Could the moon crash into the earth if we colonised it and increased its mass?

Suppose we begin to colonize the moon. Assuming the building materials and biological material are all imported (not taken on-site), would it be possible for the moon to become massive enough to fall out of its orbital and come crashing into the Earth?

We should assume the materials are taken from Earth, meaning the Earth becomes lighter as the moon gets heavier.

How much mass does that represent? What scale is necessary for such an event? Would the moon need to be covered in tall buildings? Would every structure need to be built out of very dense materials?

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