SEATTLE — A Seattle Fire spokesman said a construction crew was demolishing a building at Third Avenue and Columbia Street when a wall began to overhang onto Third Avenue and was inching toward power lines used by King County Metro Transit around 3:30 p.m. The Seattle Department of Transportation closed Third Avenue between Columbia Street […]
Fort Myers Beach Helmerich Plaza, formerly home to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Outreach Center, a discount liquor store, bike rental store and about 100 parking spaces, has closed and is to be demolished for Margaritaville. / Photo by Nathan Mayberg Properties from the Pierview Hotel to Helmerich Plaza on Estero Boulevard could begin being […]
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Demolition of the Paradise Valley mall is underway following approval and support from the community and the City of Phoenix. The first phase of the demo includes Sears, Macy’s, and other portions of the mall. The tearing down and redevelopment of the mall will result in mixed-use development, including […]
Search resuming after rest of Surfside condo building demolished Rescuers were given the go-ahead to resume the search for victims of the Surfside, Florida, building collapse after the remaining portion was pulled down in a controlled demolition Sunday night. Details: Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told AP the operation went “exactly as planned” about […]
SURFSIDE, Fla. – Rescue crews made way for demolition teams at the site of a collapsed South Florida condo building as officials shifted their focus to bringing down the unstable remainder of the structure ahead of a tropical storm. The search and rescue mission was suspended Saturday afternoon so workers could begin the precarious business […]
The first phase of Demolition of Perkins Homes by the Berg Corporation has begun, at 264 Spring Court. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun) 1 / 12 Dust rose from the debris of Perkins Homes in East Baltimore as demolition began Thursday on one of the affordable housing development’s six remaining buildings, the latest step in the city’s […]
Dust rose from the debris of Perkins Homes in East Baltimore as demolition began Thursday on one of the affordable housing development’s six remaining buildings, the latest step in the city’s plan to redevelop 244 acres of land stretching from Perkins, to Somerset and Oldtown Mall. The $1 billion project, known as the Perkins Somerset […]
The city of Des Moines is expected to spend nearly $1 million on demolition of buildings at the long-vacant Dico Superfund site on the southwest edge of downtown, almost double a previous estimate. The City Council will vote Monday to receive bids for its portion of the demolition, which includes the less-contaminated office and production […]
The Cadillac Stamping Plant has long stood as a piece of Detroit’s automotive history. That’s coming to an end shortly, or a new beginning, depending on your vantage point. The City of Detroit has just announced the building will be demolished to make way for a new 684,000 sq.ft. industrial building, in a project that […]
CLEVELAND — A former City of Cleveland employee who served as the demolition bureau chief was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Rufus Taylor, 62, pleaded guilty to federal bribery and extortion charges in 2018. He was also ordered to have one year of supervised release and to […]