Quincy, MA – Lee Kennedy Company has been selected by the City of Quincy, MA to lead the construction of the new Squantum School. Partnering with architectural firm Arrowstreet and Owner’s Project Manager PCA360, the project will deliver a Net Zero, future-ready elementary school while preserving the historic 1919 structure.

The new Squantum School will feature a two-story design incorporating the historic building while adding approximately 30,000 square feet of interior space over the existing structure. The design will transform the site to include modern educational spaces, a dedicated outdoor courtyard, and flexible classrooms that foster both traditional and hands-on learning.

In line with the City of Quincy’s sustainability goals, the school will be built to achieve Net Zero status, underscoring the city’s commitment to environmentally responsible infrastructure.

Designed to support Quincy’s elementary-level curriculum, the Squantum School will feature a variety of classrooms and specialty spaces, including:

– Kindergarten: Three classrooms with restroom facilities.

– Grades 1-5: Three classrooms per grade, designed for collaborative and individualized learning.

– Specialty Facilities: A regulation-sized gym, STEM and arts classrooms, a music room, a media center/library, and a flexible-use cafetorium.

– Outdoor Learning: An exterior courtyard designed as an outdoor classroom, offering students a connection to nature and experiential learning opportunities.

With a commitment to ensuring minimal disruption to current students, the Squantum School Project will implement modular classrooms on the tight construction site. These classrooms will enable students to continue their studies on-site, with minimal disruption, while the new building is under construction.

“We’re honored to bring our expertise to this transformative project in Quincy’s Squantum neighborhood,” said Lee Michael Kennedy, President and CEO of Lee Kennedy Company. “The Squantum School Project represents the best of modern construction: sustainable, adaptable, and designed for the needs of 21st-century learners. We’re thrilled to work with The City of Quincy and Quincy Public Schools, to create a space that will inspire and serve generations of students.”

Lee Kennedy Company, in a joint venture with H. J. Russell & Company, has been awarded the preconstruction and construction contract for Building A in the Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Development’s first phase. This prestigious project, developed by Winn Companies, marks the beginning of a multi-phased, $2 billion redevelopment of the historic mixed-use housing project.

Designed by The Architectural Team, the redevelopment will transform the 30-acre site into a vibrant, resilient community. Phase 1 of the project represents a significant investment of $776 million, which includes the construction of 1,310 apartments across eight new buildings, planned to be completed over the next eight years.

Building A, the first of these new structures, will feature 94 modern apartments. The building’s design incorporates a wood frame over a steel podium, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and structural integrity. This summer, demolition and abatement work will commence, preparing the site for the groundbreaking construction phase.

A key aspect of the redevelopment is its commitment to resiliency and sustainability. The project will raise the grade above the flood plain, protecting the community from potential flooding. Additionally, geo-thermal systems will be installed beneath Building A, providing an environmentally friendly energy solution.

“We are thrilled to team with H.J. Russell & Company and Winn Development on this transformative project,” said Lee Michael Kennedy, President & CEO of Lee Kennedy Company. “The Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Development will set a new standard for mixed-use housing in Boston, and we are proud to contribute our expertise to such a significant endeavor.”

The Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Development will not only provide much-needed housing but also create a vibrant, sustainable community that will serve as a model for future developments. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2026.

“H. J. Russell & Company has a 70-year history that sits on the foundation of building affordable housing, ensuring quality housing for all,” said Derrick Chery, General Manager, Northeast, H. J. Russell & Company. “Working hand in hand with the team at the Lee Kennedy Company and Winn Development, we are pulling from decades upon decades of experience and the team’s commitment to contributing to building community, not just building structures, and in which most residents can afford to live in.”

The Associated General Contractors of America has awarded the AGC MA – CARE Construction Safety Program with second place in the prestigious 2024 AGC Construction Innovation Awards. Built by Lee Kennedy Company’s Vice President of Risk Management, Jason Edic, in partnership with other leaders from dedicated general contractors, the CARE Safety Program is a universal orientation video, a worker safety database platform, and program content. This initiative marks a collective effort to enhance safety standards across our job sites and within the trades.

The CARE Construction Safety Program – Consciousness, Alignment, Respect, and Empowerment -is designed to ease the burdens on subcontractor partners by creating consistency across multiple general contractors. It cultivates a culture of safety and well-being within the construction industry, focusing on four key areas: raising awareness among construction workers, fostering industry-wide collaboration, promoting respect for mental and physical health, and empowering individuals to take proactive measures for safety improvement.

