Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences celebrates topping off

Boston, MA Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, part of world-leading hospitality group Accor, topped off, reaching 35 floors and raising a final beam decorated with a Raffles flag and a Travelers’ Palm Tree,

Margulies Perruzzi hires seven new professionals to support the firm’s growth

Boston, MA Margulies Perruzzi (MP) has added seven new professionals to support the firm’s growth in its workplace, healthcare, science, and real estate practice areas.

Finegold Alexander Architects’ Lowell Justice Ctr. wins BSA award

Lowell, MA According to Finegold Alexander Architects, the design for the Lowell Justice Center received the 2021 Boston Society of Architecture (BSA) Design Award for Accessible Design. The Lowell Justice Center is a 265,000 s/f, $146 million new construction

Plans4Less.com launches Enterprise Plan for multi-office GC’s and subcontractors

Prospect, CT Ask general contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers about the most important materials used in their construction projects and they will list steel, masonry, concrete, stone and wood.But ask Brian Burke,

JM Coull hires Deleppo as assistant project manager

Maynard, MA According to JM Coull Inc. (JMC), Mike Deleppo has joined the firm as an assistant project manager. Deleppo started his career in real estate as a residential broker.

Skanska celebrates topping out of 170,000 s/f Belmont Middle School

Belmont, MA On Friday, March 4, leading construction and development firm, Skanska, together with the Belmont Middle and High School Building Committee (BMHSBC), the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), and student representatives f

SLAM CS receives DBIA NE Award for Chapel Haven Schleifer Center SAIL building project

New Haven, CT S/L/A/M Construction Services (SLAM CS) received the Design-Build Institute of America New England Region (DBIA NE) Gold Award for the design and construction of the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center SAIL building project.

ABC Chairman’s Message: Celebrating Women in Construction - by John Cruz

March 6-12 was Women in Construction Week. I don’t think of myself as one who likes to brag, but I’m proud of the number of women who are playing important roles in our chapter.

ASM files Amicus Brief in Prompt Pay Act case - by Michael McDonagh

The Prompt Pay Act in Massachusetts is one of the most important laws for all contractors and helps to ensure that timely payments are made on private construction jobs. Recently, the substance of that law was challenged in the case of Tocci v. IRIV.

Erland Construction completes 158,000 s/f redevelopment for Hilco Redev. Partners

Braintree, MA Erland Construction was selected by Hilco Redevelopment Partners to transform the former Haemonetics headquarters. In collaboration with Balance Architects, Erland removed the building’s existing facade and roof down to its original structure and installed a new two-story entry