Tag: demolition
Most Endangered Properties List Released
Providence, RI -The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) announced the 2020 Most Endangered Properties (MEP) List recently at the organization’s annual meeting. The list is comprised of architecturally and historically significant properties in Providence threatened by neglect, deterioration, or demolition. The list includes: The Industrial Trust Building (aka Superman Building), 111 Westminster St., Downtown (1928) Axelrod […]
Dimeo Completes URI Hall
Providence, RI – Dimeo Construction Company recently completed the Bliss Hall project at the University of Rhode Island. Designed by Ballinger, the project entailed a complete demolition of the existing interior of the 57,583sf building and erecting of a four-story addition to the Historic Bliss Buildings on the north side of Bliss Hall. The first […]
Hildreth Elementary School Underway
Harvard, MA – Shawmut Design and Construction has announced details of the Hildreth Elementary School project in Harvard. Scheduled for completion in spring 2021, the new, state-of-the art school will span 85,200sf and accommodate 445 students in grades PK-5, creating a modern, 21st century learning environment. Shawmut, in partnership with Arrowstreet, NV5, and the Mass. […]
Brookstone to Renovate VA Med. Ctr.
Manchester, NH – Brookstone Builders, Inc., construction managers and general contractors headquartered in Manchester, has been awarded a renovation project by Veteran’s Development Corporation. The project will involve the interior renovation of mechanical risers throughout all six floors of the Manchester Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center on Smyth Road. The scope of work will include select […]
Nauset Completes Restaurant Reno
Cambridge, MA – Nauset Construction has completed renovations to Nubar, the restaurant and lounge set in the Sheraton Commander Hotel in the heart of Harvard Square. This popular neighborhood gathering space was redesigned to expand its private dining capabilities and modernize its look while retaining its revolutionary-era ambience. The historic Sheraton Commander Hotel was originally […]
Marr Shores Historic Haddon Hall
submitted by The Marr Companies At the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Berkeley Street in Boston sits number 29 Comm. Ave., a thin, 11-story structure built in 1892 as a Parisian-style apartment hotel. Known as Haddon Hall, the hotel was considered an architectural atrocity as it did not conform to the four-story townhouse style of […]
EnviroVantage Welcomes New Team Members
Epping, NH- EnviroVantage, an environmental specialty and demolition contractor, recently welcomed Bradford Chabot as the firm’s new controller, Joe Gross as project manager over the Aberdeen Proving Ground Project, and Barry Weeks as project manager at EnviroTech in Stoneham. Together they bring more than seven decades of […]
Colantonio to Build DPW Facility
Medway, MA – General contractor Colantonio Inc. was recently awarded the New DPW facility project by the town of Medway. Demolition of existing buildings and sitework for the new construction began in July. The new facility will be a 29,500sf building with administrative office space, bays for vehicle repair and for storage, a truck wash, […]
ACEC/MA Awards Sprague Building Reconstruction
New Bedford, MA – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Environmental Specialty Solutions (ESS Inc), a Burns & MCDonnell company, as a 2019 bronze award winner for engineering excellence for the abatement, demolition and reconstruction of the Sprague Building in New Bedford. Drawing on in-depth experience in environmental abatement, historic […]
Abbot Completes One of Its Largest Restoration and Repair Projects in Its 80+ Year History
Submitted by Abbot Building Restoration Boston – Abbot recently completed a multi-phase restoration and repair project involving two high-rise connected commercial ornamental historic buildings located at 10 Milk Street and 294 Washington Street in downtown Boston. Collaborating with the engineering firm CBI Consulting, Inc. of Boston, the design/build team was able to conduct all of […]
