Alcott, a new residential tower in Boston’s West End, was a silver winner in the World Interior News (WIN) Awards. This project has taken a hospitality-driven approach to interiors and architecture, using curated art, layered material palettes and carefully zoned amenities to define a contemporary urban living experience.

World Architecture News

Northeastern University broke ground on a 23-story, 1,200-bed residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue in Boston. This mixed-use project will include 4,000-square feet of retail space and 124,000-square feet of academic space, creating an active, engaging environment that supports both campus life and the surrounding neighborhood.

Boston Real Estate Times 

Principal Elizabeth Lowrey has been named a 2026 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award Honoree in the Achievement in the Professions category. This annual honor celebrates remarkable leadership, professional excellence, and a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of life across our region.

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 

Elkus Manfredi is partnering with University of Virginia, Capstone Development Partners and joint-venture construction team of Hoar Construction and Hourigan on a new upper class housing project on the University of Virginia campus! Scheduled to be completed for the fall term of 2027 and house 780 students, the new residence hall will feature apartment-style units.

New England Real Estate Journal

CEO & Founding Principal David Manfredi offers his thoughts on the value of nontransactional public space in an article written in Dwell magazine discussing how across the country, cities are attempting to remake their cores into livable neighborhoods, not just places of commerce. “It’s an invitation”, says Manfredi. “That’s what brings people together, but also what brings people back to the city and has them hanging around on Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, more than almost anything.” Our projects, Ink Block Development and Lyrik are also mentioned in this insightful article.

Dwell

Principal Emily Paparella is a 2025 Connect CRE Women in Real Estate award winner in the Boston & New England region! Emily leads the planning and design of complex, multi-stakeholder projects across the firm’s higher education, residential and mixed-use projects. She has also co-founded the CREW Boston Design and Development Group and the Boston Society for Architecture Mid-Career Mentorship Program.

ConnectCRE

The new design for AEW’s 75,000 sf office is filled with transparency, facilitates mentoring, team building and supports creative collisions throughout. It is an employee-centric space with health and wellness in mind that achieved WELL Gold certification.

The Plan

Elkus Manfredi is designing key interior spaces at Madison Square Park Tower, a 60-story luxury condominium located near Madison Square Park in New York City. The project includes the main lobby, adjacent library lounge, shared corridors on all residential floors, and two resident lounges. The anticipated completion is 2026.

New York Real Estate Journal

Elkus Manfredi Architects announces promotions to Senior Associates and Associates.

Boston Real Estate Times

Construction is underway for 75 Broadway in Cambridge which will be home to Biogen’s new headquarters. This will be the first commercial lab/office building in Kendall Common located in the heart of Kendall Square. This 16-story, 580,000-square-foot tower is a state-of-the-art facility for the pioneering biotechnology company and is expected to be completed in 2028.

MIT News

We celebrated the topping off for Simmons University’s new Living and Learning Center. Slated to open in January 2027, this 1,100-bed Living and Learning Center will unite residential accommodations and athletics facilities — currently housed on a separate Residential Campus.

New England Real Estate Journal

“Despite strong headwinds across New England in 2025, our forward-thinking institutions continue to innovate to solve the problems of today and meet the demands of tomorrow.” Principal John H. Martin writes a guest column in Banker & Tradesman where he discusses three Elkus Manfredi Projects and their “bright spots” which offer valuable lessons.

Banker & Tradesman

Elkus Manfredi is partnering with global law firm Jones Day to design their new Boston office at the landmark South Station Tower. Spanning two light-filled floors with sweeping harbor views, this future-forward workplace will support connection, flexibility, and a strong sense of arrival.

Office Insight

Charlotte Noyes is an ASID Ones to Watch 2025 Award Scholar! Honoring underrepresented members of the interior design community, the Ones to Watch initiative supports and provides opportunities to rising leaders.

ASID

Scheduled to open for the Fall semester of 2027, Tufts new residence halls will house 664 upper-division students by providing apartment-style units along the edge of campus adjacent to public transportation and will provide approximately 4,000 sf of retail space.

American School & University 

Associate Jocelyn Barahona has been recognized as one of Commercial Observer’s Top 2025 Young Professionals! “Noone in my family was an architect but just being able to see how culture influences the built environment got me curious about the industry.”

Commercial Observer

Return-to-the-office? “The real question isn’t How do we get people back? But how do we create spaces people genuinely want to return to? Successful transformations rely on human-centered design and co-creation, balancing business goals with employee needs.” Elizabeth Lowrey shares her thoughts on this topic including a case study on Elkus Manfredi Project AEW Capital Management

Commercial Observer

For the seventh year in a row, Principal Elizabeth Lowrey is among Boston’s most influential people — “Lowrey’s work can be seen in buildings all over Boston and far beyond; she has also been making an impact locally with her involvement in the Civic Action Project and other programs aiming to lift up the next generation of talent.”

Boston Magazine

Principal, Elizabeth Lowrey and CEO and Founding Principal, David Manfredi were recognized by the Fenway Alliance at the 2025 FACES of the Fenway celebration, which honors individuals who have made lasting contributions to the Fenway Cultural District. This recognition reflects more than 25 years of Elkus Manfredi’s deep partnership with the Fenway community—collaborating with neighborhood leaders, institutions, city agencies, and developers to create inclusive, connected, and dynamic urban spaces.

For Women’s history month, Auburn’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction has profiled one of their alumni, Principal Elizabeth Lowrey. “One of my most defining experiences at Auburn University was my thesis project, which challenged me to think beyond traditional design. I wrote a business plan and then designed it. It was career-defining because it taught me the correlation between good design and good business.”

Auburn Alumni magazine