Warren Towers Renovation Construction Update – 10/31/2025

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 5:00 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 – 617-413-775

During the weekend of 11/1

Saturday 1st Shift

Sunday 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  

  • 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.
  • Crews will be working with the steel stud framing and sheeting of exterior walls.
  • Crews will continue installing new windows and metal panel clips and receivers on levels 12 to 18. 

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. 
  • Crews will continue working with the steel stud framing of window openings and exterior walls.
  • The Scaffolding crew will continue to install staging and shoring under cantilevered staging support steel at Tower B.
Pictured is Tower B’s staging support steel.

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 continue to install staging and shoring under cantilevered staging support steel at Tower B.
  • Crews will continue installing the fuel oil piping in and around the dumpster area.

Upper Roof

  • Work continues constructing the new mechanical penthouse.  
  • Masonry will continue restoring the existing north stair & elevator headhouse brick veneer.
  • Crews will continue installing the new roofing system.
Pictured is the new roof system.

West Podium Terrace

  • Masons will continue CMU block work at parapet walls.
  • Crews will continue to install the mechanical piping curbs.
  • Crews will continue to install the new roofing system.
Pictured is the west terrace and boiler room.

Multipurpose Room Roof

  • Crews will continue constructing the new boiler room.
Pictured is the west 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. The elevator operators begin their safety checks/preventative maintenance on the hoist way daily at 6:00 AM.

Cummington Mall West

  • The demolition debris will be loaded into dumpsters using a skid steer.
  • Road work continues into Saturday with backfill and paving south of the west exit.   
Pictured is the new underground electrical service.
  • The Warren Towers parking garage (Lot K) entrances and exits will remain open.

Hinsdale Mall

  • The loading dock will be open for deliveries and vendor services. 
  • The Warren Towers parking garage (Lot K) entrances and exits will remain open.

Interior Work

Tower A

  • Demolition will continue, debris will be loaded into hampers, transported and emptied into dumpsters located in the construction loading dock.  
  • Crews will continue with slab demolition and infills at vertical mechanical shafts.
Pictured is the typical floor opening at the electrical duct bank.
Pictured are the floor slab infills.
  • Survey crews will set benchmarks and layout points on each floor.   
  • Crews will work with the steel stud framing of interior partitions and soffits.
  • Crews will continue plaster patching at columns and beams.
  • Crews will continue installing fire protection sprinkler risers, mains, branch lines and heads.  
  • Crews will continue with the HVAC piping and ductwork.
  • Rough plumbing is ongoing.
  • Crews will continue with the rough electrical.
  • Crews will continue installing structural steel clips, plates, kickers and beam penetrations.
Pictured are the beam openings for electrical.
  • The application of spray fireproofing, expanding foam insulation, and firestopping continues.  
  • Window installation on levels 10 to 14 continues.

Parking Garage

  • Steam Shutdown to rework piping in the way of new mechanical systems (this work will be performed on 3rd Shift, Starting Sunday 11:00PM).
  • Electricians will continue running wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels. 
  • Plumbers will continue installing new water and drain lines in the basement, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels.    
  • Crews will continue with the construction of the new fuel storage room in the Southeast basement level of the parking garage.
  • Crews will continue with concrete and steel structural repair work in the parking garage on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors.
  • Crews will work on sprinkler work on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and basement levels. 
  • Masons will continue installing block walls in the new Mechanical & Electric rooms.
  • Please watch for adjusted parking patterns, cones, and observe signage.

During the week of 11/3/2025

Crews will be working 1st, 2nd , 3rd Shifts

Exterior Work 

Tower A 

4th Floor Podium Roofs

  • Low roofs will be used as a laydown area for tools, supplies and materials. 
  • Plumbers will be installing natural gas piping on temporary heater units. 

East & West Facades  

  • Crews will be working on the low roofs (east and 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.
  • Crews will work with the steel stud framing and sheeting of exterior walls.
  • Installation of new windows and metal panel clips and receivers on levels 12 to 18 continues.
Pictured is the job site camera and birds eye view of the project.

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. 
  • Crews will work with the steel stud framing of window openings and exterior walls.
  • Crews will conduct window leak testing on Friday, October 31st. 
  • 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. 
  • Crews will prepare for cold weather, installing temporary doors and barricades.

