Construction Design & Engineering

Lee Kennedy Co., Inc. completes Boston Arts Academy’s new $117 million building

BOSTON, MA Lee Kennedy Co., Inc., has completed construction on Boston Arts Academy’s new $117 million school building across from the Fenway Park at 174 Ipswich St. More space was a priority for the city’s only public school for the visual and performing arts.

Helge-Gansett hosts kick-off ceremony for the construction of SORA Revere

REVERE, MA Helge-Gansett hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on SORA Revere. Located at 93 Bennington St., SORA is a 7-story, 114-unit living community, designed to work within this transformative neighborhood.

Cocker, Kunz, and Pelletier take helm at Maugel DeStefano Archts.

HARVARD, MA Principals of Maugel DeStefano Architects Jonathan Cocker, Mike Kunz, and Mark Pelletier have become equal majority shareholders of the firm. In January 2023, after 30 years as founder and president, Brent Maugel will step away from day-to-day operations and move to an advisory role serving as a design influencer on major projects.

Nauset breaks ground on Acorn Holdings’ 49-unit 605 Concord

Cambridge, MA 605 Concord, a mixed-use transit-oriented development will deliver 49 apartment units above 2,500 s/f of street-level retail space to the Fresh Pond neighborhood.

Groundbreaking held for 11,450 s/f DCAMM facility - design by EDM

Northborough, MA The new DCAMM (Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance) Surplus Properties Facility is the first of its kind when it comes to sustainable features. And EDM is the fuel behind it all.

D.F. Pray promotes Raposa to chief financial officer

Seekonk, MA D.F. Pray General Contractors has promoted Jared Raposa to chief financial officer from his previous position as vice president of finance.

Metro Walls promotes Schulz, Lessard and Rocha

Manchester, NH Metro Walls has promoted three employees to vice president in their respective roles to support the continued success and expansion of Metro Walls. Carl Schulz, who has over 20 years of industry experience and contributed to the phenomenal growth and development of Metro Walls during the decade he has been with Metro Walls, has been promoted to vice president of estimating and pre-construction.

Vantage names Roy and Carreiro as project execs.

Waltham, MA According to Vantage Builders, Inc., Andy Roy has been promoted to project executive and Joe Carreiro has joined the firm also as project executive.

ReyCon adds Boehmcke and Byrne to project management team

Plymouth, MA According to construction management firm ReyCon, Amy Boehmcke and Kevin Byrne have joined the company as project manager and assistant project manager, respectively.

BioMed Realty, Takeda and Global Arts Live celebrate groundbreaking of 585 Kendall

Cambridge, MA BioMed Realty, alongside Takeda and Global Arts Live, celebrated the groundbreaking of 585 Kendall in the Kendall Sq. neighborhood. The 600,000 s/f development, set for occupancy in 2026, will provide Takeda with state-of-the-art lab and office space.