Congratulations to all members of CARE Construction Safety Program for coming together to design and implement this initiative on your jobsites. The safety of our trades people is the most crucial part of construction, and we are honored to have been recognized for our commitment to bettering the industry.

Last week, LKCO was joined by Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Peter Lynch, Rob Griffin and his family and other local dignitaries to break ground on a new building for Lawrence Catholic Academy. This $30M, 50,000 SF, 3 story facility will house 22 new classrooms, a large commercial kitchen, and a new fitness wing. LKCO is honored to be a part of this new chapter for Lawrence Catholic Academy! Read more about the project and the ceremony below.

Lee Kennedy Company recently completed the Center for Health Sciences, Early Childhood, and Human Services for MassBay Community College, on their Framingham campus. The goal of the 70,000 SF teaching facility is to provide training and education to fulfill an urgent need in healthcare, education, and social work.

“The Center stands as a beacon of progress and innovation, representing a culmination of a nearly 33-year journey for MassBay Community College,” said MassBay President David Podell. “Unlike previous buildings, this one has been designed from the ground up to meet the College’s programmatic needs, symbolizing a new era in academic excellence. Our doors are open to everybody, meaning everybody has a chance to move up economically in the world and bring their family with them.”

Designed by Sasaki and Studio Enee Architects, the space includes teaching spaces for EMT, Paramedicine, Nursing, Radiology, Sonography, and Phlebotomy, as well as Early Childhood Education to support a number of Associates and Certificate Programs. The state-of-the-art Simulation Labs provide hands on training mimicking real hospital settings allowing students to practice and develop their skills. The immersive labs provide like-real training as they interact through real sights, sounds and smells of healthcare environments. The building also houses faculty offices, conference rooms, food services, a library, computer labs and a student lounge.

The net-zero ready building is the first building constructed for MassBay since its founding in 1961. The project adds to LKCO’s extensive academic and healthcare portfolios.

Lee Kennedy Co., Inc., has completed construction on Lynn Community Health Center’s new retail pharmacy located on the first floor of the 260 Mantzoukas building. The space was designed through a Lean 3P process to envision ideal pharmacy services. Once designed, participants produced full size offsite mockups to determine the final layouts, workflow, equipment placement, and future growth zones. The intensive effort was followed by a Target Value Design and purchasing effort to mitigate escalation and supply chain issues. The project was seamlessly constructed next to the main lobby and OB/Gyn clinic.

The new 4,000 square-foot pharmacy will provide prescription pharmacy services to support employees and the health center’s 40,000 patients. The in-house pharmacy will make it easier for patients to gain access to the medications they are prescribed and empower those to take charge of their health.

Now open, the pharmacy is already exceeding projections and providing reliable and simplified access to critical medications to Lynn Community Health Center’s diverse patient population.

 The project team for the Lynn Community Health Center Pharmacy included Stantec as the owner’s project manager, E4H Environments for Health Architecture as the architect, and AKF Group as the MEP engineer.

Boston, MA– Lee Kennedy Co. has been managing campus improvement projects at Simmons University for more than 20 years, and recently completed construction of the University’s new science center and library within Lefavour Hall and the West Wing of the Main College Building. The recent renovation completed Phase 3 of the university’s “One Simmons” plan which enables the university to offer first-class facilities to their students.

Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, Phases 1 and 2 began in May 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. These enabling phases consisted of updating existing classrooms, offices, and spaces within other buildings on campus, to allow Simmons to move personnel from the existing building to prepare for the fit-out of new science and library spaces.

Phase 3 was a continuation of enabling work on the main campus and the full 142,000 square-foot renovation of existing spaces in Lefavour Hall and West Wing. This provided new classrooms, offices, support spaces, a library, and 2 full floors of labs for students and faculty. The new science labs included Neuro Science, Bio/Chem, Anatomy and Physiology, Micro Genetics, Chemistry and additional research labs. Well-known for their nursing program, Simmons University also built new labs for Home Health, Surgical, ER, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, and other various teaching simulation labs. These new labs will allow students to gain access to the same state-of-the-art equipment they will eventually go on to use after graduation.

Lee Kennedy Co. managed construction in the heart of a fully operational Simmons University campus. As a result of early planning and close collaboration with Simmons University, Redgate, and subcontractors, the entire project team was able to minimize disruption and coordinate the project logistically around the busy college campus. This project continues Lee Kennedy Co.’s life science work in and around the Boston area.