Demolition of bridge in Hednesford
Work starts to demolish bridge in Hednesford as part of the electrification of the Chase Line.

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When the demolition of Westdale Mall begins later this spring, it will become part of a national trend of redeveloping hundreds of formerly vibrant retail centers.

Demolition begins on the former Montgomery Ward building at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, January 16, 2014. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)

Green Street Advisors of Newport Beach, Calif., has forecast that 10 percent of the nations 1,000 enclosed malls will fail by 2022. Many will be partially or totally demolished, converted to uses with significantly less retail.

Another report from CoStar Group of Washington, D.C., shows more than 200 malls with over 250,000 square feet have vacancy rates of 35 percent or higher. Age also appears to be a contributing factor as 86.5 percent were built before 2000.

Westdales deteriorating physical condition and the need to create a radically different mixed-use destination are cited as reasons for tearing down the majority of the 35-year-old mall by Frew Development Group of Denver, Colo., which is overseeing a $90 million redevelopment of the property.

During a recent tour of the central portion of Westdale, buckets filling with water from a leaking roof and skylights were abundant. A service corridor that the public never sees showed ample evidence of structural settling and damage to the buildings infrastructure.

The damage to the mall has resulted from decades of neglect, said John Frew, president of Frew Development Group. The 10-year roof that was installed 20 years ago could be replaced, but the concerns we have are water penetration to the electrical boxes and conduit, much of it running under the mall.

Chad Soukup Westdale operations manager points to where measurements were taken on a concrete outer wall that is settling at Westdale Mall in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)

The front wall of the mall was not built on compacted soil and it has settled more than six inches. That is putting stress on pipes passing through the wall, causing horizontal cracks to form.

You finally have to ask yourself Do we put more lipstick on the pig, or do we start from scratch?

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Web Extra: Michele Kelm Helgen on the Metrodome #39;s Demolition
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chair Michele Kelm Helgen talks about the process by which the Metrodome will be demolished.

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Demolition work continues on the former hospitality complex at Dunedin's Carisbrook yesterday.

The final stage of demolition started last week on the four-storey, concrete hospitality complex.

Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of March. Construction company Calder Stewart Ltd bought the site for $3.5 million from the Dunedin City Council last June, half the $7 million the council paid the Otago Rugby Football Union for the ground in 2009.

A fundraising project by Dunedin Rotary clubs, the Carisbrook Rotary Project, raised $200,000 through the sale of stadium turf, seating, signage and other memorabilia, Carisbrook Rotary Project committee member Lindsay Thorburn said yesterday.

The remaining rubble would be crushed into aggregate for future developments and the vacant site fenced off, Southern Demolition owner Alan Edge said.

The only reminder of the site's former sporting career will be the historic brick Neville St turnstile building, which is to be incorporated into a pocket park, as part of the redevelopment.

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Final stage of demolition begins

January 20, 2014

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The family of the owner of the building housing Le Baril Bar at 35 Child Street in Coaticook obtained a stay of the demolition of the centenary edifice on Saturday in order to determine whether or not it could be saved. After an independent evaluation performed by engineers Monday morning, it was unanimously decided the demolition would go ahead as originally planned since renovations needed to put the building back in shape were extensive. This building is dangerous from a structural point of view, said Deputy Mayor, Luc Marcoux. We are concerned that the demolition of the house beside it will compromise its stability. This is the second building to be demolished in the Child St. portion of Coaticook after damages caused by last weeks Pratt Creek flood rendered them unsafe. The St-Pierre Excavation company is making final arrangements for the demolition which will take place as soon as everything is in place. Due to Monday mornings developments the press conference originally scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m. was canceled.

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World Demolition Summit 2013: Stuart Accleton and the Walmar House Project
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Neighbors rejoice in motel demolition on Ocean Boulevard
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Lakeshore Park demolition efforts prove challenging
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