Warren Towers Renovation Construction Update – 8/1/2025

General Project Information

  • The first weekday work shift will begin at 7:00 am and end at approximately 3:30 pm, with the second shift beginning at 3:00 pm and ending at 11:00 pm, and the third shift starting at 11:00 pm and ending at 7:00 am. Weekend shifts will start at 7:00 am and end at 4:00 pm.
  • 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

During the Weekend of 8/2

No work planned to take place Sunday 8/3

Exterior Work- Tower A

4th-Floor Podium Roofs

  • Crews will use the low roofs as a laydown area for tools, supplies and materials.

East and West Façades

  • Crews will work on the low roofs, east and west of Tower A.
  • Crews will continue abatement demolition, working in a top-down sequence.
  • Masons will continue with their exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, new lintels, and relieving angles.
  • Crews will begin framing the exterior of window openings and trim receivers.

Front Façade and on Commonwealth Avenue

  • Crews will continue abatement demolition, working in a top-down sequence.
  • Masons will continue with their exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, new lintels, and relieving angles.
The repointing of the brick veneer.

Rear Façade and Back Alley

  • Crews will continue installing overhead protection, staging, shoring, and stair components in the South Alley.
  • Crews will continue abatement demolition, working in a top-down sequence.
  • Masons will continue with their exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, new lintels, and relieving angles.

Upper Roof

  • Crews will begin removing the existing rubber roof membrane and begin installing insulation.
  • Crews will begin installing steel stub columns and supports for the new penthouse and roof screening.
A stub column in Tower A.
  • Crews will begin the application of AVB on the new CMU parapets.

West Podium and Terrace Roofs

  • Crews will begin installing temporary roofing membrane.
  • Masons will begin constructing the new CMU parapet walls.
Ongoing work on the west terrace.

Cummington Mall
(In and around the fenced area)

  • There will be daily deliveries of tools, supplies, and materials to be received at the construction loading dock.
  • The 2-car personnel and materials hoist way operations are underway.
  • The team will participate in daily contractor meetings to review site safety, logistics, and the code of conduct.
  • The Hub Foundations Co. will continue installing the Tower B hoist way and common tower foundation piles.
  • A portion of Cummington Mall is now closed. Please observe site signage and BUPD detail instructions.

      Hinsdale Mall

      • The stormwater recharge system has been backfilled.
      The backfilled recharge system.
      • Crews will begin installing the new grease trap system, and underground tanks will be set on a concrete base pad within the excavation.
      • A portion of Hinsdale Mall is now closed, including the loading dock and east exit of the parking garage. The west exit of the parking garage will remain open.

      Exterior Work- Tower B

      4th-Floor Podium Roofs
      (East and West Facade) 

      • Crews will be installing weather protection at the east and west staging support steel connections to Tower B.

      Interior Work

      Tower A

      • Crews will continue demolition work and will load debris into hampers and transport it to be emptied into dumpsters (located in the construction loading dock).
      • The incinerator haft demolition is near completion.
      • Crews will continue grinding the floor slab.
      The floor sanding equipment is pictured.
      • Crews will continue cutting the concrete slab edge at every window opening.
      • Crews will continue installing structural steel reinforcement and beam penetrations.
      • Crews will continue with the interior partition layout.

        Dining Hall

        • Temporary protections will begin being removed, and crews will begin with the final cleaning.
        • Crews will continue with patching and painting the drywall.
        The dining hall entry is pictured.

          4th-Floor Podium Level
          (Corridors, security areas, study areas, and the multipurpose room)

          • Crews are reworking and relocating the existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
          • Crews will continue taping and painting the drywall.
          • Crews will continue working from east to west to install the acoustical ceiling grid and tile.

          Parking Garage

          • Electricians will be running temporary power wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage.
          • Plumbers are installing new water and drain lines in the basement, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels.
          • Crews will continue constructing the new fuel storage room in the Southeast basement level of the parking garage.
          • Crews will conduct miscellaneous concrete structural repairs on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels of the parking garage.
          A new steel beam is pictured.
          • Crews will continue sprinkler work on all levels.
          • Please watch for adjusted parking patterns, cones and observe site signage.

            During the Week of 8/4

            Exterior Work- Tower A

            4th-Floor Podium Roofs

            • Crews will use the low roofs as a laydown area for tools, supplies and materials.

            East and West Façades

            • Crews will work on the low roofs, east and west of Tower A.
            • Crews will continue abatement demolition, working in a top-down sequence.
            • Masons will continue with their exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, new lintels, and relieving angles.
            • Crews will continue framing the exterior of window openings and trim receivers.

            Front Façade and on Commonwealth Avenue

            • Crews will continue abatement demolition, working in a top-down sequence.
            • Masons will continue with their exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, new lintels, and relieving angles.
            Pictured is the removal of the existing relieving angle.

