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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: October 16, 2015
J&M Brown Co. completes electrical construction of 100 Pier 4
100 Pier 4, BostonBoston, MA J&M Brown Company, Inc. (JMB) has completed the comprehensive electrical construction of 100 Pier 4, the newest luxury residential high-rise in Boston’s Seaport district. The NECA contractor provided installation of the facility’s primary and emergency power, state-of-the-art lighting and lighting control system, fire alarm system, and tel/data and security systems at the 21-story residential tower. The project also included electrical fit-out for all 369 residential units, the facility’s fitness center, and an underground parking garage for 258 cars. The tel/data and security system installations were provided by Spectrum Integrated Technologies (Spectrum IT), the low voltage division of J&M Brown Co.
J&M Brown Construction Group vice president Bryan Greene and operations manager Robert Carabia supervised the electrical project, managing a field crew of 45 IBEW Local 103 electricians at peak construction. Spectrum IT project managers Mike Anderson and Terry Kilduff led the tel/data and security project effort with a team of eight IBEW technicians at peak construction.
The 100 Pier 4 project is the first project in the multi-building master plan development on the 9.5 acre site overlooking Boston harbor.
Project team includes: John Moriarty & Associates, general contractor; ADD Inc./Stantec, architect; and The Hanover Company, owner/developer.
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