Tony's coming down piece by piece in TD
The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 18, 2023 - Josh Konell, seen above in the video maneuvering the Caterpillar excavator weighing in at around 55,000 pounds gingerly takes down each board of the roof trusses at Tony’s Town & Country this morning. His crew, meanwhile used a large house to keep dust and debris down during the demolition of the building.
Konell won the bid for the job at $422,355 as the City’s Urban Renewal Agency opens up the prime commercial location for redevelopment, according to a City press release.
The demolition and site work is expected to be complete sometime in October and sidewalk closures will occur periodically until that time. The building has 100 linear feet that front Second Street. The parking lot behind the building is also fenced off and not be open to the public during the project.
“Getting this site ready to build on is essential for quick construction, which is critical to the board’s vision for downtown,” said Urban Renewal board president and The Dalles City Councilor Darcy Long in July. “It’s exciting to be one major step closer to new development that will bring job opportunities, economic growth, and, potentially, housing for The Dalles.”
The Dalles Urban Renewal Agency purchased the property at 401-407 E. Second Street in 2016 with the hope of revitalizing a key part of the downtown core. The building sits on 0.28 acres and its footprint takes up approximately 11,000 sq. feet.
Click here for CCCNew’s original story about the history of Tony’s Town and Country.
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