The excavator treatment is complete for that subset of Archstone Memorial Heights apartment buildings that’ll be replaced by a mixed-use midrise with an H-E-B at the bottom, a neighbor notes. The shot above shows one of the buildings midway through the deconstruction process, which began earlier this month after that fenceless gate showed up on the site. Also noted during the demo weeks — a handful of firefighters rappelling down the side of the empty unit above.
As of about sunset yesterday, the site is now fully emptied out:
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- Previously on Swamplot: Memorial Heights Construction Is Out with a Starting Gate; Midway: H-E-B-Footed Midrise on Washington Ave. Will Be in ‘Buffalo Heights’; H-E-B’s Leased Washington Ave. Store May Have 6 Stories on Top; Yes, H-E-B Really Is Talking About a New Store at Studemont and Washington Ave; Look Where an H-E-B Sign Is Showing Up, Amid Washington Ave Turnover
Photos: Shaina Z. Pherigo
Climbing the Walls on Wash Ave