The demolition of the final section of the vacant Swezey's Department store in Patchogue Village took place Tuesday morning at the Four Corners intersection of North Ocean Avenue and Main Street.
Around 30 residents came to the 6:30 a.m. demolition, during which the physical Swezey building was reduced to rubble just before 9 a.m.
Robert Coughlan, Principal of Tritec Real Estate Company, told Patch at the site that it is estimated to be completed by the end of day.
"The idea is to take the first top two floors down and then they can safely work on the first floor without debris coming down onto the street," Coughlan said.
Coughlan said that the building was cleared out, abated for asbestos and was the final piece of the demolition for the New Village.
Patchogue Village Mayor Paul Pontieri said that the demolition was bittersweet as the Swezey's building was iconic to Patchogue Village.
"We remember Christmases, we remember birthdays, we remember the Communion suit, we remember all of those things that made Patchogue, that made your life more special than it is," Pontieri said. "The Knapp/Swezey family, they gave back to this community by having this store here, but it's time to move on."
Pontieri said that Tritec is about two weeks to clear the rubble and make it site-ready, and that once it is site-ready they will pour cement for the foundations and the underground garage.
Coughlan had no comment when asked about why the demolition could not be moved off of the Sept. 11 date that .
Pontieri said that he did have a struggle with having the demolition on Sept. 11, which he previously said that Tritec had to work with on the .
"This building and this space wasn't married to that in any way, shape or form, but on the other side of it is there is a sense that our country has allowed progress to go forward, and this isn't the only construction project in this country, probably isn't the only building that's going to come down, and there was a schedule to be kept," Pontieri said.
Several during the demolition. Pontieri said that there may be future sporadic road closures in the area as construction continues.
The of the vacant Swezey's department store is for Tritec's that is set to bring 291 apartments, 46,000 square feet of retail space and 18,000 square feet of office space at the Four Corners intersection.
Updated 12:35 p.m. with more information. More photos and video from the demolition to come.
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http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20120912_reg1.html
"Some of the proposed dewatering will be in excess of 2 million gallons per day. The water will be discharged to an existing storm drain on site which ultimately empties into Patchogue Lake. The project is located at 10 & 23 Haven Avenue, Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County."
There's a number on the link posted above - call if you are concerned. 2 million gallons isn't that much water that there will widespread flooding.
Village Employee 1:54 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012 Chris K, its alot of water we are talking about. OVER 2,000,000 gallons per day. 1,000,000 gallons of water would flood 3 acres of land in one foot of water. Patchogue Lake is 38 acres large. The Amount of water pumped into the lake would raise it at least 2 inches per day at 2 million gallons. Ms. Smith husband is right to be concerned. Has anyone look at the lake now, looks very high to me. One acre-inch=27,154 gallons. So happy to see the fence come down around the lake, great job Patchogue Village.
Contact: Mark Carrara NYSDEC Region 1 Headquarters SUNY @ Stony Brook 50 Circle Rd Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631)444-0365 r1dep@gw.dec.state.ny.us
You're the type of person who sees things only the way you want to. You're always bitter and negative (in the posts of yours I have read) The project is moving forward, like it or not. Since your mind is already made up, what's the point? I won't waste my time anymore reading or responding to you.
"They are criticizing us for things we didn't even know we were doing wrong" He's been Mayor for over 8 years. Time to learn your job.
'Ignorantia juris non excusat or ignorantia legis neminem excusat (Latin for "ignorance of the law does not excuse" or "ignorance of the law excuses no one") is a legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law merely because he or she was unaware of its content.' The Mayor has no right to whine about the Audit results.
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