Burlington, Massachusetts – On October 4, 2012, the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center celebrated its grand opening. Erland Construction, Inc. recently completed major renovations to its new location at 354 Waverly St. in Framingham, Massachusetts. Teaming with Steffian Bradley Architects of Boston, Erland renovated the existing office building into approximately 8,000 square feet of clinical space, which nearly doubled the center’s previous capacity.
Erland constructed an addition to the medical office building that features a new lobby and elevator. The entire first floor was renovated, along with a portion of the third floor. The second and third floors were occupied by other businesses that remained in operation throughout the building’s renovations.
The major challenge on this project was maintaining handicap access to the 2nd floor once the existing elevator lobby was demolished, for the human services tenants that remained – including a 24/7 suicide hotline. Collaborating with the Town’s Elevator Access Board, Erland built a temporary enclosed wheelchair lift to enable handicapped access to the second and third floors throughout construction of the new elevator.
The new location now features examination rooms, patient rooms, a laboratory, private offices for patient consultations and staff conference rooms. New sprinklers were installed throughout the building, which was completed during nights and weekends in occupied areas to ensure minimal disruption to current tenants.
Erland Construction, with offices in Burlington and East Windsor, CT, is the region’s leading open shop construction management and general contracting firm. The company has the specialized expertise for new construction, additions and renovations in major market sectors including academic, residential, commercial and healthcare.