Author: Lauren Alzate

CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 4/24/16

Exterior curtain wall is substantially complete on the Commonwealth Avenue side of the building, with some minor adjustments required. Curtain wall installation on the College of Communications side will continue on the 8th floor. Air and vapor barrier installation will continue on the Cummington Mall side, as well as installation of window frames and welding clips for the curtain wall.

CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 4/17/16

The project site will be closed on Monday, April 18 due to the Patriots’ Day holiday.

Exterior curtain wall is substantially complete on the north elevation, with some minor adjustments required. Curtain wall installation on the west elevation continues with installation on the 6th floor taking place next week.

Plans Unveiled for New Theater Facility on Comm Ave

Initial concepts for a new 250-seat studio theater and production spaces, showing a modern, steel-beamed, glass-filled space, set back from the street in the 820-846 area of Commonwealth Avenue, were received positively by the Brookline Planning Board when they were unveiled at a March 10 meeting.

CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 3/20/16

Exterior curtain wall will continue on the north elevation, continuing on floors 6 and up. Curtain wall work will also continue on the west elevation, completing the 1st floor and moving up. Exterior wall framing will continue on the south elevation to the 9th floor.

CILSE – Construction Activity – Week of 3/13/16

Starting Monday, Turner will begin installing the underground electrical vault on the west side of the site. Currently the site fence is right on the edge of the excavation. Turner will be temporarily relocating the site fence in that area a few feet west, approximately 6 to 7 feet.