Warren Towers Renovation Construction Update – 9/26/2025

General Project Information

Work Hours 

  • Weekdays (Monday – Friday)
    • 1st Shift 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
    • 2nd Shift 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Weekdays (Monday – Thursday)
    • 3rd Shift 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM
  • Weekend (Saturday)
    • 1st Shift 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Weekend (Sunday)
    • 1st Shift 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    • 3rd Shift 11:00 PM – 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

 

During the weekend of 9/27/2025

Saturday 1st shift,  Sunday 1st & 3rd shift      

Exterior Work

Tower A

4th Floor Podium Roofs

  • Low roofs will be used as a laydown area for tools, supplies and materials.

East & West Facades 

  • Crews will be working on the low roofs (East & West of Tower A)
  • Masons will continue with exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, air water and vapor barriers, new lintels, flashings, and relieving angles.
  • Steel stud framing and sheeting of exterior walls
  • Installation of new windows on levels 15-18 continues.

Front Façade and on Commonwealth Ave.

  • Masons will continue with exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, air water and vapor barriers, new lintels, flashings, and relieving angles.

 

Rear Façade and Back Alley

  • Masons will continue with exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, air water and vapor barriers, new lintels, flashings, and relieving angles.
  • The scaffolding crew will install staging and shoring under cantilevered staging support steel at Tower B.

Upper Roof

  • Work continues constructing the new mechanical penthouse.
  • Masonry restoration on existing north stair & elevator headhouse brick veneer.

West Podium Terrace

  • Preparation for topping slab installation.

Multipurpose Room Roof

  • Work continues constructing the new boiler room.

Cummington Mall (In and around the fenced area)

  • Daily deliveries of tools, supplies, and materials will be received at the construction loading docks at the fenced in area.
  • Dumpsters are changed out daily

  • 2 car personnel and materials hoist way in operation

Cummington Mall West

  • Flett will be excavating and installing the new electrical service in the road on 3rd shift (Sunday – Thursday)

Hinsdale Mall

  • The loading dock is open for deliveries and vendor services.
  • East exit remains closed, please use the west exit.

Interior Work

Tower A

  • Demolition is ongoing, debris is loaded into hampers, transported and emptied into dumpsters located in the construction loading dock.
  • Floor slab demolition at vertical mechanical shafts is ongoing
  • Survey crews are setting benchmarks and layout points on each floor.
  • Steel stud framing of interior partitions and soffits
  • Plaster patching at columns and beams continues
  • Installation of fire protection sprinkler risers, mains, branch lines and heads.
  • Rough HVAC piping and ductwork.
  • Rough plumbing is ongoing
  • Installation of structural steel clips, plates, kickers and beam penetrations is ongoing.
  • Application of spray fireproofing, expanding foam insulation, and firestopping continues.
  • Window installation on levels 15-18 continues

Parking Garage

  • Electricians will continue running wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
  • Plumbers are installing new water and drain lines in the basement, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
  • Construction of the new fuel storage room is ongoing in the southeast basement level of the parking garage.
  • Concrete and steel structural repair work continues in the parking garage on 1st, & 2nd , 3rd
  • Sprinkler work on level 3 will be ongoing.
  • Masons are installing block walls in the new mechanical & electric rooms.

**Please watch for adjusted parking patterns, cones, and observe signage**

During the week of 9/29/2025

Tower A

4th Floor Podium Roofs

  • Low roofs will be used as a laydown area for tools, supplies and materials.

East & West Facades 

  • Crews will be working on the low roofs (east & west of Tower A)
  • Masons will continue with exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, air water and vapor barriers, new lintels, flashings, and relieving angles.
  • Steel stud framing and sheeting of exterior walls
  • Installation of new windows on levels 15-18 continues.
  • Installation of metal panel window trim backers, clips and receivers will begin.

Front Façade and on Commonwealth Ave.

  • Masons will continue with exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, air water and vapor barriers, new lintels, flashings, and relieving angles.
  • The scaffolding crew will install staging and shoring under cantilevered staging support steel at Tower B.

Rear Façade and Back Alley

  • Masons will continue with exterior brick veneer restoration work, selective demolition, installation of restoration anchors, air water and vapor barriers, new lintels, flashings, and relieving angles.
  • The Scaffolding crew will install staging and shoring under cantilevered staging support steel at Tower B.
  • Plumbers are installing a temporary gas line to serve Tower A heaters

Upper Roof

  • Work continues constructing the new mechanical penthouse.
  • Masonry restoration on existing north stair & elevator headhouse brick veneer.

  • Delivery of roofing materials on Friday, October 3rd.

West Podium Terrace

  • Installation of the concrete topping slab on Wednesday, September 30th.

 

  • Masons will begin construction of the new parapet walls.

Multipurpose Room Roof

  • Work continues constructing the new Boiler Room.

Cummington Mall (In and around the fenced area)

  • Daily deliveries of tools, supplies, and materials will be received at the construction loading docks at the fenced in area.

  • 2 Car Personnel and materials hoist way in operation

Cummington Mall West

  • Flett will be excavating and installing the new electrical service in the road on 3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday)
  • On Tuesday, September 30th, a concrete pump truck will be set up in the street for the West Terrace topping slab placement.

*BUPD will be onsite to assist with pedestrian and vehicular traffic

Hinsdale Mall

  • A large crane will be set up in the street to hoist roofing materials to Tower A rooftop on Friday, October 3rd.

  • The loading dock is open for deliveries and vendor services.
  • East Exit remains closed, please use the West Exit.

 

Interior Work

Tower A

  • Demolition is ongoing, debris is loaded into hampers, transported and emptied into dumpsters located in the construction loading dock.
  • Floor slab demolition at vertical mechanical shafts is ongoing

  • Survey crews are setting benchmarks and layout points on each floor.
  • Steel stud framing of interior partitions and soffits
  • Plaster patching at columns and beams continues
  • Installation of fire protection sprinkler risers, mains, branch lines and heads.
  • Rough HVAC piping and ductwork.

  • Rough plumbing is ongoing
  • Installation of structural steel clips, plates, kickers and beam penetrations is ongoing.

  • Application of spray fireproofing, expanding foam insulation, and firestopping continues.
  • Window installation on levels 15-18 continues

Parking Garage

  • Electricians will continue running wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
  • Plumbers are installing new water and drain lines in the basement, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
  • Construction of the new fuel storage room is ongoing in the Southeast basement level of the parking garage.
  • Concrete and steel structural repair work continues in the parking garage on 1st, & 2nd , 3rd
  • Sprinkler work on level 3 will be ongoing.
  • Masons are installing block walls in the new Mechanical & Electric Rooms.

  • Painters will be applying a roll-on waterproofing membrane within the Main Electric Room the weekend.
  • **Please watch for adjusted parking patterns, cones, and observe signage**

Off Site

  • Interior mockups of bathrooms and student rooms are being built to work through each step in detail for constructability and schedule efficiencies.

 

Future/Notable Tasks

  • Installation of new electrical duct bank in the basement level
  • Construction of a new Parking & Transportation office on the first floor.
  • Setup of temporary heaters for Tower A exterior staging enclosure
  • Reoccurring crane work on Hinsdale and Cummington Mall
  • Handrail alterations in North and South stairs, Tower A
  • Constructing Mechanical platform with steel beams and grating at Tower A roof & West Terrace

 

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