Parking garages falling to the wrecking ball

January 28, 2015 9:58 am Leave a comment

a wrecking company worker sprays water to keep dust down as heavy machinery tears down a 1960s-era parking garage in downtown Asheville, N.C. A developer will begin constructing a nine-story, upscale hotel with retail along the street _ circling back to what was there before the '60s. Communities across the country are demolishing the garages and putting up buildings again, confident that more people will be drawn to lively offices, hotels and housing. (AP Photo/The Citizen-Times, William Woody)

Decades after cities tore down buildings and replaced them with parking structures, communities across the country are demolishing the garages and putting up buildings again.

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Take your pick

October 14, 2013 3:51 pm Leave a comment

C.W. Purpero Inc.'s Jim Evans uses a backhoe Oct. 4 to pick apart a concrete beam during the demolition of the parking structure at 601 W. Wells St., Milwaukee.

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Wrap it up

October 7, 2013 2:50 pm Leave a comment

Jason Farber (below) and Mike Zerfas, both employees of C.W. Purpero Inc., Oak Creek, wrap a column with plastic to prevent concrete chips from falling during the demolition of the parking structure at 601 W. Wells St. Friday, Oct., 4 in Milwaukee. Owned by TTOW Properties LLC of Texas, the building has been under a raze order since late 2011. Work to dismantle the former parking ramp is expected to continue into early next year. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Jason Farber (below) and Mike Zerfas, both employees of C.W. Purpero Inc., Oak Creek, wrap a column with plastic Friday to prevent concrete chips from falling during the demolition of the parking structure at 601 W. Wells St., Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee, parking garage owners move toward demolition

August 21, 2013 9:50 am Leave a comment

The city of Milwaukee could seek court intervention to force demolition of the building and parking structure because of structural issues.

The city of Milwaukee and the owners of a vacant downtown parking garage have agreed to drop contempt motions and further settle portions of a lawsuit, according to court documents.

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Parking garage demo to start Monday

August 1, 2013 3:20 pm Leave a comment

The city of Milwaukee is seeking to raze a closed parking ramp located at 601 W. Wells Street in Milwaukee. A chain link fence on the property which is intended to keep people out of the structure has been pushed aside and it is believed that people are trespassing on the site that has been vacant for several years due to structural issues. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

C.W. Purpero Inc. will begin demolition of a parking garage in downtown Milwaukee on Monday, after months of litigation between the city and the structure’s owner.

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Milwaukee moves for more parking garage contempt charges

July 3, 2013 4:35 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee city attorneys are pursuing a second set of contempt charges against the owner of a downtown parking garage.

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Judge finds Milwaukee parking garage owner in contempt

June 28, 2013 4:06 pm Leave a comment

A judge Friday found the owner of a downtown Milwaukee parking garage in contempt of court, and the ruling could cost the company as much as $2,000 per day.

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Park and bark: Attorneys volley jabs over parking garage

June 27, 2013 8:08 pm Leave a comment

Apparently, Milwaukee and a Texas company are engaged in a hostage situation.

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Parking garage owners face contempt charges

June 26, 2013 6:56 pm Leave a comment

The city of Milwaukee is seeking to raze a closed parking ramp at 601 W. Wells St. The building has been vacant for several years due to structural issues. (Staff photos by Kevin Harnack)

A Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge will decide by the end of week whether to sanction the owners of a dilapidated downtown parking garage, which could cost the company thousands of dollars.

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