25-story New Jersey hotel implodes, turns into dust as part of demolition plans: Watch
A Sheraton hotel located just off Route 17 north at the intersection of Routes 287 and 202 in New Jersey was brought down May 10 with plans to replace it with warehouses in the pipeline.
Hundreds of people gathered in Mahwah, about 36 miles north of Newark, to watch the 25-story hotel, built in 1987, implode, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK reported, adding dozens of booms were heard as the Sheraton Crossroads Hotel building came down and turned into rubble. Many of those present on May 10 were friends or employees of the town and members of the demolition company or subcontractors involved.
Video footage from the event shows the smoke and dust enveloping the rubble as the 250-feet tall building, a north Jersey landmark, came down.
Township Engineer Michael Kelly told NorthJersey.com the building had been gutted with asbestos removed as part of the demolition plans, and the concrete had been tested and "determined not to have any hazardous material."
Township Council President Robert Ferguson said he is looking forward to seeing the revised plan for light industrial use proposed for the site.
"Demolishing the structure isn't about erasing the past, it's about honoring it by making room for progress," Ferguson said. "This will bring hundreds of jobs to the area and drive business to Mahwah's local shops and restaurants without burdening our schools or infrastructure."
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Remembering Sheraton Crossroads: Locals reflect
The 36-year hotel, which opened in October 1987, was built on the property previously held the Ford Motor plant, the largest auto processing facility in the U.S., according to the NorthJersey.com. The hotel had a top-floor bar offering panoramic views of North Jersey and neighboring southeastern New York, which made it a popular spot for tourists and locals alike.
Ground broke on the $90 million Crossroads in January 1986 in what was supposed to be the first phase of a $300 million International Crossroads. It included office space on floors 2-12 and hotel rooms on floors 14 to 25. Another four to seven office buildings were to be added in the next phases. However, a month after it opened, developer James D'Agostino conceded his vision, and the additional buildings were never built.
Last August, the Township Council approved a proposal by Crossroads Hotel Developers LLC to increase the 140-acre site's allowable maximum building square footage from 1.7 million to 4 million square feet. But no plan has yet been put forward to develop the site, according to NorthJersey.com.
Contributing: Marsha A. Stoltz, Matt Fagan, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK
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