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Former Macy's at Oviedo Mall demolished for $125 million, 400-unit apartment project
Demolition is underway at the former Macy's site at Oviedo Mall in Seminole County, Florida, clearing room for a $125 million project to build 400 high-end, market-rate apartments on the 95-acre property. A second phase would add more than 300 units and possibly a hotel, with construction expected to start next year and leasing targeted for early 2028.
Crews demolish 1908 Roeder School in Bellingham for 42-unit cohousing project
Crews began tearing down the 1908 Roeder School on Dupont Avenue in Bellingham this week. Bellingham Public Schools sold the site to 4th Corner Commons, which plans 42 one- and two-bedroom cohousing units around a shared courtyard; seismic retrofit costs made preserving the building unfeasible. Facing bricks are being salvaged for landscaping, and trees will be milled into bowls. Demolition should finish by year's end, with new construction starting March 2027.
Tuesday, November 10
Randolph Terrace Apartments in St. Paul torn down day after roof-collapsing fire
Crews began demolishing the 20-unit Randolph Terrace Apartments on Randolph Avenue in St. Paul Tuesday, a day after a fire collapsed the roof and multiple floors, rendering the century-old building structurally unsound. St. Paul Deputy Fire Chief Steve Holmes said the teardown should take about eight hours, with debris left on site roughly two weeks for hazardous material testing before landfill disposal. Randolph Avenue is closed between Fairview Avenue and Howell Street during the work. The fire's cause remains under investigation.
Thursday, November 5
Crews raze former U.S. Bank parking ramp in Duluth, closed since 2019
Crews are tearing down the former U.S. Bank parking ramp at 120 West Michigan Street in Duluth, Minnesota, closed since 2019 over structural concerns. The property owners are funding the demolition without public money, Mayor Roger Reinert said. The ramp's removal follows Duluth's 2022 Downtown Task Force call to finalize demolition plans for it and the Shoppers Auto Park ramp.
Sunday, November 1
Springfield's 224-foot Pillsbury Headhouse comes down, tallest ever razed there
The 224-foot Headhouse at the former Pillsbury Mills site in Springfield, Illinois, began demolition Oct. 29, the tallest building ever torn down in the city. Built in 1929, it once moved wheat vertically for grading and storage. Crews will separate metal for recycling and crush concrete on site, with Moving Pillsbury Forward estimating over 95% reused.
Saturday, October 31
Waikīkī tower at 436 Ena Road demolished by robots for affordable housing
Demolition has started at 436 Ena Road in Waikīkī, an eight-story vacant building and parking structure on city-owned land, to clear the site for future affordable housing. Contractor R.H.S. Lee Inc. will begin structural demolition the week of Nov. 2, using Husqvarna remotely operated robots that climb elevator shafts to dismantle the structure from the roof down, since the confined site has no room for large trucks or cranes. Work is expected to continue through February 2027, with safety fencing in place throughout and the redevelopment partnership now set for rebidding.
Thursday, October 29
West Park Shopping Plaza demolition underway in Mansfield, OH, finish set for May 2027
Demolition has started at West Park Shopping Plaza, 1157 Park Ave. West in Mansfield, Ohio. R&D Excavating of Crestline holds the nearly $887,000 contract, funded by a $1 million Ohio Department of Development grant. Crews found more asbestos-containing material than expected, prompting a $59,161.92 change order for Erie Environmental's removal work. Work is expected to finish by end of May 2027, with no redevelopment plan finalized.
Wednesday, October 28
Demolition begins on Berg Place housing complex in Pittsburgh's Carrick
Crews in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood began tearing down the seven-building Berg Place housing complex on Brownsville Road Tuesday, after more than a decade of vacancy and condemnation. The Urban Redevelopment Authority owns the site, which will be redeveloped with CHN Housing Partners and Amani Christian CDC into a 52-unit affordable housing development for seniors.
Demolition starts at Ballston One office tower in Arlington, VA, for 328-unit project
Oct 27
Hopkins razes Dell House and former Homewood learning center in Baltimore
Oct 26
Structural demolition starts at old Kent Community Hospital in Grand Rapids
Oct 23
More Wrecking
- Huntsville Summit Apartments demolition in Old Towne to take 30 to 45 daysOct 22 · Huntsville, AL
- Scarsdale recycling center incinerator building demolished, chimney to stay for antennasOct 21 · Scarsdale, NY
- Demolition of Moberly grain towers nears completionOct 20 · Moberly, MO
- Coronado Hotel razed in Phoenix, nearly century-old motel cleared for apartmentsOct 19 · Phoenix, AZ
- Bellevue Vista Apartments demolished for 239-unit Brizo project on 108th Ave NEOct 18 · Bellevue, WA
- Genesis Convention Center demolition begins in Gary, site restoration due by 2027Oct 18 · Gary, IN
- Crews tear down St. Stephen Church in Oil City, PA, built in 1906Oct 15
- Former Sugar Mill venue razed in New Orleans for $600 million, 1,000-room Omni hotelOct 14 · New Orleans, LA
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Chester Bridge over Mississippi River demolished Monday
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