December 1 will mark the start of demolition work at Evansville’s Executive Inn.
Following the problematic demolition of its Owensboro twin, the demolition of the Executive Inn in Downtown Evansville will begin on 1 December, city officials announced today.
Browning Investments, an Indianapolis-based development firm, plans to knock down the back part of the hotel to make room for a new arena. Browning closed the Executive Inn on Monday, partly to prepare the building for the work.
During the next two weeks, the company will have crews at the site to build a fence, disconnect utilities, sell furniture and begin knocking down things inside the building.
“This major demolition phase of the arena project is important to maintaining our timeline,” said John Kish, the arena-project manager.
Evansville officials plan to have the arena built by the end of 2011.
In tandem with that work, Browning will renovate the front part of the Executive Inn, which faces Walnut Street, turning it into a three-star hotel run by a national chain like Marriott or Hilton.
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