Demolition has started at 201 East 84th Street on Manhattan's Upper East Side, clearing the way for a roughly 300,000-square-foot residential building. Legion Investment Group, led by Victor Sigoura, is developing the project with SMA Equities after securing a $99 million acquisition loan from BDT & MSD Partners and Deutsche Bank. The site was assembled over nearly 20 years.
Crews began razing the former Northeast Nassau Building at Kings Park Psychiatric Center in Smithtown, New York, on Thursday, clearing the way for underground leaching fields tied to the Smithtown Main Street sewer project. Suffolk County's Department of Public Works expects demolition and leaching-field construction to take about a year; officials said prior asbestos removal had delayed the work.
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.
Crews in Orchard Park, New York, began demolishing the 53-year-old former Highmark Stadium in May, after the Bills played their final game there in January and power was disconnected. The mechanical demolition, rather than implosion, includes asbestos abatement, utility and debris removal, retaining wall construction and filling the site to grade, with completion slated for March 2027. Fans may still see work underway across Abbott Road during the 2026 season, while the Bills' nearby training facility remains untouched and no redevelopment plan has been finalized.
Heavy equipment sank into the ground last week at a demolition site at 245 Duffield St. in Downtown Brooklyn, prompting an FDNY response and a stop-work order. Nearby residents say they had already filed complaints with the Department of Buildings, the Public Advocate's Office and local officials over noise, dust and debris. Before work can resume, the DOB says contractors must correct cited violations and submit a report on safety measures going forward.
Demolition of the 136-year-old Center Village Bridge in Colesville, Broome County, New York, remains delayed, with Broome County officials now targeting the 2027 construction season. The holdup stems from endangered mussel beds found in the Susquehanna River, requiring a state DEC-approved relocation plan before work can proceed. The county is also reconsidering its demolition approach after recent bids came in higher than expected, and any chosen contractor must submit a detailed plan for DEC approval before starting.
Demolition of the fire-damaged Eveready Diner at 6595 U.S. Route 9 in Rhinebeck, N.Y., is complete, with the site cleared and debris removed, Code Enforcement Officer Michael Dugard told the Town Board. The order to demolish, issued in June, took nearly six weeks to secure contractors and complete asbestos studies. Officials postponed setting a completion deadline, opting to revisit the matter at the board's Sept. 14 meeting after Dugard meets with the owner to discuss remaining site work.
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management has begun tearing down the nearly 9,000-square-foot Fuel Receiving and Storage Facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project, a year after crews completed demolition of the site's Main Plant Process Building. Prep work included isolating utilities and removing hazardous materials, and crews already removed the building's exterior and a 100-ton crane before continuing structural teardown. Debris is loaded into intermodal containers for offsite rail disposal, with water spray, air monitoring and radiation control technicians in place during the work. West Valley Cleanup Alliance is the EM contractor managing the project.
A brick and concrete wall collapsed Thursday afternoon during demolition at 5005 Fifth Ave. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, striking the upper corner of the adjacent Salvation Army Brooklyn Sunset Park Corps Community Center at 520 50th St. The site was operating under an active Department of Buildings permit; inspectors were called for a structural stability check, and the investigation is ongoing. No injuries were reported.
Demolition of the 88-year-old Larchmont-Mamaroneck incinerator at the Maxwell Avenue Recycling Facility could start as early as October, taking up to five months at a cost of $1.6 million, jointly funded by the Village of Larchmont and Town of Mamaroneck. Town Engineer Robert Wasp says asbestos is confined to the building, not the smokestack, and crews will use water suppression to control particulates, with an independent monitor able to issue stop-work orders. A demolition plan requires approval from both municipal boards, expected next month, while Maxwell Yard operations face a temporary closure with alternate drop-off sites still undetermined.
Crews have begun demolition at 350 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, clearing the site for a 1,414-foot, 64-story supertall designed by Foster + Partners for developers Vornado Realty Trust, Rudin, and Ken Griffin. The existing 30-story tower, plus adjacent buildings at 40 East 52nd Street and 39 East 51st Street, are being stripped of windows and facade panels ahead of interior gutting. The $4.5 billion project, approved by City Council in September 2025, will yield 1.8 million square feet of office space anchored by Citadel, with completion targeted for 2032.