Athletic facility to enhance school’s intercollegiate, intramural and club sports capabilities
Skanska USA today announced that it has been awarded a $113 million contract to provide construction services to create Boston College’s (BC) new, four-story, 244,000-square-foot Recreation Center. When completed in summer 2019, the facility will enhance the school’s intercollegiate, intramural and club sports programs.
Designed by renowned architecture firm Cannon Design, the center’s exterior will match the campus’ distinctive Gothic aesthetic. Its interior will consist of numerous flexible spaces to ensure versatility and functionality. Notable amenities include: a state-of-the-art fitness center, jogging track, natatorium with lap and instructional pools, four wood-floor basketball courts, three tennis courts, two multi-activity courts and multi-purpose rooms for spin, yoga and fitness classes.
“Boston College is well-known for its impressive sports as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and we are proud to partner with them in delivering an outstanding recreation center that will provide students with a prime venue for fitness and athletic training,” said Kerim Evin, General Manager of Skanska’s building operations in New England. “It is our mission to build this essential facility in the safest and most efficient manner, while respecting students, faculty and staff throughout the process.”
Construction of the facility, which will replace the Flynn Recreation Complex, is underway at the former site of Edmond’s Hall on Thomas More Road. The recreation center, made possible by a lead gift from Trustee Margot C. Connell and her family, will be named in their honor.
From new construction to major building renovations, Skanska has been involved in more than $1.5 billion worth of work on academic campuses in New England over the past 10 years. Most recently, Skanska announced that it had been awarded a $52 million contract to provide preconstruction and construction services to create Deerfield Academy’s new 136,000 square foot Athletic Complex. Consistently ranked as one of the top sports contractors nationally by Engineering News Record, Skanska has completed various sporting facilities for professional teams and schools across the nation including Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ; Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA, and athletic spaces for Wellington Elementary School in Belmont, MA, KIPP Academy in Lynn, MA, and Bancroft Elementary School in Andover, MA. Dedicated to excellence, the company’s Boston office has received a total of 11 prestigious Build America Awards from the Association of General Contractors for their work in Massachusetts, including this year’s awards for the Novartis campus expansion in Cambridge, and Boston University’s Law School Addition and Renovation.
Skanska USA is one of the largest, most financially sound construction and development companies in the U.S., serving a broad range of clients including those in transportation, power, industrial, water/wastewater, healthcare, education, sports, data centers, government, aviation and commercial. Headquartered in New York with offices in 31 metro areas, we have more than 10,000 employees committed to being leaders in safety, project execution, sustainability, ethics and people development. In 2016, our work in building construction, civil and power/industrial construction, commercial development and infrastructure development (public-private partnerships) generated $6.8 billion in revenue. Global revenue of parent company Skanska AB, headquartered in Stockholm and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, totaled $17.7 billion in 2016. Skanska shares are publicly traded in the U.S. on the OTC market under the symbol SKBSY through a Level I American Depository Receipt program.
