noise can be expected. Removal of the loading dock is scheduled to take about two weeks. The project team appreciates your patience during this necessary work. 

Work is also underway this week to build a new crosswalk on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets. Police details will be present to support this work, which is expected to last about three weeks on weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

The contractor will be removing the self-climber assembly from the tower crane on the Park Drive side of the building between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on either Saturday, September 14, or potentially Sunday, September 15, in preparation to remove the crane from the job site. Then, over the weekend starting Friday, September 20, the contractor will be working through weekend to dismantle the tower crane. Because this is a sizeable undertaking, the work will be taking place overnight through Monday morning, September 23. More details will be provided as the date gets closer. 

Following the tower crane removal, an area of the foundation will need to be removed. This work is expected to start the week of September 23 and will require the use of hammers, which will generate noticeable noise.

Finally, beginning the week of September 23, slurry wall construction will begin again on the Park Drive side of the new building where 60 feet of excavation still needs to take place. This work will take about two months. Slurry wall construction is an engineering method used to create the foundation for the new building that is less disruptive than other foundation-building methods. The scope of this work will include the use of excavators and a crane with a clam digging bit. Generally, this work produces some noise similar to the sound of pile drilling, however, it will not result in the level of noise that demolition work produces. This work will increase trucking on site. A wheel washing station will be in place to help prevent trucks from tracking slurry material onto surrounding roads.

Small crews will continue to work on various levels inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future, including this Saturday, August 24. A crew will also be working in the building’s loading dock this Saturday. To help minimize noise, the contractor will refrain from using the hoist on Saturdays unless needed in the event of an emergency.  

Curtain wall installation continues through October. The new loading dock at 421 Park Drive is scheduled to open on Monday, August 26. After this date, all construction-related deliveries, as well as all deliveries for 201 Brookline Ave and 401 Park Drive, will be received in the new loading dock. Delivery trucks will enter and exit the loading dock area via Fullerton Street between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Once the new loading dock is operational, work will begin during the week of August 26 to demolish the existing temporary loading dock located on the Park Drive side of the work site during standard work hours. This work will generate some noticeable noise and is expected to take about two weeks.

Beginning on Tuesday, September 3, work will start to build a new crosswalk on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets. Police details will be present to support this work, which is expected to last about three weeks on weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

On Saturday, September 14, the contractor will be removing the self-climber assembly from the tower crane on the Park Drive side of the building between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in preparation to remove the crane from the job site. Then, over the weekend starting Friday, September 20, the contractor will be working through weekend to dismantle the tower crane. Because this is a sizeable undertaking, the work will be taking place overnight through Monday morning, September 23. More details will be provided as the date gets closer.  

Finally, in about three weeks, slurry wall construction will begin again on the Park Drive side of the new building where 60 feet of excavation still needs to take place. This work will take about two months. Slurry wall construction is an engineering method used to create the foundation for the new building that is less disruptive than other foundation-building methods. This scope of this work will include the use of excavators and a crane with a clam digging bit. Generally, this work produces some noise similar to the sound of pile drilling, however, it will not result in the level of noise that demolition work produces. This work will increase trucking on site. A wheel washing station will be in place to help prevent trucks from tracking slurry material onto surrounding roads.

Small crews will be working on various levels inside the building performing some non-disruptive work at 421 Park Drive this Saturday, August 10. In addition, the north tower crane will be operating to erect upper-level steel. This should not be disruptive and will not require any additional truck traffic as the steel is already onsite. To help minimize noise on Saturday, the contractor will not use the hoist unless needed in the event of an emergency. Small crews will be working inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future.

The contractor continues to remove about 30 feet of the existing garage at level four of the new building. As a reminder, because of the proximity to the 401 Park Drive daycare center, the work needs to take place from 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. This work is supported by a crane to help remove concrete within the site fence on the Harvard Atrius side of the building. To move this work along, the contractor will be working on Saturday, August 10 and they are targeting completion by the middle of next week. This activity does generate some noise due to the saw cutting and concrete chipping necessary to remove this section of the garage. Your patience and understanding during this necessary work have been greatly appreciated. If not for the work’s proximity to the daycare center, the contractor would get this done during standard work hours. The project team is doing everything they can to minimize disruptions to the community after regular work hours. 

