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November 17th, 2005, 10:24 PM
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South Florida Business Journal - 12:58 PM EST Thursday
Sheraton on Brickell to become dust
People who want to see the Miami Sheraton Hotel will need to move quickly. The property on Brickell Avenue is scheduled for demolition Sunday morning.
In a notice from the city advising adjacent property owners and traffic personnel of the big boom, the city said the Related Group, which owns the building; The BG Group, the general contractor; and Dykon Explosive Demolition Specialist plan an implosion for 9:30 a.m., Nov. 20.
Media reports have suggested Miami-based Related plans a three-building, 1,705-unit residential condominium or condo-hotel on the site.
But, to make way for that, removal of the building currently at 495 Brickell Ave. means pedestrian and vehicular traffic detours.
Among the changes:
* southbound traffic along Southeast Second Avenue/Brickell Avenue is to be diverted to eastbound Southeast Fourth Street to southbound Biscayne Boulevard to westbound Southeast Second Street to southbound South Miami Avenue.
* northbound traffic along Brickell Avenue is to be diverted onto westbound Southeast Seventh Street to northbound South Miami Avenue to eastbound Southeast Fourth Street and back onto northbound Biscayne Boulevard.
* Eastbound traffic along Southeast Fifth and Southeast Sixth streets is to be restricted at the Brickell Avenue intersections.
* westbound traffic along Southeast Fifth and Southeast Sixth streets is to be restricted and diverted toward South Miami Avenue.
The city said it anticipates returning traffic to normal after the demolition is complete and the area is safe for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
To nearby property owners, the city warned of a sound similar to an overhead thunderstorm.
"This sound will last for approximately 15 to 20 seconds and will have no detrimental effects on the adjacent or surrounding properties," the city said. "We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you at 9:30 a.m."
The city also noted dust as an unpreventable and natural byproduct of all demolition activities, regardless of methodology.
Noting conventional demolition, which it defined as wrecking ball, generates dust throughout a lengthy demolition period, the city said imploding will generate the same overall quantity of dust, but over a period of several seconds.
"The dust may linger in the general vicinity of the project area for two to fifteen minutes, dependent upon the wind speed and direction on the day of the implosion," the city warned.
The city said most of the dust will settle within a few hundred feet of the demolition site. A very light dust, it added, may carry downwind for a few more hundred feet.
While it said the contractor will implement dust control/mitigation measures before, during and after the demolition, the city also advised nearby property owners to close all windows, doors and air intakes and to cover any other openings that might allow dust to enter a building.
"We also recommend that you turn off all exhaust fans prior to or at the time of the implosion, as the exhaust fans may draw air into your building through cracks in walls and windows," the city said.
South Florida Business Journal - 12:58 PM EST Thursday
Sheraton on Brickell to become dust
People who want to see the Miami Sheraton Hotel will need to move quickly. The property on Brickell Avenue is scheduled for demolition Sunday morning.
In a notice from the city advising adjacent property owners and traffic personnel of the big boom, the city said the Related Group, which owns the building; The BG Group, the general contractor; and Dykon Explosive Demolition Specialist plan an implosion for 9:30 a.m., Nov. 20.
Media reports have suggested Miami-based Related plans a three-building, 1,705-unit residential condominium or condo-hotel on the site.
But, to make way for that, removal of the building currently at 495 Brickell Ave. means pedestrian and vehicular traffic detours.
Among the changes:
* southbound traffic along Southeast Second Avenue/Brickell Avenue is to be diverted to eastbound Southeast Fourth Street to southbound Biscayne Boulevard to westbound Southeast Second Street to southbound South Miami Avenue.
* northbound traffic along Brickell Avenue is to be diverted onto westbound Southeast Seventh Street to northbound South Miami Avenue to eastbound Southeast Fourth Street and back onto northbound Biscayne Boulevard.
* Eastbound traffic along Southeast Fifth and Southeast Sixth streets is to be restricted at the Brickell Avenue intersections.
* westbound traffic along Southeast Fifth and Southeast Sixth streets is to be restricted and diverted toward South Miami Avenue.
The city said it anticipates returning traffic to normal after the demolition is complete and the area is safe for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
To nearby property owners, the city warned of a sound similar to an overhead thunderstorm.
"This sound will last for approximately 15 to 20 seconds and will have no detrimental effects on the adjacent or surrounding properties," the city said. "We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you at 9:30 a.m."
The city also noted dust as an unpreventable and natural byproduct of all demolition activities, regardless of methodology.
Noting conventional demolition, which it defined as wrecking ball, generates dust throughout a lengthy demolition period, the city said imploding will generate the same overall quantity of dust, but over a period of several seconds.
"The dust may linger in the general vicinity of the project area for two to fifteen minutes, dependent upon the wind speed and direction on the day of the implosion," the city warned.
The city said most of the dust will settle within a few hundred feet of the demolition site. A very light dust, it added, may carry downwind for a few more hundred feet.
While it said the contractor will implement dust control/mitigation measures before, during and after the demolition, the city also advised nearby property owners to close all windows, doors and air intakes and to cover any other openings that might allow dust to enter a building.
"We also recommend that you turn off all exhaust fans prior to or at the time of the implosion, as the exhaust fans may draw air into your building through cracks in walls and windows," the city said.