JMB and Spectrum Team Up
Boston – J&M Brown Company (JMB) has completed the comprehensive electrical fit-out of Amazon’s newest Boston office at 253 Summer Street/27 Melcher Street in Boston’s Fort Point.
NECA contractors JMB and Spectrum IT teamed with architect IA Interior Architects, Boston; GC, Columbia Construction Company, North Reading; and EE, Hargis Engineers, Seattle, Wash., on the office project.
Amazon’s six-floor office space comprises 180,000sf and currently houses more than 350 staffers from Amazon Web Services, tech support for human resources, and transportation technology team. The offices can accommodate up to 900 employees.
JMB’s scope included installation of the facility’s 120kW UPS backup power system, fire alarm system, lighting, and daylight harvesting lighting control. In addition to its open office layout, the Amazon office features several kitchen/break-out rooms, a number of special privacy phone rooms, and a library area.
Spectrum Integrated Technologies , J&M Brown’s technology division, provided the tel/data installation and sound-masking requirements for the Amazon office.
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The project was completed on a fast-track, six-month schedule, during which J&M Brown and Spectrum IT managed a combined field crew of 70 IBEW Local 103 electricians and technicians. In meeting Amazon’s aggressive schedule requirements, the JMB crew worked approximately 37,000 man-hours.
Dennis Nigro, VP of JMB’s Special Projects Division and Supervisor John Mallet headed JMB’s project operations.
Amazon has plans to open a 430,000sf office in WS Development’s Seaport Square in 2021.
