The Demolition of Grace United Church - St. Thomas, Ontario
Another historical landmark turned to rubble..
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The Demolition of Grace United Church - St. Thomas, Ontario
Another historical landmark turned to rubble..
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Panasonic GH3 test ASARCO demolition + more; H-HS35100 35-100mm F2.8 lens
Panasonic GH3 with H-HS35100 35-100mm F2.8 lens Various footage shot during the 1st three weeks I owned the GH3. I #39;ve decided to keep this cam and lens, even...
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DEMOLITION CREW on Stage IV (PATAN)
demolition crew ( medium level bboys) from all around kathmandu like ason , tachal, maru tol, putalisadak..etc. performing bboy dance after only 1 and half d...
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Demolition began on the old Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills to make way for Foundry Row a retail center that will include a Wegman's grocery store. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun video)
With the swipe of an excavator, a demolition crew began taking down the abandoned Solo Cup factory in Owings Mills on Thursday, work that will clear the way for new development that was once threatened by opposition.
When the abandoned plant is flattened, developers plan to build a $140 million shopping center anchored by the upscale grocer Wegmans, as well as a gym, restaurants, offices and stores. Developers say Foundry Row will open by late 2015 or early 2016.
The ceremonial start to demolition at the site on the corner of Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads followed months of debate among residents, developers and Baltimore County Council members.
Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Democrat who represents Owings Mills, called it "a very joyous occasion."
"It was like proof that this is finally going to happen now," she said.
Opponents have said the development would saturate the retail market and tie up roads. Supporters said it would provide shopping choices.
"We're looking forward to having some retail in our own backyard and some more restaurant options as well as to not have the eyesore sitting there," said Cheryl Aaron, of the Greater Greenspring Association. "It's a good thing.'"
Developer Brian Gibbons said Foundry Row would "create a new gateway."
"It's really going to change the face of Owings Mills," said Gibbons, chairman and CEO of Greenberg Gibbons, which is based in Owings Mills. "In addition to the tremendous economic impact, it's going to have a great psychological impact."
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Demolition began on the old Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills to make way for Foundry Row a retail center that will include a Wegman's grocery store. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun video)
With the swipe of an excavator, a demolition crew began taking down the abandoned Solo Cup factory in Owings Mills on Thursday, work that will clear the way for new development that was once threatened by opposition.
When the abandoned plant is flattened, developers plan to build a $140 million shopping center anchored by the upscale grocer Wegmans, as well as a gym, restaurants, offices and stores. Developers say Foundry Row will open by late 2015 or early 2016.
The ceremonial start to demolition at the site on the corner of Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads followed months of debate among residents, developers and Baltimore County Council members.
Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Democrat who represents Owings Mills, called it "a very joyous occasion."
"It was like proof that this is finally going to happen now," she said.
Opponents have said the development would saturate the retail market and tie up roads. Supporters said it would provide shopping choices.
"We're looking forward to having some retail in our own backyard and some more restaurant options as well as to not have the eyesore sitting there," said Cheryl Aaron, of the Greater Greenspring Association. "It's a good thing.'"
Developer Brian Gibbons said Foundry Row would "create a new gateway."
"It's really going to change the face of Owings Mills," said Gibbons, chairman and CEO of Greenberg Gibbons, which is based in Owings Mills. "In addition to the tremendous economic impact, it's going to have a great psychological impact."
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Demolition of Solo Cup plant making way for Foundry Row
Demolition began on the old Solo Cup plant in Owings Mills to make way for Foundry Row a retail center that will include a Wegman's grocery store. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun video)
With the swipe of an excavator, a demolition crew began taking down the abandoned Solo Cup factory in Owings Mills on Thursday, work that will clear the way for new development that was once threatened by opposition.
When the abandoned plant is flattened, developers plan to build a $140 million shopping center anchored by the upscale grocer Wegmans, as well as a gym, restaurants, offices and stores. Developers say Foundry Row will open by late 2015 or early 2016.
The ceremonial start to demolition at the site on the corner of Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads followed months of debate among residents, developers and Baltimore County Council members.
Councilwoman Vicki Almond, a Democrat who represents Owings Mills, called it "a very joyous occasion."
"It was like proof that this is finally going to happen now," she said.
