Updates from the Etna Center for Community
Week of January 20-26, 2025
Above. Interior finish demolition advancing at second floor.
Innermark Construction, the subcontractor for interior selective demolition, made significant progress in removing interior plaster, nonstructural walls, and ceilings. With the original framing now fully exposed on all three floors of the historic structure, the demolition work at the second floor - once the most constrained and enclosed - revealed the full height of the windows and the entire width of the building.
1. Second floor, north apartment. 2. Narrow hallway at second floor. 3. Suzie, Megan, Bridget walking the third floor during Owner-Contractor Meeting 4 (1.22.2025).
Above. Third floor plaster demolition in progress.
By the end of the week (1.26.2025), plaster removal from the third floor perimeter walls was complete, and demolition of the original chimneys and chases was in progress. The ceiling framing remained intact, but once removed, it will reveal the timber trusses and the full +18' double-height space.
1. Second floor, south apartment with smaller room framing removed. 2. Megan and Bridget reviewing second floor progress. 3-4. Innermark laborers clearing debris.
1. Bridget, Etna Community Organization signing Application for Payment 1. 2. Demolition progress on first floor, north. 3. TI Services meeting with Innermark at first floor, south.
Despite subzero temperatures, which dipped to a wind chill of -9°F on Wednesday (1.22.2025), work continued. TI Services arranged for temporary heat inside the building, yet the cold remained a challenge for the crew, especially those working outdoors. During the weekly Owner-Contractor meeting with Suzie Tata and Chris Buckley of TI Services, Etna Community Organization representatives Megan Tuñón, Bridget Barrett, and I signed the first Application for Payment, marking a significant milestone. At this point, work completed totaled $97,133, or 35%, of the $273,779 selective demolition contract.
1-2. Rear demolition progress. 3. ORM's excavator arm in rear demolition debris. 4. View of rear demolition progress from third floor window.
Exterior demolition work paused Tuesday and Wednesday due to extreme cold, but by Thursday, Odell Minniefield Jr.'s team at ORM Contracting resumed sorting and hauling debris.
Future work anticipated:
Continue interior demolition of the three-story building.
Continue exterior demolition of the rear two-story buildings.
Begin installation of masonry anchor bolts for the three-story building's rear facade.