Elkus Manfredi has been retained by national law firm Nutter to renovate their 100,000 square foot office at 155 Seaport Boulevard in Boston and are creating a welcoming and collaborative environment that supports the firm’s client-centric culture, fosters connections and innovation, and attracts high-level talent.

New England Real Estate Journal

Senior Associate James Dyer has been named as one of Commercial Observer’s Top 2026 Young Professionals! Read about his path to architecture, the largest project he worked on, and more.

Commercial Observer

Located in Somerville, MA, 74M offers 465,000 square feet of premier science and technology laboratory space, purposefully designed to support the evolving needs of life science research. The project creates a high-performance workplace that fosters innovation while prioritizing the health and wellbeing of its occupants. At the heart of this vision are thoughtfully designed lobby and amenity spaces that encourage collaboration, connection, and community.

Interior Design magazine

Principal Elizabeth Lowrey is included for the eighth consecutive year on Boston Magazine’s “Most Influential” list amongst professionals who are making a lasting and enduring impact.  “Lowrey doesn’t just design spaces – she designs the way Boston works.”

Boston Magazine

Construction has begun for Founders House Detroit, a 313-unit residential community for graduate students and faculty at the University of Michigan Center for Innovation (UMCI). Located within The District Detroit, the project will feature studio- to three-bedroom residences, active ground-floor space, and is targeting LEED Gold certification. Completion is anticipated in summer 2028.

Multi-Housing News

Designed as a community-connected life science campus just steps from the Charles River in Watertown, the 225,000-SF building blends flexible lab environments with welcoming amenity spaces inspired by multifamily and workplace design. From the double-height lobby and public-facing seating to wellness-focused interiors filled with daylight, the project reflects our goal of designing places that support innovation while strengthening the surrounding community.

Interior Design magazine

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.

ConnectCRE

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 ConnectCRE 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