It has been a long time coming, but demolition crews have finally begun demolishing the former Mercy Hospital in Watertown.

Before crews began razing the building, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy and other local leaders spoke during a ceremony.

"It's going to be done right. It's going to be done well. It's going to be a great asset for Watertown," said Duffy.

The demolition marks the start of the official start of the $65 million Mercy Hospital redevelopment project.

COR Development plans to build 168 apartments, offices and shops on the site.

"There's always a need for new space and we've had quite a lot of interest," said Steven Aiello of COR Development.

The company is receiving state money for the project.

It's expected to create an estimated 400 new jobs and more than 650 construction jobs, as well as help meet critical housing requirements for Fort Drum personnel.

The first phase of the project, which is a priority of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, includes demolition of 377,000 square feet of the former hospital and nursing home that has been vacant in downtown Watertown since 2013.

"It fits exactly into the strategic plan that the people of this region have developed," said Tony Collins, co-chair of the council.

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday spared Supertech's twin 40-storeyed residential towers from demolition for now but ordered that the controversial buildings remain sealed till further orders and added that the flats cannot not be further sold, allotted or transferred.

A bench of Chief Justice R M Lodha and Justices Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph passed this interim order pending a final verdict on appeals by the builder and flat owners who had challenged an Allahabad high court judgment ordering demolition of the towers on the ground that these were constructed in violation of building bylaws.

The Supreme Court bench was quick in giving interim relief against demolition of the Supertech towers but it was quicker to sniff an unholy nexus between the builder and Noida administration.

At the beginning of the hearing, the bench said if it finally ordered demolition of unauthorized floors built in collusion with Noida officials, the authority would have to refund to the builder the construction cost of floors to be razed.

As Supertech's counsel Mukul Rohatgi and Noida, through additional solicitor general L N Rao, pointed out that there was no violation of any bylaw and that the HC misdirected it by ordering demolition of the twin towers, the bench asked some simple questions: "What were the number of floors sanctioned initially, when did the construction commence and when did it get permission to build 40 floors?"

From the history of the sanctioned plan, which kept increasing the number of floors in favour of the builder, the court found that the initial sanction in 2005 permitted the builder to construct ground plus nine floors. Next year, it was given a revised sanction for construction of ground plus 11 floors.

On November 26, 2009, the authority allowed the builder to construct ground plus 24 floors and construction started a month or two later, Rohatgi said.

The bench asked, "If you had sanction for 24 floors, the foundation of the towers must have been of the nature to sustain the load of a 24-storey building. How did you (the builder) add 16 more floors? Are you not putting the lives of people in danger?"

Rohatgi surprised the bench by saying, "At the time of laying the foundation, the builder knew that he will get permission for constructing 40-storey building." Surprisingly, sanction for ground plus 40 floors came two-and-a-half years after the builder started construction of the towers, which was supposed to be ground plus 24 floors high.

This meant the builder knew two-and-a-half years in advance that he would get sanction from Noida administration to construct 16 more floors than the sanctioned plan with which he started construction.

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Ultimate Warrior Strike Force Promo on Demolition Fuji (05-21-1988)
Ultimate Warrior and Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) cut a promo on their upcoming 6-man tag team match against Demolition and Mr. Fuji in Boston. (Superstars, May 21 1988)

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Ultimate Warrior Strike Force Promo on Demolition Fuji (05-28-1988)
Ultimate Warrior and Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) cut a promo on their upcoming 6-man tag team match against Demolition and Mr. Fuji in Boston. (Superstars, May 28 1988)

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This is the first day of actually having the P-ROC installed, the PC and DMoS software, play testing. Sorry about the angle, but its the only way I could get the playfield and DMD on screen.

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SC stays demolition of 2 Supertech towers in Noida
In a relief to Supertech, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the demolition order of two buildings in an apartment in Noida #39;s Sector 93 A saying the status quo must be maintained in the case....

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Neighbors who were able to halt the demolition of a 112-year-old home in NW Portland may soon see the house on the corner of 24th Avenue and Quimby Street bulldozed.

Residents in NW Portland said they dont want to see a historic home in their neighborhood replaced with seven row houses, going so far as to make a deal with the developer and find a buyer.

