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Topping Off at Meriel Marina Bay Celebrated

Hines, Callahan,  Elkus Manfredi, Cube 3 Studio, Veitas and Veitas,  and Helical Drilling Team Up

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Merial Marina Bay rendering

Quincy, MA – Callahan Construction Managers, of Bridgewater, recently participated in the topping-off ceremony for Meriel Marina Bay, a 352-unit luxury oceanfront apartment community in Quincy. Hines is the owner and developer.

Initial occupancy is expected in spring 2017, and the overall construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2017.

Working in collaboration with the architectural team of Elkus Manfredi and Cube 3 Studio, the pair of apartment buildings began construction in July of 2015.   Veitas and Veitas is the project’s structural engineer. Helical Drilling is the geotechnical design-build contractor.

During the ceremony, the last piece of steel was raised and placed by Iron Workers Local 7, signifying the completion of the structural steel portion on the second of the two buildings.

A major milestone, the finalization of the structural steel will allow for construction of the wood-framed apartment units above the parking garage to commence.

Conveniently located seven miles south of Boston and accessible to major highways as well as the Red Line via shuttle bus, Meriel Marina Bay marries views of the Marina Bay and downtown Boston skyline. Meriel Marina Bay will extend the existing boardwalk by providing 20,311sf of retail space, including several new restaurants and shops that will complement the existing retail, as well as offer an improved pedestrian connection to Squantum Point Park.

Only minutes from the Quincy River Walk, the property will evoke a peaceful escape from the buzz of the city of Boston without the hassle of a long commute. Amenities include a state-of- the-art fitness center, a cardio studio, a yoga/group studio, as well as three expansive elevated courtyards — one of which has a resort-style pool.

“The timely completion of the structural steel portion of the second and final building is a tribute to the team’s work ethic and passion for providing consistent quality service and an understanding of client goals,” says Patrick Callahan, president at Callahan Construction. “We appreciate the opportunity to be involved in the growth of Quincy and look forward to bringing another Hines property to life with Meriel Marina Bay.”

Callahan was selected as the project’s construction management firm, following recent successful multifamily projects with Hines, including Fuse Cambridge and Currents on the Charles.

Callahan Construction Managers is a full service construction management company that has served the New England and Northeast regions for more than 65 years

Hines is a privately owned global real estate investment firm founded in 1957 with a presence in 182 cities in 20 countries

 

Side Bar: Helical Drilling at Meriel Marina Bay

Quincy, MA – Helical Drilling of Braintree was the geotechnical design-build contractor that provided the ground improvements required at Meriel Marina Bay before building could commence.

According to Helical, soil conditions at the project site consisted of unsuitable urban fill, over a compressible organic layer, overlying natural medium dense sand. The urban fill was a mix of soil, cinders, and ash. Column footing loads exceeded 500 kips, and wall footing loads were as high as 25 kips per linear foot. Traditional foundation support methods such as over-excavate/replace and deep pile foundations were deemed uneconomical to address the existing unsuitable soil conditions

Helical Drilling installed several hundred grouted Geopier Impact Rammed Aggregate Pier (RAP) elements to depths of 9 to 16 feet below grade to support footings for the new structure. An engineered granular pad (AKA “footing pad”) was required between the top of the grouted RAP elements and the underside of footings, since the bottoms of footings were within or very close to the organic layer.  The grouted Geopier RAP elements were designed to support traditional shallow footings and limit total and differential settlement to less than 1 inch and one-half-inch respectively.
Veitas and Veitas is the project’s structural engineer for Meriel Marina Bay.