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 In Newsletter: Fall '21

There is always one variable you can count on when determining how much work is coming up: check the backlog of permits for cranes. Boston, Cambridge, and virtually all corners of Massachusetts are set up for 2022. There have been 20+ permits pulled for cranes in Massachusetts that are to be set up. That means plenty of highrise work plus massive amounts of excavation and building all around the Metro Boston area.

The much-anticipated start for the HYM Investment Group’s development of the Suffolk Downs property in East Boston/Revere is underway. Some of the plans have changed, but for the better. The first initial phase was supposed to be mostly residential. It has now transitioned into a 500,000 sq ft lab space to the tune of $500M. John Moriarty and Associates is the General Contractor on this project and our team was an integral part in solidifying a Project Labor Agreement on this entire project.

Boynton Yards in Somerville phase 1 is nearly complete with another building on the horizon. The original plan was for three projects on the same site, but COVID-19 derailed that. Luckily, those fears were put to rest with our economy surviving the blunt trauma COVID-19 inflicted. All these projects on this site are to be lab space. Shawmut Design and Construction is the General Contractor on these projects.

Cambridge Crossing continues to plug away at adding more buildings onto their site. JMA is the General Contractor for all these projects within this site. If you guessed that this project was another lab space, you would have guessed correctly. It’s a 10-story 375k sq ft Life Sciences building. All these projects within Cambridge Crossing all fall under a Project Labor Agreement.

New England Biolabs is also slated to start another project on their campus in Ipswich, MA. This project will add an additional 80,000 sq ft to their capacity.

The laboratory space projects have been dominating most of the scopes coming out. There were a few mentioned above but that isn’t even scratching the surface of what is to come in Boston’s Seaport District. The Metro-Boston area is becoming a global hub for lab innovation. All these projects will continually give our membership countless hours at least for the next few years. The construction outlook for 2022 is looking brighter each day as new projects are announced and in the planning stages!

Stay safe out there and I hope everyone has a prosperous fall!

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