Boston is four or five different steel markets stacked in one city. A tower fit-out downtown, a brownstone lintel job in the Back Bay, a triple-decker beam replacement in Dorchester and a warehouse conversion in South Boston have almost nothing in common except the building department.
We work across all of them, and the plan changes completely depending on which one you have.
Permitting and access
Boston's Inspectional Services Department requires a building permit for any structural work that changes a load path, with stamped drawings from a Massachusetts registered professional engineer, and a structural inspection before close-in. Downtown picks generally add a street occupancy permit through the Boston Transportation Department and a police detail. Landmark districts add commission review, which has its own calendar. We plan mobilization around those approvals rather than assuming them.
Typical local scopes
- Basement girder and lally column replacement in triple-deckers
- Corroded lintel replacement on brownstone and brick facades
- Load-bearing wall removal in condo and single-family renovations
- Fit-out steel and rooftop dunnage in occupied commercial buildings
- New openings, stairs and elevator framing in conversion projects