Upper Roof

  • Crews will continue constructing the new mechanical penthouse.  
  • Masonry restoration on existing North stair & elevator headhouse brick veneer.
  • Crews will continue with the installation of the new roofing system.
Pictured is Tower A’s roof.

West Podium Terrace 

  • Masons will continue CMU block work at parapet walls.
  • Crews will continue with the installation of the new roofing system. 
Pictured is the west terrace.
  • Crews will continue installing mechanical piping curbs.

Multipurpose Room Roof

  • Crews will continue constructing the new Boiler Room.
  • Crews will continue with the installation of the new roofing system 

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 are in operation (The elevator operators begin their safety checks/preventative maintenance on the hoist way daily at 6:00 AM).  

Cummington Mall West

  • Crews will continue to load and unload materials to the West Podium roof using a telehandler forklift. 
  • There will be a partial road closure because crews from Flett will be excavating in the north section of road, working with the electricians on the new incoming electrical service Monday – Friday on 1st shift. During this time, traffic exiting the garage will be directed to turn left.
  • A crane will set up to load roofing materials to the roof on Tuesday, November 4, on the 2nd Shift beginning at 3:30 PM, traffic exiting the garage will be directed to turn right
  • The Warren Towers parking garage (Lot K) exit will remain open; traffic will be rerouted shown in the plan below. 
Pictured is the day shift west logistics from 11/3/25 to 11/7/25
  • Please watch for adjusted traffic patterns, BUPD detail officers, cones, and observe signage.

Hinsdale Mall

  • The loading dock will be open for deliveries and vendor services. 
  • The Warren Towers parking garage (Lot K) entrances and exits will remain open.

Interior Work

Tower A

  • There will be ongoing demolition, debris loaded into hampers, transported and emptied into dumpsters located in the construction loading dock.  
  • Crews will continue with the floor slab demolition at vertical mechanical shafts.
  • Crews will set up temporary interior electric heaters.
  • Survey crews will set benchmarks and layout points on each floor.   
  • Crews will work with the steel stud framing of interior partitions and soffits.
  • Crews will continue with the installation of hollow metal door frames.
  • Crews will continue the window installation on levels 10 to 14.
  • Crews will continue to plaster patches at columns and beams.
  • Crews will continue with the modernization of the Tower elevators by Otis Elevator company.
Pictured is the removal of Tower A’s elevator counterweights.
  • Crews will continue the installation of fire protection sprinkler risers, mains, branch lines and heads.  
  • Crews will rough HVAC piping, electrical, fire alarm, plumbing and ductwork.
  • Crews will pressure test the mechanical piping and sheet metal ductwork.
  • Crews will continue the installation of structural steel clips, plates, kickers and beam penetrations.
Pictured are the beam openings for electrical.
  • Crews will continue applying spray fireproofing, expanding foam insulation, and firestopping.  
  • 3rd party inspectors will be onsite weekly as needed for quality control and assurance.  

Parking Garage

  • Steam Shutdown to rework piping in the way of new mechanical systems (this work will be performed on 3rd Shift, Starting Wednesday 11:00PM).
  • Electricians will continue running wiring and conduits throughout the parking garage, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels. 
  • Crews will continue with the construction of electric rooms.
Pictured is the new electrical gear for the dining hall.
  • Plumbers will install new water and drain lines in the basement, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels.  
  • Crews will construct a new Parking & Transportation office on the first floor. 
  • Crews will continue with the installation of new electrical duct bank support steel in the basement level.
  • Crews will continue with the construction of the new fuel storage room in the southeast basement level of the parking garage.
  • Crews will continue performing concrete and steel structural repair work in the parking garage on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors.
  • Crews will continue with sprinkler work on all levels.
  • Masons will continue installing block walls in the new Mechanical & Electric rooms.
  • Please watch for adjusted parking patterns, BUPD detail officers, cones, and observe signage.

Off Site 

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

Future/Notable Tasks

  • Delivery and installation of Tower A’s new electrical bus duct riser.
  • Handrail alterations in north and south stairs of Tower A.
  • Delivery and installation of windows on levels 9 and 10.
  • A large crane will be set up on Hinsdale Mall to construct mechanical platforms with steel beams and gratings on Tower A roof. This is scheduled to start November 10th and take approximately 2 weeks, logistics plans and notices will be sent out prior.
  • Assembly of Tower B Hoist Way begins in late December.

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