Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Framingham, MA Maugel DeStefano Architects, a New England-based architectural design firm celebrating 30 years of shaping exceptional environments for innovation and growth, has completed a 14,000 s/f behavioral health clinic for Advocates, located at 1094 Worcester Rd.

Boston, MA Shawmut Design and Construction has completed the public spaces renovation at the Four Seasons Hotel at 200 Boylston St. The transformation includes a new restaurant and signature amenities for guests.

Burlington, MA Erland Construction has promoted Matt Combs to advanced technology/life sciences (AT/LS) group manager. Combs, who joined Erland in 2011, is a shareholder of Erland and has extensive experience in Greater Boston’s lab and life science industry.

Haverhill, MA The Procopio Companies (Procopio) completed the closing of their equity raise for The Beck, a mixed-use project. Boston Andes Capital, LLC (BAC), a private equity real estate investment firm, helped the Procopio team accomplish the most recent milestone of closing their equity raise

Beverly, MA In a long-planned evolution of the firm, Meridian Associates, Inc. has named John Ings, PE as president and CEO of the employee-owned firm. Ings joined Meridian in 2011. He most recently has served as Meridian’s vice president of engineering.

Lynn, MA E4H Environments for Health Architecture, one of the top-ranked architecture firms solely dedicated to healthcare and health science + technology facility design, celebrated the grand opening of the new pharmacy at Lynn Community Health Center.

Quincy, MA DJSA Architecture PC, a full-service architectural firm specializing in commercial and corporate design, has hired Deven Riley-Marini as an assistant project manager.

Waltham, MA J. Calnan & Associates (JC&A), a leading construction management firm specializing in world-class preconstruction services and challenging construction projects, has completed the topping-off ceremony at 245 Fifth Ave. Mayor Jeannette McCarthy, city officials, and project partners

Newton, MA In September of 2022, Chapman Construction/Design, a construction management company specializing in high-performance building, made a bold commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030. Chapman’s goal is to decarbonize without offsets, meaning they will generate enough renewable energy

Westborough, MA Construction is underway for two new buildings on the Spectrum Health Services campus. RP Masiello is the design-build construction manager for the project which includes a new corporate headquarters for Spectrum and an Intake Center for people seeking treatment.

Boston, MA JCJ Architecture (JCJ), a nationally ranked architecture, planning, and interior design firm, and Group One Partners (G1), an award-winning architecture and interior design firm located in Boston, together announce JCJ’s acquisition of G1.

Macroeconomics have impacted life science construction here in Boston as capital markets lose their tailwinds. While incubator space is thriving, the performance of the life science asset class is constrained. Construction financing, hefty interest payments and the demand by lenders to have a fully leased, fully occupied and stabilized development is slowing new projects.