Project Updates

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The contractor at 421 Park Drive will continue to work on various levels inside the building on Saturdays, including this Saturday, May 31. No additional work is planned for this Saturday. Interior work is ongoing on all levels on weekdays during regular work hours.

Steel installation was finished last week. Painters continue to work second shift (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) on the exterior of the building for the next several weeks. Swing staging is in use on the side of the building facing the neighborhood to support this work, which is not inherently noisy. After dark, the crew uses the existing building lights supplemented by head lamps to get the work done.

A crane is in use in front of the building installing curtain wall, which will continue into next week. In mid to late June, Suffolk will start excavating for the underground garage.

There will be crane on the Fullerton Street side up against the building on Wednesday, June 4, from 7am to 5pm to lift materials to upper levels. Fullerton Street will not be impacted. 

Last week, the contractor began shifting the job site fence across from the Atrius Health garage several feet out to accommodate new landscaping. This work is expected to last until September 15. To accommodate pedestrian traffic during this time, a new temporary walkway will be created in a few phases to ensure foot access to and from Brookline Ave is maintained. Beginning on Monday, June 2, the walkway will be located on the 421 Park side of the street, with fencing in place on both sides of the path. This temporary walkway will be in place for about one month. Then, by July 4, while landscaping continues, the walkway will be positioned to run along the job site fencing across from the Atrius Health garage.

During the week of June 2, workers will be water testing the curtain wall on several levels on the Atrius side and Miner Street corner of the building using boom lifts. Please note that it’s possible neighbors may experience some overspray during this work.

The canopy steel over the new Star Market entrance will be installed on Saturday, June 14.

The new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

National Grid is installing cables and conduit inside the manholes along Fullerton Street. This work is expected to continue into early June. Vehicle and pedestrian access to Fullerton Street is fully maintained during this week.

As always, work at 421 Park Drive will continue to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays, including this Saturday, May 17. Also this Saturday, the contractor is planning to install steel using a crane on the front of the building. The steel work is generally not a noisy operation, however, neighbors can expect to see crew members on site and hear some work taking place on Saturday. 

Painters continue to work second shift (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) on the exterior of the building for the next six weeks. Abutters will notice workers using swing staging on the side of the building facing the neighborhood. This work is not inherently noisy, and, after dark, the crew will only use the existing building lights supplemented by head lamps to get the work done.

Interior work is ongoing on all levels on weekdays during regular work hours.

The car stacker for the new underground garage arrived on site last week. Also last week, a crane arrived on site to install steel through Thursday, May 22. A second crane was delivered to the site to install curtain wall, which began on May 15 and is scheduled through May 29 in two locations – first on the on corner of the building closet to the MBTA and then the crane will move out front to the Park Drive side of the building. 

Beginning on Monday, June 2, the job site fence line along Miner Street will be extended out several feet over the current pedestrian walkway to accommodate new landscaping. A new temporary walkway will be created to ensure that pedestrian access to and from Brookline Ave is maintained. This set up is expected to last until September 15.

The new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

Both Eversource and National Grid can be seen installing cables and conduit along Fullerton Street. This work is expected to continue through mid-June. 

Work at 421 Park Drive will continue to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays, including this Saturday, May 3. Also on Saturday, on the exterior of the building, a small crane will be in use on the north side of the building to lift transformers and the contractor will start to disassemble and remove the hoist from the site. Concrete and iron workers will also be working in the excavated area on Saturday to prepare for a concrete pour that is scheduled for Monday. Neighbors can expect to see crew members on site and hear some work taking place on Saturday. 

Painters are working second shift (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) on the exterior of the building for the next seven weeks. Abutters will notice workers using swing staging on the side of the building facing the neighborhood. This work is not inherently noisy, and, after dark, the crew will only use the existing building lights supplemented by head lamps to get the work done.

Interior work is ongoing on all levels on weekdays during regular work hours.

There are a few activities taking place on or during the week of Monday, May 5, that we want to make the community aware of.

• There will be a one concrete pour inside the excavated area next week on Monday, May 5. The concrete pump trucks will arrive on site during regular work hours. 
• A crane will be back on site on the Fullerton Street side of the building in its usual location on both Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8. 
• On Thursday, May 8, the contractor is expecting that the car stacker for the new underground garage will be delivered on three separate trucks via the site’s Park Drive entrance. 
• And, finally next week, the contractor will continue the work they started on Saturday to disassemble and remove the hoist from the site, which will take several days. Given the size of this undertaking, this work will need to take place on second shift (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) on weekdays. The project team appreciates the community’s understanding during this necessary work.

The new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

Both Eversource and National Grid can be seen installing cable and conduit along Fullerton Street. This work is expected to continue through May.  

 Work at 421 Park Drive will continue to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays, including this Saturday, April 19. Removal of bracing will take place inside the excavated area this Saturday. As a result, neighbors can expect to see crew members on site and hear some work taking place.

Interior work is ongoing on all levels on weekdays during regular work hours. There will be a few small concrete pours inside the excavated area next week, but none that require concrete pump trucks to arrive on site at 6:00 a.m.

Work inside the excavated area is ongoing on weekdays. Over the next several weeks, the contractor will continue to work on building the garage columns and removing the wall bracing in phases.
 

There will be a crane on the Fullerton Street side of the building over the weekend beginning on Friday, April 25. The crane will not impede vehicular access to Fullerton Street, but will be in operation on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27.
 

