Located on a 6-acre site in Greater Boston’s innovation and life sciences cluster, the five-story, 500,000-sq-ft office and lab building provides a flexible, column-free floor plan to maximize custom interior layouts and provide structural and building system capacity for tenants. Multiple amenities include a 3-acre courtyard that offers seating areas and walking trails.

The LEED Silver building has an energy recovery unit in the mechanical penthouse, a food waste recycling system, extensive interior daylighting and low-flow plumbing. Exterior vertical fins and horizontal sunshades reduce interior heat. A new 1,500-car precast parking garage, able to support a future solar array, connects to the building.

Logistical issues at the tight site were complicated by COVID-19, which required the team to develop a precise plan to maintain schedule and budget. This included careful planning and performance of blasting and surveying; alternative truck traffic delivery routes and schedules; and safely accommodating up to 300 trade workers each day.