Demolition News

H.W. Pirkey lignite power plant demolition underway in Hallsville TX

HALLSVILLE, Texas (KETK) – The Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) said that work continued on Thursday to demolish the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville According to SWEPCO’s parent company, American Electric Power, the retiring and dismantling of the lignite plant’s stacks and boiler in Hallsville is part of their plan to transition to net-zero […]

Soaring 187 feet above San Francisco’s eastern waterfront near Pier 90, the vividly hued mural “Bayview Rise” is set for demolition

It’s not because the enormous, illuminated artwork has haters; the piece, which went up in 2014, was always meant to be temporary. The Port of San Francisco owns the grain elevator and silo on which the mural was painted — along with the rest of the defunct industrial complex — and is working to redevelop […]

Phoenix issues demolition permits for Metrocenter mall

Metrocenter just took another step towards oblivion as city of Phoenix officials have given the green light for the iconic Valley mall to be torn down in the coming weeks. On Sept. 5, demolition permits were issued to a group of Florida-based developers, including Concord Wilshire and TLG Investment Partners, who will transform the mall’s […]

Chicago Tribune Freedom Center Demolition Begins, Paving Way For Bally’s Casino

RIVER WEST — Demolition of the Chicago Tribune’s Freedom Center began Tuesday to make way for the new Bally’s casino and hotel complex. In 2022, Bally’s Casino secured the city’s approval to build a casino at Tribune Publishing, 700 W. Chicago Ave. The casino, meant to beef up funding for the city’s police and fire […]

Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. A judge cleared the way last […]

Hazmat & Government News

Demolition Permit Filed For Former Nantucket Electric Company Building On Waterfront

The utility company National Grid is seeking to demolish the former Nantucket Electric Company building located on New Whale Street along the downtown waterfront. A demolition permit application was filed earlier this month for the old brick building that served as the processing plant for the coal gasification conducted at the site over roughly two […]

Demolition Permits Issued for New Housing at 51 9th Street, Oakland

A new affordable senior housing project is making progress at 51 9th Street in Oakland. New demolition permits have been issued for the project site to cleared off. The scope of work includes the development of a new seven-story 100% affordable senior housing complex offering 97 units. The seven-story will span an area of 79,893 […]

Demolition at Fort Greely nuclear power plant to begin next month

Contractor to tear down outbuilding while workers build waste-storage site, erect weather-enclosure structures Demolition will begin next month on an old outbuilding near the mothballed nuclear power plant on Fort Greely that was shut down more than 50 years ago. Dismantling work on the plant itself is expected to begin in the fall of 2025. […]

Demolition of Norfolk’s former DePaul hospital site expected to take a year

NORFOLK — Demolition crews in massive construction equipment have begun knocking down the walls of the former Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center hospital complex as a local nonprofit prepares to construct a youth center for after-school and summer programs. Demolition began Monday, said Chuck McPhillips, chair of the board of directors for Next Step to […]

LA temporarily halts demolition permits of low-income housing in Boyle Heights

In an effort to protect Boyle Heights residents from gentrification, the Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that temporarily prohibits demolition permits on low-income housing in the community. In a unanimous vote, the City Council passed the Interim Control Ordinance (ICO), introduced by Councilmember Kevin De León, who represents Boyle Heights in the […]

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