Upon declaration by the Dutchess County Executive that they Nelson House Annex was a danger to the residents of the County, KARC along with ERSI safely removed the building.

The project consisted of three structures which had been previously abandoned by the County. As the structures contained Asbestos materials, the project required the removal and demolition of the material as friable asbestos.

The project was complicated by the fact that it was within an urban setting, with active office/government buildings on either site of the site. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic was constantly monitored. Removal and disposal of the structures all performed within all local and state rules and regulations. Dust control and maintenance/protection of area surrounding the site was critical to the successful operation of the surrounding office/commercial/government center.

Upon removal of the structures and reclamation of the site, the project area was returned back to Dutchess County and is currently utilized as a municipal parking lot.

The Poughkeepsie Journal, a Gannett subsidiary modified their newspaper printing process and as a result no longer required the use of the four story printing press that occupied their building in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The press was dismantled and where applicable the materials were recycled.  KARC was responsible for Project Supervision of all remediation/demolition project components including project management; oversight of the preparation of bid and design documents; coordination with letting projects, oversight of all RFI’s and all project submittals, and review of all change orders and field modifications.