Eight years on, demolition of New York’s Deutsche Bank building will start in earnest.
Three and a half years after demolition began on the 41-storey Deutsche Bank – nicknamed the Tombstone at Ground Zero – building damaged in the 9/11 attack on New York, workers next week will start the arduous job of dismantling its 26 remaining stories and removing 15,750 tons of concrete and 11,000 tons of steel.
Crews have already replaced the black plastic netting shrouding the building with blue, fire-retardant netting; removed all the walls, glass, plumbing and work sheds from the interior; and erected a plywood perimeter around the top three floors. The construction manager, Bovis Lend Lease, expects to get a permit from the city’s Buildings Department early next week to resume demolition.
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