Three buildings, an old store, a vacant house and a detached garage, were burned and torn down in Camp Creek, Tennessee, near Greystone and Camp Creek roads. Camp Creek VFD plans a 6,000-square-foot metal garage with 14-foot, 12-foot-wide truck bays, replacing nine-foot bays. East Tennessee Contractors will deliver it by late October, funded by an estate donation.
Demolition kicks off Sept. 28 on the vacant Seaspray condominiums at Bay Avenue and 34th Street in Ocean City, N.J., shuttered since the city declared them structurally unsafe. The HOW Group, of Conshohocken, Pa., which bought the site for nearly $6 million, will build a 43-unit, four-story replacement with 87 covered parking spaces, a green roof and pool. Construction is tentatively planned for early 2027 and would take 18 months, with pricing announced in November.
Demolition preparations are underway for the Red Rock Inn in Plymouth, Indiana, condemned after a first responder nearly fell through a loose railing. Hippo Demo, hired for the job, says IDEM approved the start date and an asbestos contractor already cleared hazardous material, with work expected Thursday or Friday. Only the hotel's L-shaped section can come down; the attached restaurant remains off-limits due to a pending lawsuit.
R&D Excavating of Crestline won a Richland County Land Bank contract to demolish the former West Park Shopping Center on Mansfield's Park Avenue, submitting the lowest of nine bids at $886,845. The project is funded through a $1 million Ohio Department of Development brownfield grant and includes asbestos removal on the 17-acre site. Unlike R&D's earlier Westinghouse job, materials cannot be crushed onsite due to commercial zoning. Work must start within 30 days and finish by end of May, though the company expects completion by December.
Work is underway to remove a parking garage at Penn Highlands Mon Valley in Carroll Township, with crews hauling away debris and grading the site. A paved lot with new safety lighting is planned to replace it, improving access to the campus. The hospital says patient care and emergency services are not affected.
Crews in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, have finished tearing down the former main auditorium of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, with the structure fully down as of September 23. Excavator operators worked the site to sort debris and recyclables, using steel girders to shift material into piles. Developer Gateway Jax bought the property and plans an apartment tower and a Publix store there.
Demolition began Monday on the OU Motel in Norman, Oklahoma, a 75-year-old affordable housing complex on a seven-acre lot. Owner Lucy Sharp operated the excavator for the first strike. The work was originally set for Sept. 1 but was delayed to remove contaminants, according to off-site manager Jim Benson, who confirmed the site is now clear. Sharp said she hopes the property becomes an entertainment and sports venue; Mayor Stephen Tyler Holman wants any redevelopment to address floodplain protection and affordable housing.
Demolition of the former Emma Abbott Memorial Chapel at Cooper and America streets in Charleston began Sept. 23, with half the building down by 9 a.m. City officials briefly halted the work on Sept. 21 before confirming developer Styx's right to proceed under an Aug. 21 permit. The plan calls for deconstructing the chapel, then rebuilding it in similar form using salvaged shingle siding, with six residential units in the finished structure.
Cambridge Springs Borough Council has unanimously awarded XL Excavating a contract to demolish the former Iron Horse Saloon at 195 S. Main St. Borough Manager Sandy Pude said the work must be completed by Dec. 31. The borough acquired the building through eminent domain after a three-year dispute with owner James Byers, who ignored a court order to tear it down himself. The borough has also received a $20,000 Blight Revitalization Grant toward the project.
Demolition at the former Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon is about 99 percent complete, according to NorthStar Group Services executive chairman Scott State. Roughly 28,000 cubic yards of reactor building concrete went to Waste Control Specialists' Texas disposal site, with another 28,000 cubic yards of local quarry fill used to restore the area. About $8.5 million remains of the $602 million trust fund, with physical decommissioning expected to finish in 2027. Remaining work includes removing the water discharge structure early next year, before NRC review allows any partial site release.
Crews in Albany, New York, have finished asbestos abatement at the 11-story Central Warehouse, removing more than 4,500 tons of contaminated material. Starting September 21, overnight crews will spend a week dismantling the rail bridge connecting the building to an Amtrak spur, cutting steel tracks and girders, with road closures expected nearby. Scaffolding installation follows on the south side, and full structural demolition begins in December, continuing through winter given the site's proximity to active rail lines. The work clears a 1.1-acre site for future redevelopment.