Commercial

Hilton Hotel, Boston Logan Airport
Location: East Boston, MA
Clients: Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. (architect) Carpenter & Co. (developer)

Design and construction of the new $100-million, 10-story, 600-room Hilton Hotel at Boston's Logan Airport was complicated by the ongoing Logan 2000 Plan. Amidst the $1-billion airport modernization, our engineers were constantly challenged by changing border conditions. We had to adapt to three different roadway configurations during hotel construction; design connections to utilities that weren't in the ground yet; and coordinate utility, grading, and roadway geometry with the West Garage, which was being built immediately adjacent to the hotel. Not only did Nitsch Engineering succeed despite these obstacles, but we also worked well with the client as site needs changed. For example, when a new walkway from the Hilton to the West Garage was added mid-project, Nitsch Engineering worked quickly to redesign the parking lot and utilities to accommodate footings for the walkway. Our complete scope of services included designing the site layout (access roads, parking lots, and sidewalks), grading, and utilities (sewer, water, drainage, and communications conduits); securing appropriate permits; and preparing a site topographic and utility survey, easement plans, and an ALTA/ACSM land title survey.

The New England Building
Location: Boston, MA
Client: Margulies & Associates, Inc.

Converting the street level of 501 Boylston Street into retail space made sense financially — just off the beaten path of Newbury Street, it's an ideal location. Nitsch Engineering designed the site utilities and streetscape improvements, such as new granite paving, trees, curbing, and benches; and redesigned roadways for Newbury, Clarendon, and Boylston Streets. We coordinated permit applications and secured approvals from state agencies, including the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, and Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Transportation Departments. In addition, because these private improvements were constructed within public ways, Nitsch Engineering prepared Specific Repair Plans for the City of Boston Public Improvement Commission.