Kilachand Hall Phase 2 – Construction Update – 03/17/23

General Project Information

  • Daily Work Hours from 7 am – 3 pm.
  • The Traffic Management Plan for the project has been approved by the Boston Transportation Department and is in place.
    • Relocated accessible parking spaces posted for use on 6/29 (in front of 81 and 83 Bay State Road).
    • Jersey barrier site containment in place, pedestrian walkway also in place and operational. The city sidewalk in front of Kilachand Hall is permitted to be used as part of the construction site limits.
    • Bike lane is fully functional in front of Kilachand Hall.
  • BU parking spots directly behind Kilachand Hall on Back Street remain a “no parking zone”. This will continue for the project duration to maintain an adequate drive lane for local traffic on Back Street and allow the construction team to safely contain a work area north of the dormitory.

Weekend Work – Saturday, March 18th

  • Work hours are from 7:00 am – 3:30 pm.

  • Mass Acoustics:  Carpenters are focusing on level 9 raised floor framing and finishing up gable end header framing.

  • Badd Bros:  Ironworkers are working on the new stair install.

  • Murphy:  Installing finishes in the renovation area on levels 2 through 8.

  • Royal Steam:  Mechanical crew working on level 9 in-floor piping.

  • Riggs:  Labor crew providing cleaning support.

  • SOS:  Miscellaneous demo on level 9, tentatively scheduled for this week.

 

Raised floor framing underway on level 9.

During the week of March 20th

  • New roof installation at the terrace roof on level 7 outside of suite 709R continues.

  • Riggs masonry crew nearing completion of the brick rebuild of the level 8 façade on the south elevation bump outs.

  • Badd Bros is continuing with the new steel stair installation and will be working on structural reinforcement details on level 8.

  • Royal Steam Plumbing and Murphy Electric to continue with rough-in work on levels 7, 8, and  9.

  • Mass Acoustics is continuing with the raised floor framing on level 9, spraying foam insulation on exterior wall locations. They are also working on exterior wall tie-ins and continuing with sheetrock taping and sanding on levels 6 and 7 in the renovated suite areas.

  • Empire masonry is starting on elevator front infills.

  • Egan Painters are on site working on levels 4 through 6 with primer and first coats of paint following the Mass Acoustics tapers.

  • ThyssenKrupp Elevator mechanics are continuing with building out new elevator cars.

  • JC Floorcovers continue with waterproofing and tile work in the new suite area bathrooms.

  • Consigli/Riggs team on site for cleaning, site support, and supervision.

 

 

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