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First bite taken in delayed demo of Berkman Plaza II eyesore
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Demolition scheduled for one of Downtown Jacksonville s biggest eyesores: The Berkman Plaza II
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The owner of the unfinished Berkman Plaza II Downtown says that demolition crews will begin removing the upper floors of the structure July 9.
Jacksonville Riverfront Revitalization LLC said in a news release July 8 that delivery of a high-reach excavator to the 500 East Bay St. site over the Fourth of July weekend will allow Orlando-based contractor Pece of Mind Environmental Inc. to begin the work.
Pece of Mind President Steve Pece said the company has been removing steel and other debris from the 18-story structure and preparing the site for the crane’s arrival since May.
“The demolition is expected to take three to four months, weather permitting,” he said in the release.
COMMENTARY | Tragedy and human error conspired to deliver Jacksonville s benighted waterfront the skeletal Berkman Plaza 2 tower. Legal and political atrophy sustained the abandoned building for 13 long years a throbbing, embarrassing cold sore in downtown. Its merciful demolition this summer could finally herald progress.
During its seemingly endless life, the hollowed-out 18-story Berkman 2 became iconic in its own way: An overgrown, ghostly relic from a more optimistic era; a physical embodiment of downtown s unbreakable stagnation; a towering reminder to be skeptical of the downtown crowd s endless promises and architectural renderings; a tantalizing display of just how easy ever-elusive progress ought to be.