Akamai Technologies, 145 Broadway, Cambridge

145 Broadway is a new office tower with sub-grade parking in Cambridge, MA. The building is 19-stories above-grade with 5-stories of below grade parking and provides approximately 450,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The entirety of leasable office space within this building was fit-out to serve as the new global headquarters of Akamai Technologies Inc.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for NFPA 241 compliance, third-party firestopping inspection, smoke control special inspection, and integrated fire alarm testing services. The firm worked with Boston Properties, Stantec, and general contractor Turner Construction to both develop testing procedures and complete third-party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and for the buildings fire alarm and smoke control systems.

Throughout the project, Code Red Consultants provided construction administration-related assistance and management on an as-needed basis to ensure that the project remained on track to achieve the target occupancy date and that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed.

Location

Cambridge, Mass.

Size

19-stories, 5-stories of below grade parking (486,000 square feet)

Completion

November 2019

Akamai Technologies, 145 Broadway, Cambridge

145 Broadway is a new office tower with sub-grade parking in Cambridge, MA. The building is 19-stories above-grade with 5-stories of below grade parking and provides approximately 450,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The entirety of leasable office space within this building was fit-out to serve as the new global headquarters of Akamai Technologies Inc.

Code Red Consultants was engaged for NFPA 241 compliance, third-party firestopping inspection, smoke control special inspection, and integrated fire alarm testing services. The firm worked with Boston Properties, Stantec, and general contractor Turner Construction to both develop testing procedures and complete third-party inspections for opening protectives in fire-rated wall and floor assemblies and for the buildings fire alarm and smoke control systems.

Throughout the project, Code Red Consultants provided construction administration-related assistance and management on an as-needed basis to ensure that the project remained on track to achieve the target occupancy date and that compliance with NFPA 241 was maintained as the associated construction operations and hazards changed.