Walsh Brothers Tops Off BU Bldg

Boston – Boston-based construction management firm Walsh Brothers, Incorporated alongside Fallon Towle &Associates, Boston University (BU) staff members, Beacon Architectural Associates, and ironworkers recently celebrated the topping off of the new medical campus residence building.
Walsh Brothers was selected by Fallon Towle to shepherd the construction of BU Medical School’s new 104-unit, nine-story graduate residence hall. The long awaited 98,500sf building will have a brick and limestone façade and metal and glass paneling. The new residence hall will help the University Medical Campus meet its increased need for affordable housing options. It also will allow BU to accept a more diverse pool of graduate applicants as well as ease the commuting time and cost for graduate students while concurrently fostering a greater sense of community on the campus.
The traditional brick building will house 208 students; each fully furnished unit comprises two-single bedrooms, one bath and a common area with a fully applianced galley kitchen. The building also will feature space for future retail operations on the ground level and informal space for residents’ interaction or study, a laundry facility, and bike storage space.