Downtown Demolition
Project Location: Erie St,
S. Water St, SR 59 & DePeyster St
Project Budget:
Project Schedule:
Design Start Date August 2010
Construction Start Date September 2010
Project
Finish May
2011
There are 8
structures being razed in the first phase of the Kent Downtown Redevelopment
project.
225 S. Water
Street -Kent Hardware
233-241 S. Water
Street - Jason's Barber Shop, Rental apartment and a former Cigar Shop
255 -257 S.
Water Street- The Rock Cafe/ Our Father
126-128 E. Erie
Street - Residential Multi Family House
206 E. Erie
Street - Record Courier - owned by KSU
200 S. DePeyster
Street - The Bar'n
218 Erie Street - Residential house (added December 2010)
The City of
Kent and Kent State University are partnering on this project to benefit from
economy of scale and expedite the removal of the vacant structures. KSU
will reimburse the City for their share of the cost of removing 206 and 218 E. Erie
Street.
Project
Status:
-
Anticipate BUSTR closure by November 2011
-
Development at the site has commenced along Water Street
-
The
City is working with BUSTR on the environmental investigation/clean up
of 200 S. Depeyster St.
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