Work begins to demolish 18-story riverfront eyesore - WJXT News4JAX

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than a dozen years after construction of a riverfront high-rise condominium project was idled by a collapse that killed one worker and injured more than a dozen others, the 18-story skeleton will begin coming down.

Heavy equipment began arriving Tuesday at the Bay Street site across from the Police Memorial Building. According to permit filed with the city in January, an Orlando contractor will use a high-reach excavator to take down the 18-story, 279,000-square-foot structure. Demolition is projected to cost just over $1 million and take four months.

This method was chosen rather than implosion after residents of the neighboring Berkman Plaza and Marina express concern about damage to that building.

“It’s going to take longer, but it will be less disturbing to traffic on Bay Street and we’re going to build a berm to make sure no debris falls on to Berkman I,” said Park Beeler, an executive with Jacksonville Riverfront Revitalization, told the Jacksonville Daily Record earlier this year.

The city condemned the Berkman Plaza II in August and began taking steps to demolish it.

The developer intends to replace the tower with 300 residential units, retail and public park space.

A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday morning to announce details of the project.

Crews are on the ground that will begin the demolition of a 13 year old eye sore, Berkman II. I promised you wouldn’t recognize downtown, the transformation continues. pic.twitter.com/w9uY3q8VAb

— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) April 27, 2021

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