Tag: Groundbreaking

Dacon Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Addition
Sharon, MA – Senior Metal Bellows, a 60-year-old precision components manufacturer, broke ground with Dacon last fall for a two-story, 47,000sf addition to its Sharon facility. The project consists of a flexible 25,700sf manufacturing space on the first floor with a 21,300sf open plan for corporate offices and full-service lunch room on the second floor. […]

Texas Community Center Breaks Ground
Boston – Shepley Bulfinch announced the groundbreaking for the new 7,500sf Timber Lane Community Center in Spring, Texas. Working in conjunction with landscape architecture firm, Clark Condon Associates, the new facility will be a gateway into nature, directly connecting the Timber Lane suburban residential community to the ponds, natural areas, and wooded trails of Cypress […]

O’Connor Way Senior Housing Breaks Ground
Boston – Caritas Communities, a nonprofit providing very low income individuals with permanent housing, broke ground in South Boston on 46 units of affordable housing for seniors. Completion is scheduled for February 2020. The architect is Davis Square Architects of Somerville. The general contractor is Bilt-Rite Construction Inc. of Boston. Caritas Communities was joined by Boston […]

Suffolk Breaks Ground at UMass Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA – UMass Dartmouth broke ground on a $134 million housing and dining complex designed to transform the student living and learning experience on campus. The project will create 150 construction jobs and 400,000 people hours of work. The facilities will open when students arrive for classes in fall 2020. The project construction will be […]

Scarborough Breaks Ground on New Safety Building
Scarborough, ME – Landry/French Construction joined the town of Scarborough in an official groundbreaking ceremony for its new public safety building. The event was held on Nov. 8 at the site of the new facility, located on town-owned land adjacent to the town hall and bordered by U.S. Route 1 and Sawyer Road. The new 53,000sf […]

North Branch Celebrates Fire Station Groundbreaking
Londonderry, NH – Groundbreaking ceremonies were held recently at the Londonderry Central Fire Station for an upcoming major addition and renovation project to be managed by North Branch Construction of Concord. Port One Architects from Portsmouth is providing design for the project. Once complete, the addition and renovation will provide the station with two additional […]

Groundbreaking at Oakley Country Club
Watertown, MA – Belmont Savings Bank has announced the groundbreaking to renovate the clubhouse and pool for Oakley Country Club, a private 18-hole golf club in Watertown that was founded in 1898. Belmont Savings is the sole lender, providing a $10.4 million loan. “The Oakley Country Club is a historic Watertown locale, as it is […]

Ground Breaking for Commuter Rail Station
Pawtucket, RI – Groundbreaking ceremonies were held recently for the new Pawtucket-Central Falls Commuter Rail Station and Bus Hub.The new intermodal transit center will allow riders to switch modes easily between commuter rail and RIPTA’s statewide bus network. When complete, the commuter rail stop will join three other stations (Providence, T.F. Green, and Wickford Junction) […]

NN Inc. Breaks Ground at Myles Standish Expansion
MassDevelopment and Taunton Development Corporation Host Event Taunton, MA – The Taunton Development/MassDevelopment Corporation, a nonprofit created by the Taunton Development Corporation and MassDevelopment to help the Myles Standish Industrial Park (MSIP) realize its full potential, hosted a groundbreaking celebration to welcome NN, Inc. to Lot B5-R in the MSIP expansion project. NN, Inc. is […]

ABI-LAB2 Breaking Ground on Second Facility with $20M Expansion
Natick, MA – On Nov. 14, ground will be broken for ABI-LAB2, a $20 million, 68,000sf bio-incubator with the capacity to house 45 biotech startups located at 22 Strathmore Road in Natick. The four-story structure will contain build-to-suit dedicated laboratories ranging from 800sf to 2,000sf with additional social spaces. Financing is provided by East Boston Savings […]