Demolition work is gearing up at 655 Madison Avenue, the site of a 37-story mixed-use tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Extell, the 193,000-square-foot structure will yield 62 condominium units and ground-floor retail space. The property is located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 60th […]
WRIGLEYVILLE — One of the most iconic buildings in Wrigleyville is being torn down just weeks before Opening Day. Demolition is underway at 3631 N. Sheffield Ave., one of three historic Wrigley Field rooftop buildings slated to be torn down and replaced with a 29-unit apartment building. A contractor at the site said the demolition, […]
Demolition work began Wednesday on Smith Foundry, shocking residents of Minneapolis’ East Phillips neighborhood who say they weren’t informed that the building, which closed last summer following federal pollution violations, would be torn down and are concerned about pollution risks. Smith Foundry closed in August after reaching a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). […]
DULUTH — As the demolition of the Pastoret Terrace building continued Wednesday, the attorney for a group of unsuccessful preservationists acknowledged that any ongoing legal efforts to save the building are likely a bust. Miles Ringsred, legal counsel for a group of concerned citizens called Respect Starts Here — including his father, Eric Ringsred, who […]
What’s happening: A symbol of outdated urban renewal practices will soon meet its fate in downtown Pontiac, where the oft-maligned Phoenix Center will soon be razed to the ground. Soft demolition has already begun within the former parking garage-events center and structural demolition will begin this May, paving the way for a restoration of downtown […]
SALT LAKE CITY — City structures painted with the murals of numerous people killed in interactions with police are coming down as the planned redevelopment of the site where the buildings sit edges forward. The demolition had been planned, and the work to bulldoze the buildings started March 18, said Sofia Jeremias, spokeswoman for the […]
The more than 80 wind turbines in Osage County ordered demolished by a federal judge will remain for a while after a federal court granted a stay in the order. Osage Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America sought the stay following a judge’s ruling last year. The company is appealing the […]
St. Johns County on Monday pulled an agenda item related to the proposed demolition of a repurposed St. Augustine jail where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once held. A prior version of the agenda for a Feb. 10 meeting of the Cultural Resource Review Board listed the “Demolition of 4025 Lewis Speedway, Old County […]
Demolition activity will be ramping up in Vigo County, Indiana, and its largest city Terre Haute, according to the mayor of Terre Haute and news reports from media outlets based in west central Indiana. A Jan. 13, 2025, Facebook post from the office of Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun states that “demolition for the old […]
