The .5 billion Wynn Boston Harbor rising in Everett, Massachusetts on the banks of the Mystic River is starting to take shape, aiming toward a June 24, 2019.
As fall deepens the construction site is a bee hive of activity, of cement trucks, earth movers, workers in hard hats in vehicles and on foot—more than 1,000 of them. As busy as it will ever be, Wynn is spending about $2.5 million a day.
The section farthest from the river will include the hotel and casino “back-of-the-house” functions, such as offices, employee dining and laundry. That work is the most completed, and is safely enclosed from the elements.
The casino itself is closer to the river and is built over an underground parking structure.
The floor is nearly poured for this section as is the mezzanine level that will give a panoramic view of the gaming floor and its thousands of slot machines.
The hotel lobby will overlook the river. Two large escalators will connect the lobby to the mezzanine. At their base owner Steve Wynn plans to install the Jeff Koons sculpture of Popeye he purchased for $28 million, and which is currently housed in Las Vegas resort.
The tower itself will be 27 stories. Currently it is rising at a rate of one story per week. Soon the signature Wynn bronze glass skin will begin crawling up the sides.
But it doesn’t stop at the water’s edge, because currently barges are dredging the river bottom to remove pollutants and make the water safe for ferry boats.
The developer is also restoring the salt marsh that once existed here centuries ago.
Construction will continue through the winter.
