Demolition began early May 15 on the first of three historic buildings in the footprint of the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans.
Stephen Dwyer, an attorney for Hard Rock developer 1031 Canal LLC, confirmed to ENR that the demolition was under way at 1022 Iberville, following a one-day delay because of severe weather on Thursday.
“We are proceeding as scheduled according to approved plans, and we expect that building to be down today,” Dwyer said May 15.
Under the plans, crews will remove the three buildings so they can begin the process of dismantling the Hard Rock structure and carefully removing two bodies that have been trapped in the rubble since Oct. 12, when the upper-floors of the 18-story building collapsed, killing three people.