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H Hakalugi Special Tiki Central Agent Redondo Beach, CA Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 3465	H Hakalugi Posted posted on Thu, Feb 7, 2013 11:27 AM The building is being demolished: From: http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_22535667/redondo-beach-waterfront-building-be-demolished A CHANGED WATERFRONT Redondo Beach waterfront building to be demolished By Paul Silva, Staff Writer Posted: 02/06/2013 06:13:44 PM PST The octagon-shaped building that has been a signature structure on the Redondo Beach waterfront for 34 years will be torn down this week following a vote by the City Council. The council acted Tuesday night on a recommendation by Public Works Director Michael Witzansky, who reported that the city-owned building, boarded-up and deteriorating for years due to damage from storms and the corrosive ocean air, was in imminent danger of falling down. The council passed a resolution calling for the immediate demolition of the building, located on the west side of the International Boardwalk, "to protect against a sudden catastrophic collapse." The building's condition worsened significantly after recent wind storms, Witzansky said Wednesday as equipment was being staged for demolition to begin this morning. "The wind storms tore off some wood paneling that we had put it place a few years ago and that gave us a look at what was going on inside, and it was not good," he said. City building inspectors determined that the condition of the building posed significant danger to the public and surrounding structures, he said. The $61,000 project was awarded to New Horizons Contracting. The staff report estimated that the demolition and removal of debris would take seven to 10 days. The contract includes disposal of a small amount of asbestos, Witzansky said. "The building will come down quickly, but the removal of the debris will take some time," he said. Witzansky said the concrete pad left after the building is removed will most likely serve as a public plaza with benches and potted landscaping until a new use is identified in the city's waterfront revitalization project, currently in the early design stage. The octagonal building has been empty for at least eight years, he said, and most recently housed a restaurant downstairs and a bar with entertainment upstairs. The hexagon-shaped restaurant/dancehall that sits near the center of King Harbor has been vacant since 1992 and is slated for demolition. (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer) An excavator is rolled along the International Boardwalk at the Redondo Beach Pier where it will be used to demolish the hexagon-shaped restaurant/dancehall that has been vacant since 1992 (can be seen in background). (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer)

The building is being demolished:

From:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_22535667/redondo-beach-waterfront-building-be-demolished

A CHANGED WATERFRONT
Redondo Beach waterfront building to be demolished
By Paul Silva, Staff Writer
Posted: 02/06/2013 06:13:44 PM PST

The octagon-shaped building that has been a signature structure on the Redondo Beach waterfront for 34 years will be torn down this week following a vote by the City Council.

The council acted Tuesday night on a recommendation by Public Works Director Michael Witzansky, who reported that the city-owned building, boarded-up and deteriorating for years due to damage from storms and the corrosive ocean air, was in imminent danger of falling down.

The council passed a resolution calling for the immediate demolition of the building, located on the west side of the International Boardwalk, "to protect against a sudden catastrophic collapse."

The building's condition worsened significantly after recent wind storms, Witzansky said Wednesday as equipment was being staged for demolition to begin this morning.

"The wind storms tore off some wood paneling that we had put it place a few years ago and that gave us a look at what was going on inside, and it was not good," he said.

City building inspectors determined that the condition of the building posed significant danger to the public and surrounding structures, he said.

The $61,000 project was awarded to New Horizons Contracting. The staff report estimated that the demolition and removal of debris would take seven to 10 days. The contract includes disposal of a small amount of asbestos, Witzansky said.

"The building will come down quickly, but the removal of the debris

will take some time," he said.
Witzansky said the concrete pad left after the building is removed will most likely serve as a public plaza with benches and potted landscaping until a new use is identified in the city's waterfront revitalization project, currently in the early design stage.

The octagonal building has been empty for at least eight years, he said, and most recently housed a restaurant downstairs and a bar with entertainment upstairs.

The hexagon-shaped restaurant/dancehall that sits near the center of King Harbor has been vacant since 1992 and is slated for demolition. (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer)

An excavator is rolled along the International Boardwalk at the Redondo Beach Pier where it will be used to demolish the hexagon-shaped restaurant/dancehall that has been vacant since 1992 (can be seen in background). (Brad Graverson / Staff Photographer)

Post #666598 by Hakalugi on Thu, Feb 7, 2013 11:27 AM