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Asbestos abatement has begun at the former Woodhaven apartment complex , and demolition of the housing there could begin as soon as next week, according to city Public Works Commissioner Butch Conover .The contractor for the project, Bronze Contracting of Remsen, is first dealing with asbestos and will then be able to safely demolish the buildings. After the demolition, all that will remain of the 136 structures at the former apartment complex on Park Drive will be the concrete slabs they were built on.The project’s end date is Nov. 22, but Conover said the work will likely be done by October. The demolition work will be done during normal business hours on weekdays, so neighbors will not have to deal with the associated noise at night or on weekends, he noted.Conover also said the work “should have no effect” on the use of the back entrance to Rome Free Academy off Park Drive because crews will handle demolition on that side first, before school opens for the fall.The contract for...

Here are the latest planning applications decided by Kirklees Council this week. Almondbury Applications submitted: S Ervine - c/o Agent, Installation of raised decking to rear at 47, Mountfield Avenue, Waterloo, Huddersfield Alex Paling, Work to TPO(s) HU2/73 at 318, Almondbury Bank , Almondbury, Huddersfield Ashbrow Applications Submitted: D Humphreys, Installation of first floor front and single storey rear extensions at 19, Woodside Lane, Fixby, Huddersfield Frank Marshall Estates, Discharge condition 12 (landscaping) on previous permission 2016/92866 for installation of six industrial units with office accommodation, formation of car parking and service yards and associated works at Mamas And Papas Warehouse, Colne Bridge Road , Colne Bridge, Huddersfield Thomas Jenkins, C/O Agent, Outline application for new detached dwelling at14 , Netheroyd Hill Road , Fixby, Huddersfield Conditional Full Permission Steve Wilford, C/O Agent, New single storey rear extension and a...

Demolition crews are at work tearing down part of the the Atherton Mill and Market shopping center , the first move in a new plan to bring more apartments and retail to the development. RCI Demolition will be at the site for about two months, demolishing the buildings and carrying out asbestos abatement. The demolition is on the southern part of the site close to Publix, not at the historic mill building . After the demolition is complete, work will begin on the new apartments. Crescent Communities is working with Atherton’s owner, Edens, to build 346 new, high-end apartments and tens of thousands of new feet of shops and restaurants. A Crescent- affiliated corporation acquired the multifamily part of the site for just over $15 million, in a deal that closed last month. Retailers at Atherton include Anthropologie , Free People, Alton Lane, and Warby Parker, with restaurants such as O-Ku and Luna’s Living Kitchen, as well as a market selling produce and prepared foods. The company h...

A Broadway landmark was reduced to a pile of bricks and steel beams by a wrecking crew Aug . 15. An excavator equipped with a metal claw began knocking down the building at 700 Broadway, which became a structural hazard once fire gutted it Aug. 6. The intersection of Broadway and West Seventh Street was blocked to car traffic and walkers, but several dozen people stood on both streets to watch the action on the building, which also was known as the Thistle Block or the Thistle Building. The excavator claw ripped into the building starting just after 1:30 p.m. >>PHOTOS: Demo begins on 700 Broadway Advertisement “It’s devastating,” said Marco Calo, 35, a resident who lost many personal belongings in the fire. Calo said his losses included copies of his resume and paperwork for scheduled job interviews , leaving him without directions for finding work. Using his cell phone, Calo streamed the demolition live via Facebook, communicating with family and friends. “Have ...

Aug 22, 2017 Most of the stars on HGTV — a network so popular it beat CNN's ratings during an election year — lean toward a look that, well, blends in. Crown jewel Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper is often seen in denim, plaid and baseball caps to match the Waco, Texas, scenery. Love It or List It 's Hilary Farr is almost always wearing jeans and a plain, bright sweater or blouse. Karen Laine and daughter Mina Starsiak of HGTV's new show Good Bones also favor simple plaids and neutrals. Christina El Moussa from Flip or Flop , HGTV's second most popular show after Fixer Upper , will sometimes wear a conservative blouse or drapey sweater on-camera, but she'll also pair them with ripped jeans or visit demolition day in form- fitting yoga pants . She's hardly ever without a blowout and brown smokey eyeshadow . She stands out and gets noticed — but with that must come a thick skin. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Int...

More homes and yet more homes are going in, with new communities popping up . San Pablo The Silverfield Group of Jacksonville has purchased 21.85 acres at the north end of Pablo Point Drive , nestled in between Pablo Point to the south and Queen’s Harbour to the north. With mostly marsh to the east, it’s about the last bit of buildable land in the immediate area. There, they’re going to put Waterside at San Pablo , a single- family community zoned for up to 42 lots, a minimum of 90-100 feet wide. Home prices are expected to be in the $400s to $600s. Leed Silverfield said the project is still in design and engineering, but they hope to break ground early next year. Builders haven’t been chosen. He said it hasn’t been determined if it will be gated. Silverfield paid $1,175,000 for the property, buying it from the Hodges family. Ponte Vedra A new 23-lot, single- home community is going into Ponte Vedra Beach . EvenTide at 1044 Ponte Vedra Blvd . is being developed by GreenPointe Comm...

Name: Fernando, Roberta and their 1 year old son Location: Pasadena, California The basics: 1 year, owned — 2,200 square feet After time in Switzerland, the UK and Seattle, Fernando and Roberta found themselves in Pasadena hunting for a home. A design enthusiast, Fernando jumped at the opportunity to remodel a basically untouched Spanish Colonial home in a perfect location. Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: My wife Roberta and I bought the house a little more than a year ago. We were relocating from Seattle to Pasadena, as we were both going to work at Caltech. I'm a professor of theoretical physics there and she is a human resource consultant . We are both originally from Brazil, and we lived in London for seven years and in Zurich for one year before moving to Seattle. I have always had a passion for interior design, and whenever I can I like to give it a try. I designed the remodel of our apartment in Brazil five years ago and I was...