Announcement over Grand Chancellor hotel imminent amidst demolition progress.
Further details around the demolition of Christchurch’s Hotel Grand Chancellor are expected to be unveiled this week. The 26 storey building is on a noticeable lean following February’s earthquake.
General manager Frank Delli Cicchi says he believes the contractor will be announced in the next few days. Tenders were lodged about five weeks ago.
It’s believed the demolition work will take a number of months regardless of the contractor.
The news on the Hotel Grand Chancellor comes as more than 50 property owners have been given a 10-day ultimatum to demolish their quake-hit buildings.
Yesterday, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) interim deconstruction manager Warwick Isaacs said eight letters had been sent to property owners in the past two weeks, with up to 60 more to be posted today.
The owners of quake-damaged buildings are being given 10 days to submit a demolition plan before Cera takes over, using its own contractors to level the buildings and billing the building owners for the work.
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