Warren Towers Renovation Construction Update – 4/4/2025
General Project Information
- Work on the exterior, outside student rooms, will be performed from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm.
- Deliveries, work on the street level, and work inside the fenced construction area will begin at 7:00 am.
- The team is currently in the main renovation phase of the project.
- Emergency Contacts:
- Owners Representative – Leftfield Project Management: Corey Davidson – 508-330-8489
- Contractor Representative – Shawmut Design & Construction: Matt Galloway – 617-413-7758
Saturday, 4/5
No work to take place on Sunday, 4/6
Front Façade (Commonwealth Avenue)
- Crews will continue installing staging and shoring components on top of the overhead protection platform.
Rear Façade and Back Alley
- Crews will continue installing overhead protection, shoring towers, and scaffolding at the rear alley behind the building.
- There will be intermittent drilling noise due to crews working on scaffolding connections to the build.
4th-Floor Podium Roofs
- Crews will continue working on the staging support steel at the low roofs (east and west of Tower A) adjacent to student rooms. For privacy, please keep blinds, drapes, and window treatments closed.
Hinsdale Mall and Cummington Mall
- Crews will continue assembly work of the bridge over 111 Cummington Mall.
During the Week of 4/7
Exterior Work
4th-Floor Podium Roofs
- Crews will continue working on the staging support steel at the low roofs (east and west of Tower A) adjacent to student rooms. For privacy, please keep blinds, drapes, and window treatments closed.
Front Façade and on Commonwealth Avenue
- Crews will continue installing stairs, staging, and shoring components on top of the overhead protection platform.
- Crews will be installing a roof membrane on the overhead platform to minimize dripping.
- There will be intermittent drilling noise due to crews working on scaffolding connections to the build.
Rear Façade and Back Alley
- Crews will continue installing overhead protection, shoring towers, and scaffolding at the rear alley behind the building.
- There will be intermittent drilling noise due to crews working on scaffolding connections to the build.
- Working from swing stagings suspended from the roof, crews will connect stagging support beams and bracing to the South facade of the building. The welding required for this work will produce some smoke and odors, please close your window during the day.
- South Alley will always remain open for pedestrian foot traffic. This provides access to 111 Cummington Mall and is a good alternative to avoid the congestion of the Cummington Mall construction zone.
Cummington Mall
- There will be daily deliveries of scaffolding materials.
- Crews will continue their construction of the Tower A hoist way elevator and common tower mast sections.
- In Cummington Mall West (garage west exit end of the building) crews will being assembling overhead protection and scaffolding.
Hinsdale Mall
- Masons will be working on a brick veneer repointing mockup at the sidewalk section between the parking garage entrance and exit. Please observe signage.
Interior Work
Towers
- To inspect cables, ropes, and electrical cords, teams will access the rooftop of Tower A at the beginning of the shift.
- Mockups of the Monarflex staging wrap, located at the 4th Floor dining hall, are in progress.
Parking Garage
- Electricians will be running temporary power wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage.
- Crews will conduct wiring relocation enabling work in the basement level.
Future/Notable Tasks
- Crane load ins of staging materials to the 4th floor podium roofs will continue as needed on Saturdays.