Demolition barrels ahead for Nelson Commons

Crews continued the demolition of the old Extra Foods Building on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday the salvaged glulam beams will be removed.

image credit: Will Johnson photo

Demolition is nearly complete at the old Extra Foods building on Vernon and Hendryx, as crews move towards a summer 2016 completion for the Nelson Commons project.

Demolition is moving along nicely. The weather is helping of course, said Nelson Commons project manager Russell Precious, noting the beautiful sunny weather on Tuesday.

We expect to finish demolition this week, then excavation will be four to six weeks, and as soon as thats done we go into forming for the foundation work.

Precious said the busy construction site, piled with assorted detritus, is a welcome sight.

We had some people concerned for a while this would never get off the ground, so its good to see it actually happening.

Precious encouraged interested buyers to swing through the display kitchen and bathroom the the corner of Hall and Vernon streets, as that helps those struggling with the decision to see their potential new home in three dimensions.

You have an actual kitchen and a bathroom, you can see the level of finish. The kitchens are all stone counter tops, stainless steel, and the cabinets are made locally here in BC. We put a lot of thought into this.

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Demolition barrels ahead for Nelson Commons