Also on Saturday, August 10, unrelated to the 421 Park Drive project, the building management for 401 Park Drive needs to position a crane within the 421 Park project fence on the Park Drive side of the building to perform some necessary upper-level work. This is a one-day operation that needs to be performed on a Saturday given that the crane’s location will impede the loading dock area and will require the 421 Park team to temporarily relocate some materials and equipment.

Curtain wall installation continues through October. Concrete placements are complete for the time being. In the coming weeks, a new crosswalk will be created on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets. Police details will be present to support this work. 

The contractor is targeting Monday, August 26, to open the new loading dock at 421 Park Drive. After this date, all construction-related deliveries as well as all deliveries for 201 Brookline Ave and 401 Park Drive will be received in the new loading dock. Trucks will enter and exit the loading dock area via Fullerton Street. Once the new loading dock is operational, work will begin to demolish the existing temporary loading dock located on the Park Drive side of the work site. This work will generate some noticeable noise and is expected to take about two weeks.

Small crews will be working on various levels inside the building performing some non-disruptive work at 421 Park Drive this Saturday, July 27. In addition, both tower cranes will be operating to erect the upper-level steel. This should not be disruptive and will not require any additional truck traffic as all of the steel is already onsite.  As usual on Saturdays, to help minimize noise, the contractor will refrain from using the hoist unless needed in the event of an emergency. Small crews will be working inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future.

The contractor continues to remove about 30 feet of the existing garage at level four of the new building. As a reminder, because of the proximity to the 401 Park Drive daycare center, the work needs to take place from 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for approximately a few more weeks. This work is supported by a crane to help remove concrete within the site fence on the Harvard Atrius side of the building. This activity does generate some noise due to the saw cutting and concrete chipping necessary to remove this section of the garage. Your patience and understanding during this work are greatly appreciated. If not for the work’s proximity to the daycare center, the contractor would get this done during standard work hours. The project team will do everything they can to minimize disruptions to the community after regular work hours.

Curtain wall installation (the non-structural exterior building covering) is ongoing around the building and will continue through October.  Two to three concrete placements will continue per week. Due to the size of some concrete placements, and not being able to stop a placement midway, the contractor will occasionally need to work later hours past 5:00 p.m. (sometimes as late as 9:00 p.m.) to complete them. This work is weather dependent so dates will shift based on the forecast. The project team continues to appreciate your patience with this work.

In the coming weeks, a new crosswalk will be created on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets. Police details will be present to support this work. 

Small crews will be working on various levels inside the building performing some non-disruptive work at 421 Park Drive this Saturday, July 13. To help minimize noise, the contractor plans to refrain from using the hoist unless needed in the event of an emergency. Neighbors can anticipate that small crews will be working inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future.

Also, this Saturday, July 13, and the following Saturday, July 20, the project’s geotechnical consultant will have a small truck-mounted drill rig onsite to drill soil samples at several locations on the Park Drive side of the building. This work will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the next two Saturdays.

The contractor has started removing about 30 feet of the existing garage at level four of the new building. Because of the proximity to the 401 Park Drive daycare center, the work needs to take place from 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for approximately a few more weeks. This work is supported by a crane to help remove concrete within the site fence on the Harvard Atrius side of the building. This activity does generate some noise due to the saw cutting and concrete chipping necessary to remove this section of the garage. Your patience and understanding during this work are greatly appreciated. If not for the work’s proximity to the daycare center, the contractor would get this done during standard work hours. The project team will do everything they can to minimize disruptions to the community after regular work hours.  

The new building’s steel frame is now complete, which is an important milestone for the project. Curtain wall installation (the non-structural exterior building covering) is ongoing around the building and will continue through October.  Two to three concrete placements will continue per week. Due to the size of some concrete placements, and not being able to stop a placement midway, the contractor will occasionally need to work later hours past 5:00 p.m. (sometimes as late as 9:00 p.m.) to complete them. This work is weather dependent so dates will shift based on the forecast. The project team continues to appreciate your patience with this work. 

In the coming weeks, a new crosswalk will be created on Beacon Street at the intersection of Beacon and Miner Streets. Police details will be present to support this work. 

