Callahan Construction Marks Milestone at Poet Hill Residences with Topping Off Ceremony
210-unit market-rate community moves ahead despite challenging winter season
BRIDGEWATER, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2025 /Callahan Construction Managers (Callahan), a full-service construction management company headquartered in Bridgewater, Mass. with offices in White Plains, NY announced today that it has marked a major milestone at the Poet Hill Residences in Worcester with a topping-off ceremony. This event typically celebrates the completion of the structural framework of the building under construction, and Poet Hill continues to progress ahead of schedule despite the challenges posed by an active winter season.
The Poet Hill Residences is a 210-unit, market-rate housing development owned by SMC Management Corporation in the Poet Hill neighborhood of Worcester. Located on a 5-acre site on Hemans Street, the project features five stories of residential living over a double-podium parking garage. While the feature-rich development will certainly be recognized for the amenities afforded to residents, Callahan has contended with a challenging sitework package due to the natural slope of the property. Working in partnership with architect Maugel Destefano, the team made the site work to its advantage by incorporating a residential courtyard on top of the parking deck that is level with Hemans Street.
In addition, the location on top of a hill in one of the most climate-intensive cites in Massachusetts has made reaching today 's milestone even more significant. From pouring concrete slabs, erecting steel and wood framing to installing siding and windows, Callahan has kept the project moving forward through the coldest and windiest winter in several years. Fortunately, work inside the buildings continued unabated, allowing the MEP trades to stay active and for city inspections to proceed.
"Thanks to a strong partnership with city leaders and SMC, we 've been able to forge ahead and reach today 's important milestone, bringing us one step closer to unveiling an exciting multi-family development in Worcester," said Stephen Callahan Jr., Vice President - Business Development for Callahan. "Our experience building both numerous multi-family communities and all across Worcester County prepared us for this unique project, and we 're excited to see it come to life."
Callahan also celebrated a similar milestone at another multi-family project this week with the topping-off of Weiss Farm, a 259-unit multifamily LEED Silver-rated project located in Stoneham. For more information on Callahan 's multi-family experience, click here.
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About Callahan Construction Managers
Callahan Construction Managers is a full-service construction management company based in Bridgewater, Mass., with a regional office in White Plains, NY. Callahan has served the New England and Northeast regions for over 70 years. As one of the region 's largest open shop construction firms, Callahan provides a wide range of preconstruction and construction management services to local, regional, and national clients. Callahan 's markets include multi-family residential, senior housing, affordable housing, hospitality, life sciences, corporate office, educational, retail and tenant fit up. Callahan was voted a 2023 "Top Place to Work" by the Boston Globe and 2024 "Best Place to Work" by the Boston Business Journal. Visit www.callahan-inc.com for more information.
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