New Construction Projects

57/75 Jackson Road Pad Ready Site

Location: Devens, MA
Architect: Vivo Architecture

Current project is to create a “pad ready” site for 2 future buildings. Phase 1 consists of the abatement and demolition of an existing building, land clearing, utility installation and earthwork to balance the site. Utility installations include water, sewer, drainage, stormwater management systems, power and telecom duct banks, site lighting and a temporary water by-pass that was required to perform the earthwork. Earthwork includes over-excavation of 75 Jackson footprint for removal of unsuitable soils, cuts and fills to balance the site, the installation of (2) retaining walls, ledge removal and exporting topsoil. The finished condition of the Pad Ready project includes binder installation in parking and roadways, temporary seeding and building pads prepped to sub-grade elevation.

Phase 2 will consist of 57 Jackson, a 100,000 SF manufacturing building with high bay area. The 1st floor will be 75,000 SF and 2nd floor mezzanine 25,000 SF. 75 Jackson will be a 212,000 SF manufacturing building with high bay area. The 1st floor will be 170,000 SF and 2nd floor mezzanine 42,000 SF. The buildings to be Precast concrete with metal panel and glass curtainwall entrances.

57 Jackson Road (Devens, MA)

75 Jackson Road (Devens, MA)

Pathways Devens Campus

Location: Devens, MA
Architect: Vivo Architecture

BW Kennedy & Co. is serving as the construction manager for Pathway/KSP’s new Biomanufacturing Campus consisting of five (5) new buildings on a 45-acre parcel of land. According to King Street Properties, this will be the world’s first multi-tenant, purpose-built biomanufacturing campus. At completion, the campus will provide 750,000 square feet of multi-tenant space. In addition to the core and shell buildings, the campus includes a new 8,300 square foot Café, Bar, and Amenities Building.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems CFS-1

Location: Devens, MA
Architect: Vivo Architecture

BW Kennedy & Co. served as the construction manager for a new headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility for CFS. The manufacturing facility will primarily build high temperature superconducting magnets that will be used for CFS's fusion energy demonstration machine. A new Class A, 170,000 SF build-to-suit manufacturing facility, the project included high bay manufacturing and office space. BW Kennedy & Co. also provided site infrastructure for the campus and future buildings.

39 Jackson

Location: 39 Jackson Road, Devens, MA
Architect: Vivo Architecture

39 Jackson is a 140,000 square foot, Class A, cGMP core and shell life sciences constructed as part of the Pathways Devens Campus. The project included mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure that meets biomanufacturing requirements. The building has high bay space and architectural and structural details to support the biomanufacturing needs of its future tenants.

33 Jackson

Location: 33 Jackson Road, Devens, MA
Architect: Vivo Architecture

The new 187,000 square foot Biomanufacturing core and shell building is part of the Pathways Devens Campus. The project utilized a collaborative Architecture/MEP/FP Design/Build approach. The building features precast concrete panels, insulated metal panel, and trespa finishes around the large curtain walls and storefront windows. The facility includes areas with 35’ high bays to meet tenant manufacturing equipment. It is designed structurally for options to increase the square footage to 250,000 square feet based on tenant requirements.

Additional Details
• Ten underground stormwater management systems reduce runoff and improve water quality.
• Robust electrical Infrastructure includes a Customer Switching station and Switchboard.
• Contains two courtyards including pavers, concrete benches, stone dust, and landscape accents.
• Diverse plant variety consists of over 200 trees and 5000 shrubs creating an outdoor oasis.

45 Jackson

Location: 45 Jackson Road, Devens, MA
Architect: Vivo Architecture

BW Kennedy & Co. is serving as the construction manager for the new Pathways Biomanufacturing Campus in Devens. The first of the buildings to be completed is 45 Jackson, a 150,000 square foot, Class A, cGMP ready facility. The project included mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure that meets biomanufacturing requirements. The building has high bay space and architectural and structural details to support the biomanufacturing needs of its future tenants.

Additional Details:
Recipient of 2022 Associated Builders and Contractors Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction.

Jackson Amenities

Location: 65 Jackson Road, Devens, MA
Architect: Prellwitz Chilinski Associates

The new 8,300 square foot Café, Bar, and Amenities Building is being built as part of the Pathways Devens Campus. The building contains corrugated metal panel, fiber cement panel, ACM, and trespa finishes with plenty of storefront windows for natural lighting. It features exposed wood framing and high bay ceilings in the bar and tenant spaces, and an exterior bike repair station with compressed air for public outdoor use. The outdoor courtyards include pavers, concrete benches, and landscape accents for outdoor eating and enjoyment. It was also an enabling project for future municipal utility relocation and future biomanufacturing buildings.

75 Hayden Ave.

Location: 75 Hayden Ave.,Lexington, MA
Architect: Perkins & Will

The new 200,000 square foot life sciences building and nine-story, 1075-car parking garage is the newest addition to the Hayden Research Campus, built for client King Street Properties. The project began with the garage construction to allow for adequate parking for adjacent tenants during the base building construction. BW Ken- nedy completed the base building construction, followed by tenant fitouts for four life sciences companies: Voyager Therapeutics, Valo Therapeutics, Frequency Therapeutics, and Dicerna Pharmaceuticals.

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Recipient of 2020 Associated Builders and Contractors Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction.

828 Winter

Location: 828 Winter Street, Waltham, MA
Architect: Perkins + Will

BW Kennedy & Co. served as design/build (MEPFP) contractor for a 3-story, 144,000 square foot life science building and 155,000 square foot open parking garage for King Street Properties. The project, a Class A laboratory building, is LEED Silver Certified. Minimum Requirement Documentation was also completed for National Grid and Eversource for energy conservation measures featured in the project scope which yielded significant rebates to the client. This speculative lab building offers the Winter Street campus amenities such as two café options, outside seating in a central landscaped courtyard, structured parking, plus bicycle storage and showers with changing facilities. The building helps to showcase the area as a thriving suburban life-sciences community.

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Recipient of 2019 Associated Builders and Contractors Merit Award for Excellence in Construction.

115 Hartwell Ave.

Location: 115 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA
Architect: DiMella Shaffer

The 91,000 square foot life sciences building was designed to cGMP standards. According to King Street Properties, the new development project was the first ever speculative ground-up laboratory construction in the suburbs of Boston. The fourth building on the The Hartwell Innovation Campus “THINC,” the building is a Class-A laboratory building accommodating 300 employees. Upon completion, the entire building was leased to Wave Life Sciences.

Additional Details:
Recipient of 2017 Associated Builders and Contractors Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction.

The Hanger Cafe

Location: Lexington, MA
Architect: DiMella Shaffer

The project consisted of the ground-up construction of a 2250 square foot dining amenity located in the center of The Hartwell Innovation Campus. This building showcases a 25-foot shipping container that has been transformed into a professional kitchen and serving space. Adding to the industrial imagery is the exposed ceiling in the main dining area, however the tone is balanced with clean storefront glass on three sides and cedar trim accents. The project represents the culmination of extensive collaboration with the client, designer, and end user in every aspect of development.