A revised concept for the next stage of redevelopment at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills will improve the original vision and increase investment in the estimated $252 million project, village leaders have been told.

"We're completely committed to this village and to this project," Jon Meshel, senior vice president of development for mall owner Centennial Real Estate explained to village trustees. "This is a double down."

Meshel and others on Tuesday presented a revised Phase 2 of the project, known as Hawthorn 2.0, which calls for 250 luxury rental apartments on the mall property.

The building was to have been located south of the former Sears location, which is now under construction for a mix of 313 luxury apartments in two buildings, retail and other amenities known as Hawthorn Row.

The revised vision for the second phase calls for the former Carson's anchor store to be demolished and the Dave & Buster's restaurant relocated, making way for a mix of 250 apartments and 28,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space.

Shifting the location of those apartments would extend an outdoor plaza area and create more retail spaces facing the plaza outside the mall proper.

That would allow Centennial to adapt to a "shrinking universe" of mall tenants, according to Meshel.

"These are all very intentional moves to right size the interior of the mall, to reinvest in the retail (by) creating outward facing retail, taking advantage of tenant demand for this sort of space," he said.

Retail space was not originally envisioned for Phase 2. Meshel didn't discuss specifics but said the reworked plan represents a "very, very large" investment.

The expanded plaza would become an outdoor area flanked on three sides with street-level retail and residential above, village officials were told.

"This is more exciting than what we showed you before," said Vicky Lee, vice president of development for Focus, a developer and residential development firm. The two firms also partnered on The Atworth apartment component of the Mellody Farm retail center across Milwaukee Avenue east of Hawthorn Mall.

"Our thought was if we are to make this plan complete and whole, why build Phase 2 where it used to be?" Lee said.

By demolishing Carson's and repurposing the space, the plaza would be expanded and utilized as a center in the overall plan more quickly, Meshel said.

"A residential project (in the original location) doesn't do as much for the mall as what we're proposing," he added.

The village board advanced the concept for detailed review by the village's planning and zoning commission, which will hold a public hearing before a final version is presented for board consideration and official action.

"Moving it (residential building) closer will make it more inviting and appealing to actually be there," said Trustee Thom Koch Jr.

Construction is anticipated to take two years and be complete about January 2025.

"This is what we knew we were getting involved in three or four years ago," said Mayor Roger Byrne. "This is different in a good way."

A third proposed part of development involves a plan by Integrated Development of Northfield for 162 units of senior housing in a six-story building north of Hawthorn Row and east of the AMC Theater.

"We're hoping that matriculates and is approved," Meshel said. "It is an independent application, although it is part of an overall campus plan."

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As ever, Ash Barty the person was understated. And in customary style, Ash Barty the tennis player was ruthless. Another qualifier down, another round deeper into the Australian Open womens singles draw. This time her victim was Lucia Bronzetti, an Italian ranked 142 places lower than the Australian world No 1. She snatched two games off the Wimbledon champion, which was one more than Lesia Tsurenko managed in the opener. But it is really splitting hairs when the scoreline ends at 6-1, 6-1.

This was as routine as it gets for Barty, a 52-minute stroll in the sun at Rod Laver Arena. She rolled out the wicked serve, the backhand slice and the top-spin forehand and calmly, almost quietly, slipped the win into her satchel she hopes will be full to the brim come the end of next week.

Next on the list on Friday is another Italian in 30th seed Camila Giorgi, before a potential fourth-round encounter with Naomi Osaka.

She [Giorgi] is an incredible ball-striker one of the most athletic girls out here, Barty said. Not afraid to stand on the baseline and put you under time pressure from the first strike. I will have to are have my running shoes on get the backhand slice out and bring in variation and see how it goes.

That variation was also on show on Wednesday, when Barty kept her opponent to seven points in the first five games and broke her five times en route to extending her unbeaten run in 2022 to six matches, having already won the season-opening Adelaide International.

I felt like we had a good preparation in Adelaide, she said. We played well, played throughout tough matches. [Coach] Craig Tyzzer is the master. Hes good in the business and spoilt to have him in my team. Grateful he has the tactical knowledge communication and the way we talk to each other is incredible. Hes going to love hes on the big screen. I feel like our whole team works extremely well together. Were enjoying our tennis and being able to produce some pretty good stuff.

The victory came on the Australian Opens inaugural First Nations Day, of which Bartys fellow Indigenous Wimbledon champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley is an ambassador.

Shes an incredible human being, Im extremely lucky to call her a friend and know shes only a phone call away, she said. Were connected through our heritage. Shes an incredible woman who has paved a path and been able to guide so many of the Indigenous youth coming up in the last however many years through her work off the court. I love her to death.

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The University of Missouri last week announcedplans to demolish itsMizzou North facility on the Business Loop.

While the university museum collections housed and displayed there will move on campus to Ellis Library, the demolition will also impact anon-university program that operates out of the basement of Mizzou North.

