SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Demolition work at a historic New Jersey mansion once owned by tobacco heiress and socialite Doris Duke has again been put on hold. Crews started tearing down the Hillsborough Township mansion Saturday, a day after a ...

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A construction company that’s purchased the Lafayette home where an 88-year-old man lay dead for more than nine months plans to raze the residence and build a new one in its place. The house that was ...

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FORT MILL, S.C.  — The Charlotte Knights old stadium in South Carolina is awaiting demolition after the team’s move to an uptown stadium. The Charlotte Observer reported (http://bit.ly/1pWuByd ) that Charlotte clothing retailer Cato Corp. has bought the old site in Fort Mill ...

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The Eastland Mall demolition itself may be procedural, but as the walls fall on a mall that was once one of the most popular shopping destinations in the city, it’s not hard to picture the transition from debris to development. The city is now one step closer to that possible development, as it held the first meeting on Wednesday with Studio Charlotte Development to discuss the company’s proposal to build a film studio complex on the 80-acre Central Avenue site.

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Reflexive thought: Geez, those demo guys sure make a mess. But they also clean it up, and they even increase their profits by sifting through the rubble and salvaging, reclaiming, recycling and reusing. By saving and selling as much of what they tear down as possible, they can keep their prices lower.

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General contractors take pride in what they erect, plumbers in the pipes they sweat. Electrical contractors love to run wire and HVAC guys work for hire. Roofers roof and masons mortar while cabinet makers pull their drawers.

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The preliminary steps to cleaning up the crime that so dismayed residents of Commonwealth Park are almost complete, but uncertainty lingers about the fate of nearly eight acres that next will be the site of three buildings’ worth of rubble.

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