Gilbane Building Company Readies the Site for Shattuck Cottages Installation

Newly installed prefabricated cottages used as low-threshold transitional housing.

Gilbane Building Company provided construction management services for the installation and occupancy of 20 prefabricated “cottages” manufactured by Pallet Shelters and procured through DCAMM and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Gilbane’s scope of work included all site preparation and utilities work, concrete foundations, permanent electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm systems, as well as hardscape and paving, landscaping, painting, and miscellaneous site furnishings.

The erection of this low-threshold transitional housing on the campus of the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain provides shelter and support services for individuals struggling with homelessness. The cottages create a temporary community for those relocated from the Mass. Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard area.

“We are so pleased to continue our successful partnership with DCAMM on this vital project and be a part of this innovative housing solution to meet this critical need. We are truly proud to provide this community with safe and secure housing and thank DCAMM for giving us the opportunity to participate in this effort with the State,” said Mike O’Brien, senior vice president and Massachusetts business unit leader for Gilbane.

Those sentiments were echoed by Jack Keleher, director of small projects at DCAMM. “This project is obviously important due to the enormity of its impact on our most vulnerable citizens. It is also important that it be completed the right way. That required DCAMM to look to one of its trusted partners, Gilbane Building Company, to assist us in completing the job. We were very proud to work alongside Gilbane and its subcontractors to do our part in bringing an end to the crisis at Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.”

The Shattuck Hospital Cottages were completed in March of this year.

About Gilbane Building Company
Gilbane Building Company provides a full slate of construction and facilities-related services – from pre-construction planning and integrated consulting capabilities to comprehensive construction management, close-out, and facility management services – for clients across various markets. A family business founded in 1870, Gilbane has active participation from the 4th, 5th, and 6th generations of the Gilbane family.