Demolition News

RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) says it has plans to move some residents from a public housing complex that is targeted for demolition. Creighton Court could become the first of the city’s six large public housing communities to be torn down, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch. The housing is more […]

Crews have begun tearing down the 18-story tower along a busy stretch of Kingshighway that has been part of the sprawling Barnes-Jewish Hospital medical campus for 55 years. The 321-foot-tall Queeny Tower, which stands next to the hospital’s main building on Barnes-Jewish Plaza, was built in 1965 primarily for long-term patients. It once had a […]

Warren — The owner of an asbestos abatement company with a key role in Detroit’s federal demolition program was arraigned Wednesday on multiple felony charges stemming from allegations he misrepresented project costs and bribed a contractor. Kevin Woods, 50, of Harrison Township appeared in 37th District Court to face felony counts of false pretenses and […]

Demolishing is an integral process in the construction industry as it is an essential process in the renovation activities and new commercial buildings. Demolishing is time-consuming, potentially hazardous work, regardless of job site conditions. Also, selectively demolishing concrete elements within an existing structure majorly for renovation purposes, while using heavy equipment is a challenging job […]

FULTON MARKET — After more than a century, the former Archer Daniels Midland flour mill on Fulton Market’s western edge is being demolished. Sterling Bay began demolition on the 124-year-old structure at 1300 W. Carrol Ave. Thursday. The work will take up to three months to complete, said Julie Goudie, a spokeswoman for Sterling Bay. […]

MARQUETTE — The demolition of the Presque Isle Power Plant’s baghouse has been paused, according to officials. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy halted a portion of the demolition process due to concerns about dust coming from the demolition of a baghouse at the plant, EGLE officials said. A baghouse is defined by […]

Kade Hebert wheeled his bike across North Rampart Street on a foggy Sunday morning, glancing quickly over his shoulder at the twisted steel and broken concrete rising just a few stories from the Hard Rock Hotel demolition site. It’s a reflexive gesture that has become a familiar part of his daily trek along Canal Street […]

Detroit — Companies headquartered in the city will take on the first wave of more than 1,300 residential demolitions under a bond plan approved by voters last fall, Mayor Mike Duggan said Friday. The city’s new Demolition Department will be seeking approval from the City Council to hire the seven companies — five of which […]

A Christmas Day fire that destroyed a long-abandoned, already partially demolished downtown Waukegan building accentuated the need and potential for the city’s task force which monitors abandoned and dilapidated structures. It took firefighters six hours to extinguish the blaze because it was necessary to call a demolition crew to further tear down walls to protect […]

Construction started on this former Old National Bank building in 1968 and was completed two years later. EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Owners of the deteriorating 18-story tower at 420 Main St. are seeking state tax credits to support its demolition followed by a new project covering the same block. Domo Development and local investors in 2019 […]