The construction site is for a new office space called OneCongress.
Boston police arrested seven people early Sunday morning who allegedly broke into a construction site for a new office building. Boston police charged 22-year-old Jared Subiono, of Boston, with breaking and entering and trespassing. 22-year-old Rachel Pincus, from Boston. 25-year-old Richard Tu of Roxbury. 20-year-old Jiashi Tang, of Roxbury. 25-year-old Michael Yang, of Somerville. Crystal Rhee, 25, of Belmont, and Jingyu Song, 22, of Boston. Police said in a news release that at approximately 3:05 a.m., a witness reported seeing a group of people inside the closed construction site at 1 Congress Street. The witness told officers the group was wearing all black clothing, had masks over their faces and some were carrying backpacks, police said. The 1 Congress St. construction site. it was closed at the time, with locked gates and numerous signs surrounding the area telling people not to trespass, according to police. Due to the hazardous conditions of the site, which is undergoing demolition, supervisors told officers not to enter the site and set up a perimeter. Officers saw the group running along the fence line, police said. As six people attempted to flee over a fence, they were taken into custody without incident. The seventh suspect was quickly found nearby and taken into custody. It is unclear why the suspects allegedly broke into the construction site. Boston police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this matter. The location of the break-in is one of the addresses included in the Bullfinch Crossing mixed-use development project, which calls for the demolition of part of the government center garage. The garage’s demolition has caused problems for the MBTA and the death of 51-year-old construction worker Peter Monsini on March 26. Crews just started work on the site on July 11 for the first time since it was closed after Monsini’s death. Congress Street is now closed from New Chardon Road to Sudbury Street to accommodate the demolition. Crews hope to be done with the work requiring the road closure by Labor Day. Bulfinch Crossing is a development project by HYM Investment Group. It includes Sudbury, a residential tower that is already open, and One Congress, a $1.3 billion office tower under construction. All suspects are expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court soon.
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