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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: March 16, 2018
J&M Brown Company completes electrical construction at 5 Fan Pier Blvd. at One Seaport Sq.
Boston, MA J&M Brown Company (JMB) completed electrical construction of 5 Fan Pier Blvd.– Building C at One Seaport Sq., the Seaport District’s newest mixed-use project. Earlier in the year, JMB completed core and shell electrical construction of Building B - The Benjamin, located at 25 Northern Ave. The two 22-story towers house 850 luxury apartments and over 300,000 s/f of retail and entertainment space, with three levels of below-ground parking.
J&M Brown’s scope provided the buildings primary and emergency power as well as their integrated fire alarm system. The NECA Boston contractor also installed lighting in the buildings’ lobbies, rooftop terraces, and exterior public realm areas.
Spectrum Integrated Technologies, the low-voltage division of J&M Brown, installed the buildings’ security system and provided the design-build A/V system.
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