Warren Towers Renovation Construction Update – 5/2/2025
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, 5/3
No work to take place on Sunday, 5/4
Front Façade and on Commonwealth Avenue
- Crews will continue work at the Commonwealth Avenue overhead protection platform installing staging and Monarflex wrap. There will be intermittent drilling noise due to crews working on scaffolding connections to the build.
Cummington Mall West
(Parking Garage West Exit end of the building)
- Crews will continue overhead protection and scaffolding assembly.
- Crews will begin adding traffic barriers to protect the staging. Please observe signage for sidewalk closures.
Rear Façade and Back Alley
- Crews will continue installing overhead protection, scaffolding, and Monarflex wrap at the rear alley behind the building.
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.
During the Week of 5/5
Exterior Work
4th-Floor Podium Roofs
(East and West Facade)
- 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.
Front Façade and on Commonwealth Avenue
- Work continues at the Commonwealth Avenue overhead protection platform installing staging components and Monarflex wrap.
- 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, staging components, and Monarflex wrap in the rear alley behind the building. There will be intermittent drilling noise due to crews working on scaffolding connections to the build. Welding will also take place during the daytime, so please close your windows when feasible.
- The 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
(In and around the fenced area)
- There will be daily deliveries of scaffolding materials.
- Crews will continue assembling the temporary construction loading dock.
- The team will participate in daily contractor meetings to review site safety, logistics, and the code of conduct.
Tower A
(On the roofing)
- Staging crews will begin capping the top of the staging with roofing for weather protection.
Interior Work
Towers
- Crews will access the rooftop of Tower A at the beginning of work shifts.
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 low voltage wiring relocation enabling work in the basement level.
Future/Notable Tasks
- Crews will conduct crane load outs of staging materials to the 4th-floor podium roofs on 5/14/25.
- Crews will begin conducting excavation work on Hinsdale Mall on 5/20/25.
- A vacuum truck will be onsite to remove materials from the podium roofs in the coming weeks.