CEI Materials General Contractor/Architect Spotlight: PROCON, Inc

PROCON Inc. has nearly a century of construction expertise, the company has been privately owned for four generations. The award-winning firm out of Manchester, NH is unique in that they provide architecture, engineering and construction services. A true design-build firm, PROCON has completed projects across New England in a variety of applications.

PROCON and CEI Materials have partnered for years to complete projects in the hospitality, commercial and education markets. The teams have produced a series of buildings around New England that provide a mixture of architectural materials, showcasing the versatility of their design work.

Residence Inn Marriott, Boston, Watertown, Stantec, Boylston Properties, PROCON, CEI Materials R3000

The majority of the collaborative projects between CEI Materials and PROCON have been in the hospitality market. PROCON has a specialty in hotel design, providing contemporary design-build services for the world’s biggest hospitality chains.

Photography courtesy of Holiday Inn Boston Logan Airport and JS Photography, PROCON, CEI Materials W5000

Opened in November of 2018, the Holiday Inn Boston Logan Airport was the first new Holiday Inn construction in the Boston area in two decades. XSS Hotels served as the project’s developers with PROCON as the builder and designer of the hotel.

Photography courtesy of Holiday Inn Boston Logan Airport and JS Photography, PROCON, CEI Materials W5000

According to PROCON’s Co-President Lance Bennett, it is the 40th collaborative project between PROCON and XSS. The 64,000 square foot hotel sits just a few miles from Boston Logan Airport and minutes away from the bustling culture of downtown Boston.  The hotel is meant to provide an elegant, contemporary experience for both leisure and business travelers.

Photograph courtesy of Residence Inn/Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Boston Waltham and JS Photography, PROCON, CEI Materials W5000

Another example is at 250 Second Avenue in Waltham, MA where the new dual-brand hotel, the Residence Inn/Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott sits. Developed by XSS Hotels, and managed by Colwen Hotels, the building features a five-story hotel over 117,000 square feet. Just outside of Boston, PROCON served as designer and construction manager of the project.

Arcidi Center, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, PROCON, CEI Materials W5000

The Alfred L. Arcidi Center at Merrimack College opened its doors at the momentous Evening of Gratitude. On the northern side of the campus, the 16,000 square-foot building serves as a Welcome Center. Housing the campus’ O’Brien Center for Career Development, the two-story building boasts an impressively modern exterior design. The architect, and project’s general contractor, PROCON was responsible for the campus’ north end gateway.

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, 235 Commerce Way, Portsmouth, NH, JS Photography, PROCON, CEI Materials W5000

The property at 75 Portsmouth Boulevard in New Hampshire is a contemporary commercial office space by local developers The Kane Company and design-build architects PROCON. The building, which features three-stories over 65,000 square-feet, sits on the prominent corner of Commerce Way and Portsmouth Boulevard.

Hilton Garden Inn Foxborough, Patriot Place, PROCON, CEI Materials W5000

Each project, in each market segment, is unique. The designers at PROCON always choose a mixture of natural building materials and metal accents to showcase a commitment to both modernity and comfort. The distinctive ability to provide architectural and construction services allows the team at PROCON to control a project more effectively and continuously provide quality projects across the New England area.

Coming soon…CEI Materials and PROCON have teamed up for the new Residence Inn in Natick, MA.