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618 S. Main

Voxphoto — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:05:24 +0000

Peek through window of former Delux Drapery at 624 S. Main, during demolition of Fox Tent & Awning: [photo] Fox Tent building is all rubble now. But Main Street and former Vet buildings remain: [photo]

721 N. Main

Voxphoto — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:51:23 +0000

Demolition of a former city fleet services building under way – the long, concrete-block one: [aerial view from Google Maps] MacKenzie Co. crew apparently separating recyclable metals from roof structure. [photo]

Georgetown Mall

Brad Cook — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:58:43 +0000

The long-awaited demolition is on! [photo 1] [photo 2]

Georgetown Mall

John Hritz — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:14:44 +0000

Heavy equipment sighted. [Demolition in anticipation of Packard Square appears imminent.] [photo]

Washington & Fifth Ave.

David Erik Nelson — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:23:54 +0000

Mahek Indian Cuisine getting interior demo. Such a bummer; always my fave downtown buffet.

Washington & Second

HD — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:56:16 +0000

Former road commission building at 415 W. Washington now bears sign reading “Renovation Yes, Demolition No!” Context is that Ann Arbor city council work session on March 25 included mention that the more likely outcome for the now vacant city-owned building is demolition. [photo] A nice shot of the whole facade from several years ago by Jim Rees: [Flickr]

FEMA Grant to Fund 721 N. Main Demolition

Chronicle Staff — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:25:52 +0000

Two buildings on the city-owned 721 N. Main property near downtown Ann Arbor will now be demolished, using $87,704 in funds granted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

721 N. Main site showing the two buildings to be demolished, which are located in the floodway.

The unanimous vote to accept the funds came at the council’s March 4, 2013 meeting. The 721 N. Main site is a former city maintenance yard, and is part of a broader area being studied by a task force. That area includes the North Main corridor and extends to the Huron River, covering the MichCon site near Broadway.

The cost of the demolition will be $116,939, with the remaining $29,235 to be paid by the city. The city’s portion will be drawn from a combination of funds – fleet services, major streets, local streets, and stormwater utility.

The two buildings are being demolished because they’re in the FEMA floodway. A third building – not in the floodway, but still in the flood fringe – is being studied for possible re-use. On a recommendation from the task force, the council approved $30,000 for the physical testing of that building at its Feb. 19, 2013 meeting.

The task force recommendation for the use of the 721 N. Main site has already been delivered to the city council, and is consistent with a previous council resolution that the floodway portion of the site would be incorporated into an Allen Creek greenway. The site-specific recommendation for 721 N. Main was delivered to meet deadlines for grant applications. The recommendation for a broader area on the 721 N. Main site is due at the end of July 2013. The city is applying for $300,000 in funding from the Washtenaw County parks and recreation commission’s Connecting Communities program, which had a December 2012 deadline. The city also plans to apply for a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant, which has an April 1, 2013 deadline.

This brief was filed from the city council’s chambers on the second floor of city hall, located at 301 E. Huron. A more detailed report will follow: [link]

Maple Village

Vivienne Armentrout — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:52:24 +0000

Golden Chef building at Maple Village is history. [photo]

Former Near North Demolition Nears

Chronicle Staff — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:14:44 +0000

An additional $96,000 has been received by the city of Ann Arbor through federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations, which the city will put toward demolishing six houses on North Main Street.

The houses are on the site of the former Near North affordable housing project. That project, on which the nonprofit Avalon Housing had partnered, ultimately did not go forward. The city must complete the demolition by March 15, 2013.

The vote on the funding came at the council’s Feb. 19, 2013 meeting. The additional $96,000 can only be used for the demolition of structures at 700-724 North Main.

This brief was filed from the city council’s chambers on the second floor of city hall, located at 301 E. Huron. A more detailed report will follow: [link]

Blake Transit Center

HD — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:33:31 +0000

Yellow backhoe is starting demolition of transit center canopy in preparation for construction of new Blake Transit Center, which will front Fifth Avenue, not Fourth, like the current center. [Final approval of budget and design came Oct. 18, 2012] [photo]