Opponents have said the development would saturate the retail market and tie up roads. Supporters said it would provide shopping choices.
"We're looking forward to having some retail in our own backyard and some more restaurant options as well as to not have the eyesore sitting there," said Cheryl Aaron, of the Greater Greenspring Association. "It's a good thing.'"
Developer Brian Gibbons said Foundry Row would "create a new gateway."
"It's really going to change the face of Owings Mills," said Gibbons, chairman and CEO of Greenberg Gibbons, which is based in Owings Mills. "In addition to the tremendous economic impact, it's going to have a great psychological impact."
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Asarco stack demolition
El Paso Asarco stacks are demolished April 13, 2013.
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REDLANDS -- As the wind began to pick up mid-morning Wednesday, demolition was halted on a beige building that once was a community center for residents of low-income housing off Lugonia Avenue and Orange Street.
Dust-control laws prevented workers from continuing, said workers on the site.
The demolition, expected to be completed this week - is part of the construction process to develop the Valencia Grove housing project that will replace 70-year-old rental homes.
Several phases are expected before the work is done. A groundbreaking on the project's first phase was held in early August. The Housing Authority of San Bernardino County and Housing Partners I Inc. are spearheading the project.
Once greenery, leftover buildings and other materials are cleared from the site, a foundation will be installed, and soon homes will start filling the empty dirt lot.
The first phase - which has a budget of $18 million - is expected to be completed in late summer 2014, said Gustav Joslin, senior vice president/chief operating officer for the Housing Authority.
Costs to complete the entire housing community - which will be an energy-efficient mixed-income community made up of starter homes and townhome apartments - could reach $50 million.
A multi-use recreation center with a pool and three playground areas for children will also come with the new housing complex for low-income residents. A separate housing unit will be open to first-time home buyers, Joslin said.
"The older units were extremely old and lacked the amenities that are common with modern rental housing," he said. "For example, they might have one bathroom for three or four bedrooms, so we're going to put back units that have two bathrooms where we will have large room sizes, more storage. ... We're going to put in modern amenities like carpet, for example.
How the playgrounds will look at the site that will be the future home to the Valencia Grove Housing Community. ((John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer) )
A firm associated with former Pittsburgh Housing Authority employee Gabriel S. Fontana has been hired to do site demolition and reconstruction work related to that agency, including some that was competitively bid, some that was not, and some that was awarded through a process that has raised questions in the razing industry.
Fontana, who left the authority in 2003 following a Post-Gazette story about his 1998 guilty plea for conspiracy to sell cocaine and money laundering, is associated with a company that last year won a three-year, $1.6 million contract to train and supervise residents who will tend the authority's grounds. That company, Pittsburgh Property Maintenance, was incorporated nine days before it bid on the contract.
Fontana's demolition company, Three Rivers Dismantlement, was incorporated Oct. 31, 2011. It has done a handful of private demolition jobs since then, according to Bureau of Building Inspection online records.
Three Rivers Dismantlement has become involved in at least three Housing Authority jobs.
The first, a $117,750 contract to reconstruct a collapsed hillside in Homewood North, was competitively bid in a process that started in August, and Three Rivers Dismantlement was by far the lowest bidder. The second, for which the firm was paid $19,000 to replace a failed 8-inch water shut-off valve at Northview Heights, was awarded over the winter on an emergency basis with just Three Rivers Dismantlement's bid.
"We wanted to make sure the residents were safe," said Kim Detrick, the authority's procurement director since October, explaining the one-bid process.
It appears that Three Rivers Dismantlement's biggest job came to it through a process that has some competitors puzzled.
Three Rivers Dismantlement is handling much of the razing of Addison Terrace, a 734-unit community that will be replaced with around 400 mixed-income apartments. The authority has hired Columbus, Ohio-based developer Keith B. Key Enterprises to transform and run the community.
The prime demolition contractor, Phase One Development Corp. of Penn Hills, hired Three Rivers Dismantlement as its subcontractor. Executives at three of the largest area demolition firms -- Noralco, PRISM Response and Bristol Environmental -- said this week that they were not invited to bid on the job.
Developer Mr. Key explained in an email that Phase One got the job because of their ranking in a proposal process conducted by the authority in 2010.
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