Warren Towers Renovation Construction Update – 4/18/2025

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

Site preparation, installing perimeter barricades, fencing, and safety rails in the South Alley

Exterior Work

4th-Floor Podium Roofs

Crews will continue assembling the staging upward, feeding materials from the laydown areas on the low roofs (east and west of Tower A) adjacent to student rooms. For privacy, please keep blinds, drapes, and window treatments closed.
The Monarflex building wrap installation will begin on Friday, in a top-down sequence starting on the 18th.

Front Façade and on Commonwealth Avenue

Work continues at the Commonwelath Avenue overhead protection platform installing staging and stair tower components.
The Monarflex building wrap installation will begin on Friday, in a top-down sequence starting on the 18th.
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

Crews will continue installing overhead protection and scaffolding at the rear alley behind the building.
Working from swing stagings suspended from the roof, crews will connect stagging support beams and bracing to the South facade of the building.
There will be intermittent drilling noise due to crews working on scaffolding connections to the build.
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.

Rear Alley Lower Level

Electricians will continue installing temporary construction power throughout the South Alley, at all levels.

Cummington Mall
(In and around the fenced area, hoistway, and access bridge)

Cummington Mall West
(West exit and FedEx side of the building)

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 as the sidewalk will be temporarily and intermittently closed.

Interior Work

Towers

To inspect swing staging, cables, ropes, and electrical cords, teams will access the rooftop of Tower A at the beginning of the shift.
Mockups and display of the Monarflex staging wrap, located at the 4th Floor dining hall, are in place.

Parking Garage

Electricians will be running temporary power wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage.

HVAC teams will begin working in and around the temporary electric room on the first floor.
Crews will continue conducting survey work throughout the parking garage, including coring holes in the slab to establish control points.

Hinsdale Mall exploratory excavation is planned for April 26th and May 3rd. BUPD detail will be on site for pedestrian and traffic control. This will NOT impact the parking garage entrance or exit.
Crane load ins of staging materials onto the 4th floor podium roofs will continue as needed on Saturdays.