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Russo Hall

ABOUT THE PROJECT

In her inaugural address, President Sian Beilock pledged to add a total of 1,000 new beds for students, faculty, and staff over the next decade. The first project in this vision is underway at 25 West Wheelock St., an approximately one-acre parcel on the north side of the street. Once complete, this five-story structure—to be called Russo Hall—will house apartment-style units for juniors and seniors on the West End of campus. The units will add 285 beds and include a mix of two-, three-, and four-bed apartments, each with a full kitchen, living room, and storage space. 

PROJECT GOALS

  • Substantially increase undergraduate housing on the West End of campus.  

  • Meet the institutional health, wellness, and sustainability objectives by targeting LEED Gold certification and incorporating high-performance building materials.  

  • Create 285 new beds for juniors and seniors. 

PROJECT TIMING

  • Site work is underway on Russo Hall with construction target completion in the summer of 2026.

WHAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING

  • Advancing site-work activities to support the future building, utilities, and other features.
  • Start of retaining wall footing placement to continue through the month in preparation for retaining wall installation.
  • Concrete placement is underway for all building floors.
    • Concrete placement uses machinery that will generate noise in the areas around the construction site.
    • Concrete placement days may require extended working hours from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

 

  • Typical working hours will be between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday to Friday.
    • Saturday working hours will be between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
    • Sunday working hours will be between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

 

  • Start of Off Hours Night Utility work in front of 25 West Wheelock will commence on 6/16, see below details:
    • Night Utility Working Hours 7 p.m.-5 a.m.
    • Duration of work will be 3 weeks (Monday to Friday weekly).
      • Week 1 (6/16) obstructing / working on the South Side of the street (Even Number of WW).
      • Week 2 (6/23) obstructing / working on the North Side of the street (Odd Number of WW).
      • Week 3 (6/30) obstructing / working on the South Side of the street near 14 and 16WW (Even Number of WW).

 

  • Single lane traffic during working hours and additional signage to be implanted for crosswalks and traffic.
  • Water and sewer utilities are not planned to be interrupted during this scheduled work.
  • Loud work like saw cutting is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of the shift to help avoid additional disturbance for the surrounding abutters.
  • Flood lights will be utilized during night work to illuminate the working area.
  • A police detail will be in place during the entire duration of the work to avoid any interruption in traffic flow.

Project Team