White Gets Chapelbridge Renovation

Newton, MA – Richard White Sons, Inc. announced the award of a 100,000sf renovation project for Chapelbridge Park Associates working closely with designer, Andrew Cohen Architects. Chapelbridge Park Associates is a historic complex of brick mill buildings that serve as home to an array of companies. Chapelbridge has made significant code and architectural upgrades which will ensure that the building operates at maximum efficiency, provide flexibility for future potential tenants, ensure the building is meeting current codes/regulations, and aesthetically raise the bar on the space making it a more attractive home for potential tenants. The 100,000sf project is comprised of work in nine different buildings that have been divided into five distinct work areas based on configuration and construction duration.
Project work will include construction of a new fitness center, lobbies, elevators, egress, and loading dock; complete upgrade of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems; roof replacement; window replacement; façade work; and life safety upgrades including new riser valves, backflow preventers, and alarms.
The project provides a host of challenges including, creating new elevator shafts, underpinning two elevator pits, and improving the structural integrity of the space by marrying structural steel to turn of the century timbers as well as working adjacent to several occupied buildings.