It’ll blow up real good.
9th Avenue Land, LLC, a joint venture between Continuum Partners and CIM Group, developers of the 9th & Colorado Project, and its construction partner, Saunders Construction, have scheduled an implosion of the Biomedical Research Building located at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Ninth Avenue for 8 a.m. Aug. 29. Implosion of the building will involve one major closure for four hours followed by normal construction activity for the remainder of site clean-up.
“Standard demolition of this building would take more than four months and require ongoing lane closures and disruption to the surrounding area,” said Continuum Partners Development Director Frank Cannon. “Implosion is the safest way to remove this particular building and is the next step in bringing the Ninth and Colorado redevelopment project from vision to reality.”
Road closures and barricades will begin at 3 a.m. Aug. 29 and extend from Sixth Avenue North to 13th Avenue and from Colorado Boulevard East to Bellaire Street. Streets and walkways will reopen no later than noon. A full map of road closures and detours is available at www.9thandcolorado.com/. The complete schedule of events will be as follows:
● 3 a.m. – road closures begin
● 6 a.m. – protection installed
● 7 a.m. – site lockdown
● 8 a.m. – implosion
● 8:10 a.m. – implosion complete
● 8:15 a.m. – cleanup begins
● Noon – streets and walkways fully reopened
When the implosion is initiated, there will be a quick sequence of small detonations, similar to the sound of fireworks, immediately before the building comes down, which will occur in approximately 30 seconds. There will be a slight vibration in the immediate secured area as the building collapses. The demolition team will employ extensive dust control measures to contain the majority of the dust within the limits of the site and secured area.
A team of more than 75 people with cleaning equipment will commence cleanup immediately following the implosion to reopen the roads as quickly as possible. The entire process is anticipated to take approximately two to four hours.
The site of the Biomedical Research Building will become part of the overall 9th & Colorado redevelopment, an urban infill project that sits on 26 acres. The 9th & Colorado redevelopment will be a mix of uses including residential, office, retail, restaurant, hotel and public space. The retail component will focus on creating a mix of retailers and restaurants, which will include national, regional and local businesses. The plan also includes the adaptive reuse of the existing iconic Research Bridge and the Nurses’ Dormitory.
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