Demolition Exposes 1687 Cemetery
The 350 Derby Ave home was a threat to public health and safety as this two-story structure had a crumbling foundation that caused the structure to lift up some 2 feet. The exposure to the elements brought black mold everywhere. Missing windows opened the structure, which city officials said became a hangout for vagrants and drug activity. (more…)
Demolition Set for Nashville’s RCA Studio A
Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A will probably be turned into condominiums in the near future. According to the application, only the foundation will remain. An attorney for Bravo Development said the permit allows for demolition of the entire building, but the company could tear down only a portion. (more…)
Demolition of Civic Park Historic District
225 Blighted Houses in Civic Park to be Demolished
(Civic Park Historic District)
Genesee County Land Bank announced that $2.6 million in federal funds would pay to demolish 225 blighted houses in Civic Park. Money for the work on 225 publicly owned properties in Civic Park is coming from the federal Hardest Hit Fund through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. (more…)
Different ways to demolish buildings in cities
Using explosives might be quick, but with ever more development in crowded cities, more discreet ways of demolishing old buildings are having to be found. Of course grapples, shears and magnets will always aid in demolition of buildings but the way buildings are demolished in crowded cities are evolving. In crowded cities, there are tougher controls over demolition such as protecting adjacent buildings and reducing dust. (more…)
Demolition of a 1929 Historic School
Demolition started on the original Wheatley High School in Houston’s Fifth Ward. However, a group that’s fighting to preserve the building claims it was misled by Houston Independent School District (HISD) and now there will be no more demolition until at least Sept. 9 or when the court rules on the petition filed Tuesday morning per a handwritten agreement signed by the coalition’s lawyer and HISD’s legal counsel. HISD says a new preliminary academy will be on the site of what’s now the EO Smith Education Center and the academy will incorporate some of the original architecture.
Gentle Demolition of House-of-Gold
(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)
Built in 1875, the house was covered with plywood when owner & artist Dee Briggs bought it. She decided to start a kickstarter campaign for a gentle demolition to save the craftsmanship of the 140 year old house. She hopes that the Kickstarter campaign will raise $30,000 by late September to finish the work. The painting of the house gold is to remind people to see the value of things. The gentle demolition is all hands on. Dee Briggs vision of the future of the space is to build a coffee shop.
Albany, NY Demolition
Albany, NY Demolition | Fireworks & Colored Smoke
An interesting combination of fireworks and colored smoke fill the Albany, NY area this past weekend. The 11-story Wellington Hotel Annex that dates back to the 1920s comes down as fireworks explode to make way for a new $66 million convention center. (more…)
Selling Homes for $1 Instead of Demolition
Many old homes in Buffalo, N.Y., are abandoned and targeted for demolition. Through the city’s Urban Homestead program, preservation activists are getting residents to buy such homes for $1 each and promise to renovate and move into them. (Alana Semuels / Los Angeles Times)
Selling Homes for $1 Instead of Demolition | Buffalonians are purchasing homes for just one dollar through a city program, while at the same time helping bring blighted properties in neighborhoods back to life.
Matthew Newton purchased a home that’s over 200 years old on the east side. Newton purchased the home through Buffalo’s Urban Homestead Program three and a half years ago. The floors were collapsing into the basement, windows were boarded up and there were no standard systems like electricity.