Developer Draper & Kramer is preparing to build a nine-story, 131-unit apartment building on the site, a project approved by the Chicago Plan Commission back in August 2023. The first floor will include 34 parking spaces and about 4,500 square feet of retail/restaurant space, plus storage for 131 bicycles. SGW Architecture & Design created the […]
Detroit developer Bedrock has announced a new round of funding for a controversial scheme to redevelop the John Portman-designed Renaissance Center, with new renderings of the project. Bedrock announced that Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) had committed $75 million to the project, which will see the demolition of two out of seven skyscrapers in the […]
Demolition on the 28-story Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis is underway. The Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced that the destruction of the nearly 60-year-old building began Thursday, calling it the beginning of a bold new chapter for downtown St. Louis. The foundation officially purchased the 4.2-acre site in July. A redevelopment of the site […]
Demolition crews on Wednesday began tearing down parts of Valley Plaza, once touted as the largest shopping center on the West Coast when it opened in 1951, marking a turning point for the long-neglected North Hollywood landmark. The teardown follows an Aug. 19 vote by the Los Angeles Board of Building and Safety Commissioners to […]
A botched demolition job and a cascade of insurance disputes have landed three insurers and a demolition contractor in federal court, with significant cleanup costs at issue. Nautilus Insurance Company, acting on behalf of MCM Management Corp., has filed a suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Advantage Blasting […]
The milestone comes after the development team secured a $6M site work loan from Osprey Capital and named KAST Construction as the general contractor for the 23-story project. LD&D and Black Salmon are leading the development, with LD&D partner IGEQ also participating. The site is at 155 17th Street South near Tropicana Field and the […]
A downtown garage is one step closer to coming down. The Jefferson City Council voted 8-1 on a $2.1-million expense to demolish the Madison Street garage. Ward 1 Councilman Aaron Mealy was the lone dissenting vote and Ward 1 Councilman Randy Hoselton was absent. The city has to demolish the deteriorating garage structure to make […]
Syracuse, N.Y. — Downtown Syracuse’s largest new hotel project since 2013 cleared a key hurdle this week, allowing developers to soon remove a dilapidated parking garage to make way for construction. The Syracuse Planning Commission approved plans for the 10-story Onondaga Hotel planned by Indianapolis-based Sun Development at the corner of East Fayette and South […]
The company that is demolishing part of the White House to make space for President Donald Trump’s ballroom has been flooded with negative reviews online by people angry at the partial destruction of the East Wing. “Destroying ‘The People’s House’ with no regard for their permission,” a one-star review on Google Maps reads. “Deplorable act […]
Environmental group calls for halt to demolition of Chicago’s Damen Silos By Natalie McMillan Updated on: October 13, 2025 / 10:31 AM CDT / CBS Chicago An environmental rights organization was calling Monday for an immediate halt to the demolition of the Damen Silos on Chicago’s Southwest Side. The organization is demanding that the City […]