Vacant Detroit hotel demolition gets green light. Detroit commission has approved plans to tear down a vacant historic hotel as part of construction of a new Detroit Red Wings hockey arena north of downtown. The Detroit Historic District Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday in favor of razing the Park Avenue Hotel, which was built in the…Read moreRead more
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New Red Wings arena moves step closer…
Wedding Ring Bridge set for break-up…
Reno bridge from Marilyn Monroe film faces demolition. Reno is bidding a bitter-sweet farewell to an iconic 110-year-old bridge made famous by newly divorced women — and a Marilyn Monroe character— who walked from the courthouse to cast their past and their wedding rings in the river below. Known as the “Wedding Ring Bridge,” it…Read moreRead more
Video – Bertolino building blasted…
Sunday implosion fells long vacant Harrisburg block. Deliberate or otherwise, it was a reduction in height rather than a full-blown implosion that work the folks of Harrisburg early yesterday. The vacant Bertolino Building was imploded to make way for a parking lot for The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). The lot should be completed…Read moreRead more
Industry brought to book…
New children’s book highlights the core values and potential hazards of the demolition business. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Safety concerns slow Canadian hotel works…
Ministry of labour raises concerns over asbestos and falling debris. Concerns about workers’ health and safety delayed the demolition of the former Mayfair Hotel, which city officials now say likely won’t be complete until the end of next week. Demolition stopped two days later for engineers to assess the effect of the demolition on the…Read moreRead more
Colwyn Bay pier demolition moves step closer…
Council planning committee asked to approve plans, but final approval lies with the Welsh Government. Controversial plans to finally demolish a 115-year-old pier will go before a council next week. Conwy County Council will seek to pull down Colwyn Bay’s Victoria Pier at its planning meeting on Wednesday. However, even if the council decides to…Read moreRead more
Volvo aims high at PlantworX
Excavator maker shows off latest high reach machines. High reach variants of the EC380E and EC480E Tier IV final excavators have been developed with the EC380E HR taking centre stage at this year’s Plantworx exhibition. Both the EC380E and EC480E High Reach demolition machines have been fully developed in house and designed to suit the…Read moreRead more
Demolition order on new $100 million hotel…
Road width furore leads to demolition of new hotel. The Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the demolition of a high-rise hotel in Bangkok’s Soi Ruamrudee, after a six-year dispute between residents, city authorities and the developers. In a ruling read out at the Administrative Court, the Bangkok governor and the chief of Pathumwan district were…Read moreRead more
Port building faces demolition…
Planners et to seal fate of Southampton landmark. Port chiefs in Southampton have applied to knock down a disused former inspection building. Associated British Ports (ABP) has filed plans with the city council to knock down the former pre-delivery inspection building off Western Avenue. The building used to be used for goods coming off ships…Read moreRead more
King’s Point reign at an end…
Reading regeneration to continue with demolition of eyesore tower block. The building that stares down over Reading town centre with sad blue eyes could be gone before long if Jersey-based developers get their way. Reading planners will be presented with an application to demolish King’s Point in King’s Road in the town centre and replace…Read moreRead more