The new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated. 

Work at 421 Park Drive will continue to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future, including this Saturday, April 5. Neighbors can expect to see crew members on site and hear some work taking place on Saturdays.

Interior work is ongoing on all levels on weekdays during regular work hours. There will be a crane on the Fullerton Street side of the building next week, Monday through Wednesday, April 7 – 9. The crane will not impede vehicular access to Fullerton Street. 

The contractor is currently scheduled to pour the next concrete slab inside the excavated area on two days next week – Tuesday, April 8, and Thursday, April 10. On this day, concrete pump trucks will be arriving on site at 6:00 a.m. to be ready for concrete arrival at 7:00 a.m. The contractor will do its best to keep backup alarms to a minimum to be sensitive to the surrounding community.

Work inside the excavated area is ongoing. Over the next several weeks, the contractor will be working on building the garage columns and removing the wall bracing in phases.

The new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

Work at 421 Park Drive continues to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future, including this Saturday, March 22. The hoist will not be used on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. Crews will be lowering decking material into the excavation on Saturday too, however, most of the materials are already onsite, so truck traffic will be minimal. Neighbors can expect to see crew members on site and hear some work taking place on Saturdays. Interior work is continuing on all levels on weekdays during regular hours as well.

The contractor poured the first of several concrete slabs inside the excavated area at the front of the building last Saturday. The project team appreciates the neighborhood’s patience during this necessary work. The next two concrete slab pours are scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, and Friday, March 28. On these days, concrete pump trucks will be arriving on site at 6:00 a.m. to be ready for concrete arrival at 7:00 a.m. Backup alarms should not be an issue at 6:00 a.m. as the trucks will be pulling in, not backing up.

Work inside the excavated area is ongoing. Over the next several weeks, the contractor will be working on building the garage columns and will be removing the wall bracing in phases.

Waterproofing on the building’s 6th floor is now complete. There will be a crane operating adjacent to the building at the end of Fullerton Street next week on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 25 and 26, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Delivery vehicles will have full access to the loading dock during this work and access to Fullerton Street will be maintained for other vehicles.

The project team will continue to follow up with Eversource to expedite the completion of the new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street. The crosswalk can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

Work will continue to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future, including this Saturday, March 8. Trucks will not be entering/exiting the Park Drive side of the site this Saturday, however, some work will be taking place down inside excavated area during standard work hours. The hoist will not be used on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. 

Due to the location of some waterproofing work that needs to take place on the 6th floor of the new building, this work will need to take place after normal work hours. The contractor will be working in this location beginning on Monday, March 10, through Friday, March 21, between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Because of the type and location of this work, it is not expected that there will be any noticeable noise or disruption to our neighbors during this after-hours activity. 

The excavation work out in front of the building is complete, but work inside the excavated area will continue. Interior work is continuing on all levels of the building as well. 

The project team continues to try and expedite the completion of the new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street. The crosswalk can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

Work will continue to take place on various levels inside the building on Saturdays for the foreseeable future. Trucks will not be entering/exiting the Park Drive side of the site this Saturday, however, some excavation work will occur during standard work hours. The hoist will not be used on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. 

As we have noted in our weekly updates over the last few weeks, the contractor will be bringing in a crane this weekend to hoist a generator onto the building’s roof. Because this is a sizeable undertaking that includes hours of crane assembly and disassembly, the crane sections will be arriving via Fullerton Street starting around 12 noon on Friday, February 21. Crews will be working through Friday evening and Saturday to place the generator on to the roof. During the hoist, the crane will be positioned in the northwest corner of the work site in front of the building’s loading dock. The goal is to have the crane disassembled and removed by around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday evening. If more work is required to remove the crane, work will resume on Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. to move the crane off the job site. The project team appreciates the neighborhood’s patience with this critical piece of work.

Excavation work will continue on the Park Drive side of the new building for about two more weeks. Interior work is continuing on all levels of the building as well. 

The project team is working to expedite the completion of the new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street. The crosswalk can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

This Saturday, February 8, crews will be working on various levels inside the building. Trucks will not be entering/exiting the site on Saturday, however, the contractor will be doing some excavation work during standard work hours. The hoist will not be used on Saturday unless needed in the event of an emergency. 

Excavation work will continue on the Park Drive side of the new building for a few more weeks. Deliveries are arriving to the new building’s loading dock via Fullerton Street. Interior work is ongoing on all levels of the building as well. 

Please note that, over the weekend beginning Friday afternoon, February 21, the contractor will be bringing in a crane to hoist a generator onto the building’s roof. Because this is a sizeable undertaking that includes hours of crane assembly and disassembly, the crane sections will be arriving on the afternoon of Friday, the 21st, via Fullerton Street and crews will be working through Friday and Saturday evenings and the weekend to get the generator placed on the roof. The crane will be positioned in the northwest corner of the work site in front of the building’s loading dock during the hoist. Crane disassembly and removal is expected to be complete by Sunday afternoon. The project team appreciates the neighborhood’s patience with this critical piece of work. 

The project team continues to try and expedite the completion of the new Beacon Street crosswalk at Miner Street. The crosswalk can move forward once Eversource makes its necessary electrical connections, after which the area will be restriped. The neighborhood’s ongoing patience with this project is appreciated.

The job site will be closed on Monday, February 17, in observance of Presidents’ Day.