Excavation complete! Re-bar work begins! Student Residence is moving forward!

Progress continues on the student residence at 815 Albany Street on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). March 1, 2011 is a milestone day! The excavation work is complete and the footings have been poured. The steel for the foundation will be delivered by the end of the day and the setting of the re-bar begins. On Thursday, March 3, the exterior foundation waterproofing begins on the west side moving south.

These two photos taken March 1, 2011 show the progress.

Reducing the top one foot of the slab to protect against freezing. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Completion of the earth retention system (Feb. 8, 2011)

Excavator digging a hole that will be the start of the foundation. (Jan. 18, 2011)

Piles driven into the snowy ground in preparation for the foundation. (Feb. 1, 2011)

Preliminary excavation work. Trenches being dug for the foundation. (Jan. 4, 2011)

Fellows building demolition. (Dec. 7, 2010)

The nine-story, $40 million structure is designed by Beacon Architectural Associates with a brick and limestone façade. Its 104 two-bedroom suites that include bath, kitchenette and living spaces will accommodate 208 students, each with individual bedrooms, the standard for graduate student housing. Walsh Brothers is the contractor for the building, which is expected to take 18 months to complete.

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Reducing the top one foot of the slab to protect against freezing. (Feb. 15, 2011)