Boston University Data Sciences Center

BU Breaks Ground on Data Sciences Center

On December 5th, 2019 Boston University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Data Science Center to be located at 665 Commonwealth Avenue. The 350,000-square-foot tower will be Boston's biggest sustainable building, and BU’s most energy-efficient. The Center will bring the University’s mathematics, statistics, and computer science departments under one roof to further interdisciplinary research in the booming field of data sciences.

Site Preparation Underway for BU Data Science Center

The space for the new data science center at 646-665 Commonwealth Avenue, on Boston University's campus, has been cleared and ready for the next steps of construction and drilling. Fencing has been placed along the perimeter of the location. The expected 14-story building is predicted to begin construction in Spring 2020.

Construction on BU Data Sciences Center Expected to Kick off Spring 2020

Late last month the BU Board of Trustees voted to approve the construction of the new Data Science Center with an expected kick off this coming spring. The 345,724 square-foot building will be the tallest on the BU campus and will be completely fossil-fuel free, making it one of the most energy-sustainable buildings in all of Massachusetts.

BU Data Sciences Center Approved

The BPDA has approved Boston University's Data Sciences Center, the 19-story tower that will sit near the heart of the campus at 665 Commonwealth Avenue. The 305,000 square foot project will consolidate the Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics and the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering. When complete the new stack of books building will be the tallest on the campus.

BU Data Sciences Center Under Official Review

Boston University's proposed Data Sciences Center is now under official review by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.

The 350,000-square-foot tower project has been proposed by Boston University and would be built at 645-665 Commonwealth Ave. The project would be the new home to BU Data Science Center.  The building would feature a five-story podium and 14-story tower along with open space and pedestrian amenities.  

Boston University Planning New Data Science Center on Commonwealth Avenue

Boston Unversity will submit a letter of intent next week for a proposed 19-story tower at 645-665 Commonwealth Avenue.  Currently, the site, in the center of BU's campus is used for open-air parking.  Boston University will propose a 350,000 sf, 19-story tower on the site to house a new Data Science Center.  Boston University hopes to start construction in Fall 2019.