This is the CoMo Cooks shared kitchen,a partnership ofThe Loop Community Improvement District, Regional Economic Development Inc. and the Missouri Women's Business Center.

Here's a look at whatthe planned demolition of Mizzou North later this year or in early 2023means for the shared kitchen program:

Previously:Cooking, baking, sharing COMO Cooks kitchen rental space opens on The Loop

"We knew when we went into this kitchen that we had a clock on it," Loop Executive Director Carrie Gartner said.

This maker space, much like the MACCLab in the Parkade Center, is a business incubator program on The Loop as part of the Cre8CoMo Initiative.

The CoMO Cooks programreceived grants for small-scale manufacturing from Smart Growth America,the federal Economic Development AdministrationandRecast City. The grants also helped in the planning of surveying community needs, Gartner said.

These grants meanta commercial kitchen space was needed almost immediately, she added.

Mizzou North fulfilled that need.

"Our idea was, we have an empty kitchen, let's open it in a hurry and we would not have to build a kitchen," Gartner said.

By having the kitchens at Mizzou North available right away, CoMo Cooks could build up a client base in preparation of securing a different, permanentlocation and moving to the new facility, also on The Loop.

Grants from Etsy and MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth allowed for branding, promotion and building a related website for the kitchen space and Cre8CoMo.

The CoMo Cooks kitchen will move its facilities from Mizzou North into one of the strips of businesses next to Carlito's Cabo and across the street from Bob McCosh Chevrolet.

The new location will be about 1,000 to 1,200 feet from the Mizzou North property.

"It actually is a better space. It has a storefront so we can do events or pop-up retail," Gartner said.

It also allows for easier pick-up opportunities due to its accessibility compared to the Mizzou North basement, she added.

The new facility is 3,500 square feet. Offices will move into the space, along with building out the shared kitchens.

The program will use a temporary kitchen location as the build-out happens, so clients can continue their work.

Based on supply chain issues and COVID-19 spikes, Gartner expects that it will be at least afew months before the kitchens are in operation at the new facility. Office space will be ready and in use within the next month or so, she added.

The CoMo Cooks program has put in a request to the City of Columbia for American Rescue Plan funds to help with the build-out of the new kitchen facility.

"There is a section of (Rescue Plan funds) dedicated to workforce development, and our kitchen applied," Gartner said, noting Job Point and the MACCLab Maker Space also are applicants.

Gartner is excited for the move because of the ability to have a storefront and pop-up events in the future.

"(Pop-ups) are really key. We can provide a low-cost option for businesses," she said. "Retail pop-ups really help launch a business nicely."

The storefront does not mean pop-up events will focus solely on food-related businesses, Gartner said. The grants received allowed for the creation of an online maker directory, which features just about every type of creative business.

"We do maker markets twice per year, and during the height of the pandemic we were doing online auctions for locally made products," Gartner said, adding the pop-ups will provide locally made products to the community.

The CoMo Cooks kitchen has 14 clients using the space, with five more conducting preparations to eventually start using the kitchens.

REDI and Missouri Women's Business Center providebusiness coaching and make sure clients have all the necessary documentation in place touse the kitchens.

Gartner expects once CoMo Cooks moves to its temporary and eventually permanent location, they will be able to bring in multiple clients at the same time to use the space.

CoMo Cooks is also working on partnerships with The Root Cellar and the Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri.

"We are working to bring in farmers from the region to do small-batch production as well," Gartner said.

Farmers who want to make a value-added product to what they already producecould connect with CoMo Cooks for product development. A dairy farmer could start making cheese, or other items could be made by farmers who grow more than just typical row crops of corn and soybeans.

"Locally made food is so important with COVID interrupting the supply chain," Gartner said. "Our kitchen will be the place where farmers can jumpstart a business with value-added products."

The partnerships could also help people who already use the kitchen to source local ingredients from farmers.

"When you are starting a business, all of those connections can help you think differently and help a business grow or expand more quickly," Gartner said.

The university is keeping the Mizzou North property even after the building is demolished, and Gartner hopes to work with the university on any plans it has forthe space.

Decisions are not yet made on the property's future use, MU spokesperson Christian Basi said last week.

"It is quite an opportunity to have that much space in the middle of town," Gartner said about the property's potential.

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The residents of Bharathi Nagar in Soolai have urged the district administration to postpone the demolition of their houses for road widening works, until they were provided alternative accommodation.

In their petition to the District Collector, which they dropped in the petition box, the people said that there were 100 houses in their area in which those belonging to Adi Dravidar and Dalit communities have been residing for over 50 years. The State Highways Department had served a notice recently asking them to vacate their houses for road widening project. Most of the people were daily wage earners. If their houses were demolished, they have no place to live and would be forced to take shelter along the road. The petition wanted the administration to allot them houses under government schemes and until that their houses should not be demolished.

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If your work involves demolition sites, there are specific duties and obligations you need to comply with under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) 2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS Regulations) 2017. This compliance code gives you practical guidance on how to comply with those duties and obligations.