            Rear Façade and Back Alley

            • Crews will continue installing overhead protection, staging, shoring, and stair components in the South Alley.
            • Crews will continue abatement demolition, working in a top-down sequence.
            • Masons will continue with their exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, new lintels, and relieving angles.

            Upper Roof

            • Crews will begin removing the existing rubber roof membrane and begin installing insulation.
            • Crews will begin installing steel stub columns and supports for the new penthouse and roof screening.
            • Crews will begin the application of AVB on the new CMU parapets.

            West Podium and Terrace Roofs

            • Crews will begin installing temporary roofing membrane.
            The materials pictured are for the roofing work.
            • Masons will begin constructing the new CMU parapet walls.

            Cummington Mall
            (In and around the fenced area)

            • There will be daily deliveries of tools, supplies, and materials to be received at the construction loading dock.
            • The 2-car personnel and materials hoist way operations are underway.
            • The team will participate in daily contractor meetings to review site safety, logistics, and the code of conduct.
            • The Hub Foundations Co. will continue installing the Tower B hoist way and common tower foundation piles.
            • A portion of Cummington Mall is now closed. Please observe site signage and BUPD detail instructions.

                Hinsdale Mall

                • The stormwater recharge system has been backfilled.
                • Crews will begin installing the new grease trap system, and underground tanks will be set on a concrete base pad within the excavation.
                Pictured is the excavation for the grease trap.
                • A portion of Hinsdale Mall is now closed, including the loading dock and east exit of the parking garage. The west exit of the parking garage will remain open.

                  Exterior Work- Tower B

                  4th-Floor Podium Roofs
                  (East and West Facade) 

                  • Crews will continue work on the low roofs, east and west of Tower B, installing the staging support steel.

                    West Podium and Terrace Roofs

                    • Crews will begin installing temporary roofing membrane.
                    • Masons will begin constructing the new CMU parapet walls.

                    Multipurpose Room Roof

                    • Crews will begin installing support steel for the new boiler room, for this, materials will be loaded onto the roof level using a crane.
                    The multipurpose roof is pictured.

                    Cummington Mall
                    (In and around the fenced area)

                    • There will be daily deliveries of tools, supplies, and materials to be received at the construction loading dock.
                    • The 2-car personnel and materials hoist way operations are underway.
                    • The team will participate in daily contractor meetings to review site safety, logistics, and the code of conduct.
                    • Crews will continue installing the Tower B hoist way and common tower foundation piles.
                    • A portion of Cummington Mall is now closed. Please observe site signage and BUPD detail instructions.

                      Hinsdale Mall

                      • The stormwater recharge system has been backfilled.
                      • Crews will begin installing the new grease trap system, and underground tanks will be set on a concrete base pad within the excavation.
                      • A portion of Hinsdale Mall is now closed, including the loading dock and east exit of the parking garage. The west exit of the parking garage will remain open.

                        Commonwealth Avenue

                        • Crews from Flett are excavating in the front of the building for new utilities (as required by the city) during the 3rd shift.
                        • Crews are removing and restoring road plates every shift.
                        • A Boston Police Detail will be onsite for vehicle and pedestrian Traffic.

                          Interior Work

                          Tower A

                          • Crews will continue demolition work and will load debris into hampers and transport it to be emptied into dumpsters (located in the construction loading dock).
                          • Abatement is ongoing; debris is loaded into trailers located in the construction loading dock.
                          • Crews are nearly completed with the incinerator haft demolition.
                          The demolition of the incinerator.
                          • Crews will continue grinding the floor slab.
                          • Crews will continue cutting the concrete slab edge at every window opening.
                          • Crews will continue installing structural steel reinforcement and beam penetrations.
                          • Crews will continue working on the interior partition layout.

                          Dining Hall

                          • Temporary protections are being removed.
                          • Crews will continue patching and painting the drywall.
                          A dining station is pictured.

                              4th-Floor Podium Level
                              (Corridors, security areas, study areas, and the multipurpose room)

                              • Crews are reworking and relocating the existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, and installing new ones.
                              • Crews will continue patching and painting the drywall.
                              • Crews will continue working from east to west to install the acoustical ceiling grid and tile.

                              Parking Garage

                              • Electricians will be running temporary power wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage.
                              • Plumbers are installing new water and drain lines in the basement, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels.
                              • Crews will continue constructing the new fuel storage room in the Southeast basement level of the parking garage.
                              • Crews will conduct miscellaneous concrete structural repairs on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels of the parking garage.
                              New steel beams are pictured.
                              • Crews will continue sprinkler work on all levels.
                              • Crews will continue reinforcing structural steel work. Please watch for adjusted parking patterns, cones and observe site signage.

                              Lobby

                              • Crews will be taping and painting the drywall of the new fire command center.

                              Future/Notable Tasks

                              • Crews will conduct reoccurring crane work on Cummington Mall west in the coming weeks.
                              • There will be an electrical shutdown of Tower A on August 3rd, 2025.
                              • There will be a turnover of the dining hall on August 8th, 2025
                              • Crews will begin paving on Hinsdale Mall.

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