Demolition continues at BayWalk in St. Petersburg
Demolition continued Tuesday at BayWalk in downtown St. Petersburg. The building that housed the White House Black Market and the box office in front of Muvico theater are being knocked down. The new owner, Bill Edwards, wants to open up the courtyard and make BayWalk more visible and accessible. Edwards bought the struggling complex for $5.2 million in September. According…
Mural on edge of Ybor City to spruce up gritty stretch of Adamo Drive
More than 28,000 vehicles a day rumble down Adamo Drive on Ybor City’s southern edge, passing industrial buildings, strip clubs and the underbelly of an expressway. They don’t see the brick streets or smell the cigars. Even if they hear the streetcar bell, they have no idea where it’s headed. Soon, that’s about to change. An ambitious project is under…
BayWalk walls coming down
Demolition crews have begun knocking down buildings and catwalks at St. Petersburg’s BayWalk to make the retail complex more inviting and easier to see. One building along Second Avenue N is coming down. That building was home to the White House Black Market and the box office in front of the Muvico theater, according to the Tampa Bay Times. White…
Edwards’ BayWalk vision brings business downtown
Millionaire entrepreneur Bill Edwards figures he has three options for the metamorphosis of BayWalk. One is amazing, another is great and the third is good, he told the St. Petersburg City Council. The amazing option is the most expensive and elaborate. It is the one Edwards, who bought the dormant center in September, decided to pursue. It entails structurally transforming…
Airport board OKs $6.1M project to repair parking garages
TAMPA–Tampa International Airport officials will spend up to $6.1 million on the first phase of a $16 million structural rehabilitation project to repair cracks and fix leaks in the ceilings and floors of the short- and long-term parking garages, among other repairs. Ramps showing signs of deterioration in the 41-year-old short-term garage will be replaced, and concrete slabs will be…
Larry the Cable Guy Teams Up with Kimmins
The History Channel’s “Only In America” with Larry the Cable Guy teams up with Kimmins Contracting Corp and John Zemina in Tampa, Florida for an afternoon of demolition to make way for a new Youth Center for the First Baptist Church of College Hill. The show will air in early 2012. Until then stay tuned to our Facebook page and…
Kimmins Commences Howard F. Curren AWTP Pipe & Conduit Rehab
Scope includes slip lining the existing 66” LCP pipe with 63” HDPE pipe and coating (sub work) existing effluent conduits. The work is split into two phases and each must be completed within a two week period to minimize disruption to plant. Sheeting and shoring was utilized to protect workers and safeguard existing utilities including a 96” influent pipe. Work…
Kimmins Commences Selective Demolition at USF Sun Dome
Our scope of work on the Sun Dome renovation project includes everything from selective interior demolition work to picking large precast concrete seating sections from the upper level with a 240 ton crane. The lower level of the arena will be completely gutted and reconfigured and all seats and bleachers will be removed from inside the arena. The heaviest aspect…