This information is particularly relevant for you if youre an employer, self-employed person, principal contractor or someone who has management or control of a workplace that involves demolition work. It is also relevant for employees, people who install, erect or commission plant, and people who design buildings and structures. It uses examples and tools you can apply to your own situation.

It includes information on:

It is recommended that you follow the compliance code. If you comply with a code, you are deemed to comply with the Act or Regulation duty covered by the code. However, codes are not mandatory and duty holders may choose to use some other way to achieve compliance.

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The walls are coming down at Olsen Middle School in Dania Beach-- not the current school, but the old building, which was completed in 1954 and has sat unused for three decades, an eyesore fenced off from the public.

The demolition started Friday, and should be finished in about a month, according to Broward County Public School officials. The space will be turned into a park.

"We see the walls, we se the roof of a structure that was built in the 50s, and it is because of our unwavering commitment that those walls are coming down today," said Valerie Harris, the principal of Olsen Middle School.

A small crowd applauded her at a ceremony Friday afternoon.

The school district allocated $800,000 from its SMART bond program to get the demolition done. Across the district, however, dozens of the district's other renovation projects are way behind schedule, including new air conditioning systems that need to be installed and new cafeterias that need to be constructed.

Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie said that "When we started out, back in 2014, the thought was that we'd do roof maintenance work. Now, we're doing roof replacement on probably 90% of the roofs we have in the county."

He said the surface area of all the roofs the districts is replacing is equal to the pavement on the entire length of I-595. The bond programs price tag jumped from $800 million to $1.4 billion.

"That's very different than the original estimates that we had back in 2014," Runcie said. "When we award these projects, they're being done within budgets that we grant, but those are estimates."

"Those arent the real numbers of the scopes of the projects were dealing with, so I think the criticism that it's taking far longer than everyone expected is fair."

Some of the renovation projects, such as those at Stranahan and Blanche Ely High Schools, are years overdue. Others, Runcie said, are delayed by design.

For example, the plan to renovate Northeast High School morphed into a plan to build two new classrooms, so it's taken more time. The public can track each project on the school districts website.

Runcie says all the projects will be done by 2025. They had originally been scheduled for completion this year.

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The sight of San Diego's rapidly vanishing Mission Valley stadium now has a companion piece downtown, where demolition crews have scraped away the facade of the once-iconic Horton Plaza mall, rendering it unrecognizable in some spots.

Demolition work has dramatically altered the site of the former mall that helped to anchor the revitalization of San Diegos downtown and Gaslamp Quarter.

The work is being done to make way for a new $330 million high-tech office campus and lifestyle center called the Campus at Horton, much of which will utilize the bones of Horton Plaza. Developers expect the final site to boast 700,000 square feet of office space and 300,000 square feet of retail space, including both restaurants as well as shops.

Good news for commuters: The Campus at Horton will retain Horton Plaza's parking garage, enough spaces for 2,200 drivers to park.

See below for a gallery of artist renderings of the completed project:

Horton Plaza originally opened to the public in 1985, housing a movie theater, Macys and other department stores, and restaurants.

The glory, the glamour and the glitz it brought to San Diego, Oscar Carlson told NBC 7 last summer when the demolition began. We lived in Oceanside when it opened, but we came down frequently just for the experience.

SkyRanger 7 captured a bird's eye view -- through some fog -- of the progress of the demolition at SDCCU Stadium in Mission Valley on Jan. 8, 2021.

Horton Plaza's unique architecture distinguished it from other malls in the county. The Los Angeles Times even called it a landmark of urban design.

Developers hope the new project will attract Silicon Valley technology companies to San Diego, with 3,000 and 4,000 new workers employed at the Campus at Horton. The project is expected to be completed by early next year.

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The enforcement team of department of town and country planning(DTCP) on Friday carried out a demolition drive in Farrukhnagar in which three colonies were demolished amid protests by residents

PUBLISHED ON FEB 20, 2021 07:06 PM IST

The enforcement team of department of town and country planning(DTCP) on Friday carried out a demolition drive in Farrukhnagar in which three colonies were demolished amid protests by residents. DTCP officials said that 20 acres of land was cleared of unauthorised structures, which were constructed without any permission. A large posse of Gurugram police also accompanied the enforcement team, said officials.

RS Bhath, district town planner, enforcement, said that 10 under-construction houses and around 100 plinths and several boundary walls were demolished. Offices of the dealers based there were also demolished. Long-term demolition drives are planned this month and next month against illegal colonies, he said.

Meanwhile, in a related development the enforcement team of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) also carried out a major demolition drive against encroachments in HSVP markets in sectors 23 and 21.

Sandeep Lot, junior engineer, HSVP, said that several shopkeepers had made extensions in their shops, others had covered the corridors and there were a lot of complaints from residents. The enforcement team will take action against violators in HSVP markets in the coming weeks. We removed encroachments today and if these are repeated criminal action will be initiated, he said.

A team from Palam Vihar police station helped in the demolition drive, said HSVP officials.

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