Williams College
Multipurpose Recreation Center (MRC)
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About the Project
Williams' new Multipurpose Recreation Center (The MRC) will serve as the temporary home for indoor athletic practices, intramural sports and other recreational activities, all of which were displaced after Towne Field House closed unexpectedly in the spring of 2023.
A pre-engineered metal structure, the MRC will feature a three-lane, 200-meter track, four tennis courts, practice space for the baseball and softball teams, as well as a 40-foot climbing wall. The facility will also include restrooms, storage space, a small athletic training room and a team room.
With a target completion date in late 2025, the facility was designed by the Boston office of the global architectural firm CannonDesign and is being constructed by Suffolk Construction. Concurrent with the MRC project, the college has begun a comprehensive programming study to explore athletics, recreation and well-being campuswide, more details can be found here.
Meet the Construction Team
Jon Dolan
VP, Project Executive
617-594-1040
Kelsie Pelli
Project Manager
508-801-2414
Olivia White
Assistant Project Manager
781-407-8378
Mike Moore
General Superintendent
617-212-8071
Everett Rauch
Superintendent
781-429-8816
Lily Thompson
Superintendent
781-531-3939
Arkadiusz (Arek) Myszka
Safety Manager
781-807-1407
Safety: Our Top Priority
Our No. 1 priority on the jobsite is that everyone goes home safe and sound. Lives depend on advancements in site safety, so we’re challenging the traditional approach. By leveraging data, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and partnerships with innovative startups, we’re identifying in real time where risk exists on jobsites and how we can eliminate that risk.
Our trade partners are crucial in building a strong safety culture, and we’re grateful that they share our core value of caring for others on site. Hear from a few of our trade partners about what it means to value every voice on
a project.
Did You Know?
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The facility will be LEED Gold Certified.
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With a projected Energy Use Intensity of 36 kBtu/ft²/yr, the building will use approximately half of the energy per ft² than Towne Field House and be among the most energy efficient sports facilities of its type in the New England region. For more about Energy Use Intensity, refer to the Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
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The indoor track will be a full 200 meters, versus the 187 meter track that was previously housed inside Towne.
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This facility as well as the Athletics & Wellbeing Programming Study (AWPS) are early strategic steps toward developing and implementing a far-reaching vision for athletics and wellbeing that extends across the campus.
Progress Photos
CMU install on south elevation
North slab placement
South slab flatness testing