However, neighbors said despite their efforts, demolition on the old Goldsmith house resumed on Saturday.

Two weeks ago, the Northwest District Association (NWDA) pointed out to the city that they were not properly notified when the permit was issued.

City officials admitted there was an error in the notification process, and the Bureau of Development Services ordered a stop-work order on the demolition. NWDA said that order was rescinded this weekend and demolition has begun again.

We think the whole process is disingenuous to the neighborhood. Both from the city and the developer were being yanked back and forth. We thought we had an arrangement with the developer where we would have another option for this historic house and they seem to have taken that away from us, said NWDA Board President Phil Selinger.

The developer told KOIN 6s media partners at the Portland Tribune he may have sued the city if the demolition permit, which was issued on April 9 and blocked nine days later, was not eventually approved.

Commissioner Amanda Fritz provided the following written statement in regards to the continuation of the demolition:

On the advice of the city attorney, I decided that allowing this demolition to continue is the most prudent course of action. I appreciate NWDA members bringing to my attention the issues with the past administration of Title 24 with regard to demolitions. Your actions have changed the interpretation of the Code from April 30 onward, and this may lead to other homes being saved.

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A nearly century-old cluster of tall fuel tanks are coming down at the former Navy Base in North Charleston.

Demolition of the massive metal, concrete and brick structures starts this week, one of the largest developments in the plans to redevelop the shuttered base and transform part of it into the new intermodal rail yard.

"The tank demolition is something that needs to occur and it shows some progression with respect of the redevelopment of that tract of property," said Jeff McWhorter, president and CEO of Palmetto Railways.

"They're somewhat iconic because they've been around since the '20s and '30s, but it will go a long way in cleaning up of the old Navy base."

Palmetto Railways, a division of the S.C. Department of Commerce, plans to construct a 90-acre yard, known as the Navy Base Intermodal Facility. The $180 million project will allow shipping containers to be transferred between trucks and trains. The project coincides with the State Ports Authority's plans to build a new container port nearby. Both projects are anticipated to be completed by 2018.

The eight tanks at the Navy base were used to store fuel and water, but have not been used in decades, officials said.

One tank on the base was the scene of a fire in October 1985.

George W. Cherry, 29, a flying instructor who was wanted for military desertion and for the murder of his wife, died when the twin-engine plane he was flying crashed into the side of an empty fuel tank. Officials have said that damaged tank was later demolished.

The demolition of the eight tanks on the property will take up to three months and include equipment like an excavator with a metal sheer cutter, according to Tarek Ravenel.

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By Carla CastanoUpdated: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 10:35 pmPublished: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 5:06 pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) Neighbors who were able to halt the demolition of a 112-year-old home in NW Portland may soon see the house on the corner of 24th Avenue and Quimby Street bulldozed.

Residents in NW Portland said they dont want to see a historic home in their neighborhood replaced with seven row houses, going so far as to make a deal with the developer and find a buyer.

However, neighbors said despite their efforts, demolition on the old Goldsmith house resumed on Saturday.

Two weeks ago, the Northwest District Association (NWDA) pointed out to the city that they were not properly notified when the permit was issued.

City officials admitted there was an error in the notification process, and the Bureau of Development Services ordered a stop-work order on the demolition. NWDA said that order was rescinded this weekend and demolition has begun again.

We think the whole process is disingenuous to the neighborhood. Both from the city and the developer were being yanked back and forth. We thought we had an arrangement with the developer where we would have another option for this historic house and they seem to have taken that away from us, said NWDA Board President Phil Selinger.

The developer told KOIN 6s media partners at the Portland Tribune he may have sued the city if the demolition permit, which was issued on April 9 and blocked nine days later, was not eventually approved.

Commissioner Amanda Fritz provided the following written statement in regards to the continuation of the demolition:

On the advice of the city attorney, I decided that allowing this demolition to continue is the most prudent course of action. I appreciate NWDA members bringing to my attention the issues with the past administration of Title 24 with regard to demolitions. Your actions have changed the interpretation of the Code from April 30 onward, and this may lead to other homes being saved.

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