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Mall demolition begins with ceremonial groundbreaking, knocking down of wall

Posted at 3:37 pm July 20, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Main Street Oak Ridge Groundbreaking July 20 2016

Demolition of the former Oak Ridge Mall began Wednesday, July 20, 2016, with a ceremonial groundbreaking and the knocking down of a wall near the former Goody’s store, starting construction on a 58-acre mixed-use retail development known as Main Street Oak Ridge. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 7 p.m.

Demolition of the former Oak Ridge Mall began Wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking and the knocking down of a wall near the former Goody’s store, starting construction on a 58-acre mixed-use retail development known as Main Street Oak Ridge.

Demolition could last three months, and the construction of two new stores, T.J. Maxx and Dick’s Sporting Goods, could start where the former Sears building is in October. New stores could open in the spring of 2017.

Officials, business representatives, and the community celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. About 300 or more people attended. After the groundbreaking on a hot, sunny summer afternoon, those celebrating, including children and adults, had a chance to spray graffiti on part of the old mall as a fundraiser for the renovation of Blankenship Field.

Main Street Oak Ridge is now the largest multi-tenant commercial retail project in the city, said Parker Hardy, president of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, Belk, Calhoun's, Chander Bhateja, Crosland Southeast, David Bradshaw, David Wilson, demolition, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, First National Bank of Tennessee, Goody's, groundbreaking, Guilford Glazier, Hobby Lobby, JCPenney, Kathryn Baldwin, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Mark Mamantov, Mark Watson, Maurice's, Neil Wilson, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Center LLC, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board, Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, Parker Hardy, PetSmart, Pinnacle Bank, Rack Room, Ray Evans, RealtyLink, Rue 21, Sears, Sears Hometown Store, Steve Emert, T.J. Maxx, TN Oak Ridge Rutgers LLC, TNBank, TownePlace Suites, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Ulta, Warren Gooch

Main Street: Workers setting up parking lot lighting for Belk, JCPenney during mall demolition

Posted at 8:23 pm July 18, 2016
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Main Street Oak Ridge Electrical Work Goody's Close-up July 18 2016

Workers from Danny Davis Electrical Contractors Inc. of Maryville set up parking lot lighting that will be used at Belk and JCPenney during demolition of the enclosed space between the two anchor stores at the former Oak Ridge Mall as part of the 58-acre redevelopment known as Main Street Oak Ridge. A worker is pictured above near the former Goody’s store on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

On Monday, workers from Danny Davis Electrical Contractors Inc. of Maryville were setting up parking lot lighting that will be used at Belk and JCPenney during demolition of the enclosed space between those two stores as part of the 58-acre redevelopment known as Main Street Oak Ridge.

Wiring to the existing parking lot lights is expected to be disconnected as part of the redevelopment, which is at the former Oak Ridge Mall.

Danny Davis Electrical has been at the Main Street Oak Ridge site since the beginning of last week. They’ve had to find existing electrical lines and determine how they were controlled, foreman Greg Miller said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: Belk, construction, Danny Davis Electrical Contractors Inc., demolition, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Goody's, Greg Miller, groundbreaking, JCPenney, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Maurice's, Oak Ridge City Center LLC, Oak Ridge Mall, parking lot lighting, PetSmart, Rack Room, RealtyLink, Rue 21, T.J. Maxx, TN Oak Ridge Rutgers LLC, Ulta

Preparing for demolition, construction: Fence installed at Main Street Oak Ridge

Posted at 1:17 pm July 12, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Main Street Oak Ridge Fencing July 12 2016 Slider 2

Loudon County Fence LLC started putting up 4,000 feet of construction fencing around the former Oak Ridge Mall on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, preparing the site for partial demolition and construction of Main Street Oak Ridge, a 58-acre mixed-use development. These workers are near the former Sears store. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 3 p.m. July 13.

Workers started installing construction fencing around the former Oak Ridge Mall on Tuesday morning, as the new owner prepares for demolition of much of that building and construction of Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre project to redevelop the site.

Loudon County Fence LLC, which is based in Lenoir City, expects to install 4,000 feet of fence around some parts of the former mall, which is now mostly empty. Some parts near Belk and JCPenney, the two remaining anchor stores, will remain open.

The work could be complete Wednesday afternoon. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: Belk, Cinemark Tinseltown, construction fencing, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Goody's, JCPenney, Loudon County Fence LLC, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Maurice's, Oak Ridge City Center LLC, Oak Ridge Mall, PetSmart, Rack Room, RealtyLink, Rue 21, Sears, T.J. Maxx, Ulta, Walmart

Pre-demolition activities under way, environmental firm working at future Main Street Oak Ridge

Posted at 1:39 pm July 15, 2015
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Environmental Abatement Inc. Pickup Trucks

Pre-demolition work at the Oak Ridge City Center, the former Oak Ridge Mall, was scheduled to start late last week or early this week, and environmental remediation trucks were on the 60-acre site on Monday, July 13, 2015. The trucks above are from Environmental Abatement Inc., a structural, demolition, and environmental contractor. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Pre-demolition work at the Oak Ridge City Center, the former Oak Ridge Mall, was scheduled to start late last week or early this week, and environmental remediation trucks have been at the 60-acre site this week, starting Monday.

Plans call for redeveloping the former mall as Main Street Oak Ridge, a mixed-use project that would include retailers, restaurants, residential units, and a hotel. The existing space between the two remaining anchors, Belk and JCPenney, would be demolished, although those two stores would remain.

The trucks that have been at the mall site this week are from Environmental Abatement Inc., a structural, demolition, and environmental contractor. There has also been an asbestos waste container at the site.

A project representative said that Crosland Southeast, the company that has proposed the $80 million project, is working on pre-demolition activities and reviewing bids. The pre-demolition work includes asbestos abatement, and earlier this month, the representative said that the company hopes that that work will take place within a month. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: asbestos abatement, Belk, Canterfield Hotel Group LLC, Consolidated Nuclear Security, Crosland Southeast, Environmental Abatement Inc., Goody's, Goody's Family Clothing, JCPenney, Main Street, Main Street—Oak Ridge, MDC, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge City Center, Oak Ridge Mall, pre-demolition, Restoration Services Inc., Sears, site plan, UCRO, UT-Battelle, Wilson Street

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