Updates from the Etna Center for Community
Week of January 27 - February 2, 2025
Above. Construction sign facing Locust Street.
ORM Contracting, responsible for demolishing the rear section, cleared nearly all of the one- and two-story additions, stopping within four to eight feet of the three-story building. Materials were systematically sorted with the excavator and hauled off-site throughout the week.
Above. Excavator bucket resting on construction debris.
Graciano, the masonry subcontractor, used the remaining second-floor framing to install temporary anchor bolts and plates along the rear exterior wall of the three-story building. These reinforcements will stabilize the masonry during demolition and will be removed in future phases.
1. Graciano prepping for installation of anchor bolts. 2-4. Installed anchor bolts.
Innermark Construction, subcontractor for the three-story selective demolition, continued interior work on all three floors. Crews removed all finish layers, including the original plaster, from the perimeter brick walls and interior wood-framed walls.
1. First floor, north. 2. Chris and Suzie of TI Services, Bridget and Megan of ECO at Owner-Contractor Meeting 5 (1.29.2025) 3. Multiple ceiling layers at first floor, north. 4. First floor, north.
1. Opening in side wall at third floor, possibly a former fire escape opening. 2. Windows at third floor.
By the end of the week (2.2.2025), Innermark completed the removal of all interior chimneys. Notably, six fireplaces were removed from the second floor, which once housed the Ochse family, to allow for more interior space for future residents of the second and third floors.
1. Chimney demolition at second floor, northwest. 2-3. Innermark laborer removing plaster. 4. Chimney demolition at second floor, northeast.
Future work anticipated:
Begin exterior demotion work at front facade of the three-story building.
Continue interior demolition work.
Continue exterior demolition of the remaining rear two-story structures.