Pair of demolitions underway in Painesville

The demolition process is underway for two Lake County-owned buildings in Painesville.

The Dorthy Allen Building at 85 N. Park Place is being razed as part of the county’s plans to expand its administration building at 105 Main St. in Painesville.

Lake County’s aging building-and-grounds facility at 99 N. Park Place is also being demolished as a new buildings-and-grounds/telecommunications building will be built on nearby Jackson Street.

The expected eightweek project began June 12. Mentor-based Platform Construction is helming the demolitions for $275,000.

Platform’s bid was the lowest of four received through the county’s construction manager for the expansion project, A.M. Higley (AMH). The total contract for the demolitions has a guaranteed maximum price of $478,062, which includes AMH’s pre-construction and construction stage services. Lake County purchased the Dorthy Allen Building from Painesville Senior Center Inc. for $275,000 in 2015.

The county is demolishing the building that was damaged in a 2010 fire to construct a new building connecting to the existing administration building.

The new building will centralize some of the currently scattered county departments such as the administrative offices of the Engineer’s Office. Other departments on the move include the Department of Utilities, Stormwater Management.

The Lake County commissioners recently approved a contract with Northfield-based Town Center Construction for the construction of the new buildings-and-grounds/telecommunications

The new building will centralize some of the currently scattered county departments such as the administrative offices of the Engineer’s Office.

They don’t have a home, facility. they kind of report out of

Town Center Construction their trucks and various bid $2,232,500 for the offices throughout the project, which came in under county. So I’m sure those the architect’s $2.4 guys will have a welcome million estimate. new home.”

“Having all of those The facility is being like-minded employees in built on the site on the site the same facility, sharing of four former single-family resources, institutional homes on E. Jackson knowledge will go a long Street that were acquired way,” Boyd said at an April by the county and demolished commissioners meeting. by the Lake County “Right now, some of our Land Bank. telecommunications guys The project is anticipated are somewhat nomadic. to take 300 days.

ANDREW CASS — THE NEWSHERALD Dorthy Allen Building at 85 N. Park Place is one of two Lake County-owned building currently being demolished in Painesville.