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Consigli Construction broke ground on a new campus for Northeastern University’s Roux Institute in Boston in Portland, Maine, the contractor announced Sept. 25. The cost of the project is 500 million dollars. according to a Northeastern press release.
Milford, Mass.-based Consigli will build the new campus on the site of the former B&M Baked Beans factory in Portland, according to the contractor. The building, which was first built in 1913, closed its doors in 2021the Portland Press Herald reported.
The campus will be anchored by a 245,000-square-foot Learning, Research and Collaboration Building that will house wet labs, computational labs, research spaces and classrooms, according to Northeastern.
In addition, Consigli will perform a major renovation of the 58,000-square-foot “Bean” building, which will provide workspaces for startups and businesses.
The campus will also include a new parking lot, an adjacent daycare center, public green spaces and pedestrian and bicycle paths along the shores of Casco Bay, which will be made accessible to the public for the first time in more than a century, according to the northeast
The construction and improvements will help with the institution’s capacity, Northeastern said in the statement. More than 800 graduate students are currently enrolled at the Portland campus, and with the work, officials expect enrollment to grow to 3,500 within five years.
The construction team is targeting the LRC building for net zero emissions, according to Consigli. During pre-construction, the project team conducted significant analysis of sustainable construction methods to support energy efficiency goals. Its superstructure will be partially built with solid wood to reduce carbon emissions and carbon incorporated into the project.
“Consigli is proud to be part of a project that prioritizes local talent and businesses,” said Consigli Project Executive Matt Tonello.
Consigli and Northeastern expect the project to be completed by the fall of 2027.
