Newton, MA – Elaine Construction Company announced the completion of Concord Market on Campus, a 9,453sf fit-out of an independent grocery store and full-scale, state-of-the-art catering kitchen within MIT’s W20 Stratton Student Center, located at 84 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge.
“This fit-out holds special significance and synergies for us here at Elaine,” said Lisa Wexler, president and owner of Elaine Construction. “Having recently completed the full-scale renovation of W20, a project my father, Ken Wexler, built a generation before, and now having the opportunity to work with the visionary founder, Elizabeth Akehurst-Moore, on her second market location feels significant and timely.”
The original Eduardo Catalano poured-in-place concrete structure presented challenges, which required exterior reinforcement/creation of retaining walls to support the weight of industrial kitchen equipment and management of penetrations to the waffle slab to maintain its structural integrity. Elaine Construction played a key role in supporting the design team’s coordination efforts.
“As someone that cares deeply about sustainability and wellness, it’s been great to be a part of this complicated project whose focus is on offering fresh and healthy foods,” said Caroline Petrovick, director of academic sector and sustainability at Elaine Construction.
