Demolition at the Hotel Stockton project

	Trash chutes make the work of moving debris safer and faster
Before the fixing and refurbishing can start, there is much demolition that must happen. Literally tons of debris must be removed and carted off. This is the non-historic material - walls, partitions, etc - added over the years as the hotel was used for offices. At Right, a trash chute in operation. Not shown - the hazmat abatement process preceeds the demo - when specialized crews working under careful state supervision and tackle the tricky task of removing hazardous materials. Below, the demolition process at times is like a mine operation, with moving carts and lights strung from the ceiling. It is tough work, for tough workers.


There Goes the wall!	Historic detail that is discovered is carefully protected and readied for a new life in the completed adaptive reuse
	The original Hotel Safe - from the Inside!

The project superintendent, Jim K, is the 'proud daddy' of another historic renovation/adaptive reuse developed by the same owner/Architect team just a few blocks away in Stockton. It brought back three Victorian era apartments to use, with financial help from tax credits and the City of Stockton. It has already inspired some neighbors to begin fixing up their homes!

Michael F. Malinowski AIA Architect

Applied Architecture