Kathleen McNeil fielding questions
Kathleen MacNeil, Sr. Associate, MP Boston, an affiliate of Millennium Partners (MP) was the guest speaker for a recent Massachusetts Building Congress (MBC) breakfast. Her talk was in two parts, first a description and update on the Winthrop Square project downtown Boston. After fielding questions, she talked at length about creating diversity in the construction industry and how Millennium Partners is focused on creating job opportunities for women and minorities.
Winthrop Square
The proposed Winthrop Square project includes redeveloping a parcel in the heart of downtown Boston into a vibrant mixed-use project with approximately 1.592 million square feet containing residential, office, retail, restaurant, parking and other commercial uses along with a vibrant and inclusive Great Hall space. It’s 709 ft tower is higher than the Millennium Tower built by MP.
The project will add approximately 500 residential units and create innovative, state of the art technologically advanced office space. It will become a landmark on Boston’s Skyline and create new Civic and Community space with the Great Hall.
MacNeil’s passion for the project came out when discussing the new inclusionary and equity standards for diversity during design, construction and operations.
The project will create directly and indirectly, 2,670 permanent jobs and 2,800 construction jobs and provide linkage funds for job training and housing.
Results of MP’s Geo Targeted Opportunity Campaign to reach women and minorities
MP’s requirements for Winthrop square project include 15% MBE/WBE Professional Consulting Contracts, 15% MBE/WBE Construction Contracts; a workforce of 51% Boston residents 40% Minority and 12% Women. They also require participation in operating contracts to include 50% employees work for MBE/WBE owned firms, employment of 51% City of Boston residents and participation in the Capital Structure of the Property by minorities.
The115 Winthrop Square project team included developers, Millenium Partners; architects, Handel Architects LLP; landscape architects, Ground, Inc.; general contractors, Suffolk Construction; and
engineers, Haley & Aldrich, Nitsch Engineering, WSP, and DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Kathleen is a Senior Associate and Director of Construction at MP Boston, an affiliate of Millennium Partners. Kathy’s work primarily has included several complex urban projects in Boston, most recently, the redevelopment of the Filene’s department store into a 1.4 million sf mixed use, office, retail and luxury condominium tower, Millennium Tower/ Burnham Building.
