Stamford, CT South Coast Improvement Company (SCI) finished the final phase of renovations at the Atria Stamford senior living facility located at 77 3rd St. The company began the $13 million project in summer 2017 and completed in August 2018.
The project featured the renovation of 137 resident room renovations at this high-rise, assisted living facility. This included the conversion of common space areas into two luxury penthouse apartments with an outside terrace decking system.
Brookline, MA Kaplan Construction has started construction on JFK Crossing, a five-story, 42,000 s/f mixed-use building at 420 Harvard St. being developed by Aura Properties LLC. Kaplan is responsible for demolition and construction management for the project, which was designed by Embarc Studio.
Atkinson, NH John Gregsak has joined Acella Construction Corp. as a project superintendent.
In this role, he manages all field activities, coordinates schedules and delivers quality product within defined timetable constraints.
South Boston, MA Caritas Communities broke ground on 46 units of affordable housing for seniors at 5 O’Connor Way.
Caritas Communities was joined by mayor Martin Walsh and others, including officials of the Boston Housing Authority, the Boston Planning and Development Agency, and the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corp., which under the leadership of Donna Brown is a partner with Caritas on the project on land donated by the Housing Authority.
Portsmouth, NH Landry/French Construction has expanded into New Hampshire, 1950 Lafayette Rd.
The expansion is part of the company’s strategic plan and an important step in their continued growth. The new office will allow the company to better service existing clients throughout the state, while cultivating new relationships. The company is currently servicing several clients in New Hampshire, including Bangor Savings Bank, Cross Insurance, and Memorial Hospital.
Boston, MA Tom Struble, CQV senior project manager at DPS Group, has been selected as a new board of directors member of the Boston chapter of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). An active member since 2011, he has served mostly with the product show planning committee, working in many capacities focusing on education and event exhibitors, culminating in chairing the committee the past two years.
Westfield, MA Tighe & Bond kicked off the new year with a new president and chief executive officer. Robert Belitz assumed the firm’s top leadership position on January 1, becoming Tighe & Bond’s ninth leader in its 108-year history.
Belitz, who has more than 25 years of experience, joined Tighe & Bond more than four years ago as the chief financial officer.
Woburn, MA CTA Construction Managers joined the town, community stakeholders, faculty, staff, and students to celebrate the official dedication of the new Hurld-Wyman Elementary School located at 39 Wyman St.
The 71,000 s/f elementary school is the result of extensive planning and is designed and built to foster a strong sense of community among students. It features nearly two dozen classrooms, art and music
Holliston, MA Colantonio Inc. has hired senior estimator Avni Patel, assistant project manager Jonathan Bracci and marketing coordinator/contract administrator Hannah Tzivanis.
Patel brings more than three decades of industry experience on a wide range of public and private projects. Patel earned a BS in Structural Engineering from the University of Baroda, India, and has worked in preconstruction for most his career with former employers Consigli, Suffolk and Skanska.
Lowell, MA Preservation of a registered historic landmark located at 207 Market St. has begun following completion of pre-development funding for the Lowell Legacy Hotel. The funding was arranged by the Cherrytree Group.
“The new Lowell Legacy Hotel will contain 52 guest rooms as well as banquet facilities,” said Tim Grover, executive vice president of Madison Security Group.