The Boston Fire Department (BFD) plans to schedule the second of two practice rescue exercises on an upcoming Saturday. The date will be shared with the community once it has been confirmed with the BFD.

As will be the case going forward on Saturdays, there will be some non-disruptive work taking place at 421 Park Drive this Saturday, June 29, with small crews working on various levels inside the building. This work should not disturb the community. To help minimize noise, the contractor will refrain from using the hoist unless needed in the event of an emergency.

Beginning the week of Monday, July 1, the contractor will need to start removing about 30 feet of the existing garage at level four of the new building. Because of the proximity to the 401 Park Drive daycare center, the work will need to take place from 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for approximately six weeks. This work will be supported by a crane to help remove concrete within the site fence on the Harvard Atrius side of the building. This activity is also expected to generate some noise due to the saw cutting and concrete chipping necessary to remove this section of the garage. Your patience and understanding during this work are greatly appreciated. If not for the work’s proximity to the daycare center, the contractor would get this done during standard work hours. The project team will do everything they can to minimize disruptions to the community after regular work hours. 

Curtain wall installation (the non-structural exterior building covering) is ongoing around the building and the new building’s steel frame is scheduled for completion during the first week of July. Two to three concrete placements will continue per week. Due to the size of some concrete placements, and not being able to stop a placement midway, the contractor will occasionally need to work later hours past 5:00 p.m. (sometimes as late as 9:00 p.m.) to complete them. This work is weather dependent so dates will shift based on the forecast. The project team continues to appreciate your patience with this work.

The Boston Fire Department (BFD) plans to schedule the second of two practice rescue exercises on an upcoming Saturday in July. The date will be shared with the community once it has been confirmed with the BFD.

Finally, there are still plans to replace some sidewalk panels around the intersection of Fullerton Street and Brookline Ave in the coming weeks. More info will be provided once dates are set.

Please be advised that there will be some work taking place both inside and outside the building at 421 Park Drive this Saturday, June 15. Small crews will be working on various levels inside the building. At the same time, the contractor will be working on two upper levels on Saturday to install steel using the project’s two cranes. Because the steel needed for this work is already onsite, there won’t be any additional truck traffic coming into the site on Saturday. This activity is not expected to be disruptive to the community. To help minimize noise, the contractor will refrain from using the hoist unless needed in the event of an emergency.

Curtain wall installation (the non-structural exterior building covering) is ongoing at 421 Park and the new building’s steel frame will continue to go up through the end of June. During the weeks of June 17 and June 24 Monday through Thursday, the contractor will be working some extended hours to install curtain wall on the building’s north side. Your understanding is appreciated. This activity is not expected to be disruptive to the community. Also, the week of June 24, Monday through Thursday, the contractor will be extending the height of the hoist. This work will take place from approximately 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. These later work hours are necessary because this operation requires use of all the space in the front parking lot off of Park Drive and it also impacts and limits use of the 401 Park Drive loading dock.

Please note that beginning the week of July 8, the contractor will need to remove about 30 feet of the existing garage at level four of the new building. Because the daycare center at 401 Park Drive sits immediately adjacent to this area, the work will need to take place from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for approximately six weeks. This work will be supported by a crane to help remove concrete within the site fence on the Harvard Atrius side of the building. This activity is expected to generate some noise due to the saw cutting and concrete chipping necessary to remove this section of the garage. The project team will do everything they can to minimize disruptions to the community after regular work hours. 

Two to three concrete placements can continue to be expected per week. Due to the size of some concrete placements, and not being able to stop a placement midway, the contractor will occasionally need to work later hours past 5:00 p.m. (sometimes as late as 9:00 p.m.) to complete them. This work is weather dependent so dates will shift based on the forecast. With structural steel and concrete placements overlapping for a bit longer, activity and truck traffic on the job site has increased. The project team continues to appreciate your patience with this work.

The Boston Fire Department (BFD) plans to schedule the second of two practice rescue exercises on an upcoming Saturday in July. The date will be shared with the community once it has been confirmed with the BFD. 

Finally, there are plans to replace some sidewalk panels around the intersection of Fullerton Street and Brookline Ave in the coming weeks. More info will be provided once dates are set.