William Schrade
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Old Schrade knife factory to be demolished
Once the demolition of the former Imperial Schrade knife factory outside of Ellenville is completed, officials hope a buyer will come in and build a new business. TIMES
Town of Wawarsing officials hope the foundation of an old factory will eventually become home to a new source of jobs for the community.
After a prolonged permit debate, the towns building department approved demolition of the former Imperial Schrade knife factory off Route 209 outside Ellenville. The buildings owners, Amtrust Realty Corp., began to tear down the building at the end of 2014, but lacked a permit to do so at the time. Then-building inspector Bryant Arms halted the demolition and had the company apply for a permit to take down the structure.
Amtrust has now been given approval to demolish the building, said Arms. The company has begun the process by removing asbestos from the structure.
It is unknown how long it will take to demolish the building, town Supervisor Leonard Distel said, but there are workers on site daily. After the asbestos is safely removed, the structure will be razed.
The buildings 8-acre concrete foundation will be left on site for future development, Arms said. After the building is taken down, the slab will be examined for any pits or hazards, and those will have to be remediated before the permit is closed.
The demolition process should be done within a year, Distel said. Once only the slab remains, Amtrust will market the property to potential buyers.
Hopefully down the road someone will come in and move into the building and will hopefully create more jobs for the Ellenville area, Distel said.
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Once the demolition of the former Imperial Schrade knife factory outside of Ellenville is completed, officials hope a buyer will come in and build a new business. TIMES
Town of Wawarsing officials hope the foundation of an old factory will eventually become home to a new source of jobs for the community.
After a prolonged permit debate, the towns building department approved demolition of the former Imperial Schrade knife factory off Route 209 outside Ellenville. The buildings owners, Amtrust Realty Corp., began to tear down the building at the end of 2014, but lacked a permit to do so at the time. Then-building inspector Bryant Arms halted the demolition and had the company apply for a permit to take down the structure.
Amtrust has now been given approval to demolish the building, said Arms. The company has begun the process by removing asbestos from the structure.
It is unknown how long it will take to demolish the building, town Supervisor Leonard Distel said, but there are workers on site daily. After the asbestos is safely removed, the structure will be razed.
The buildings 8-acre concrete foundation will be left on site for future development, Arms said. After the building is taken down, the slab will be examined for any pits or hazards, and those will have to be remediated before the permit is closed.
The demolition process should be done within a year, Distel said. Once only the slab remains, Amtrust will market the property to potential buyers.
Hopefully down the road someone will come in and move into the building and will hopefully create more jobs for the Ellenville area, Distel said.
http://www.recordonline.com/photogallery/TH/20150717/PHOTOGALLERY/717009999/PH/1
alvozavickery@th-record.com
