WILL SKANSKA KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSTON CLUB? 
A source tells Nancy Sarnoff that Swedish construction firm Skanska, which has the Houston Club Building at 811 Rusk under contract, may tear down the 1948 downtown building and build an office tower in its place. A couple of clues: the closing of the building’s ground-floor Hunan Downtown restaurant and the “Closed for Cleaning” sign posted in the window of the Travis St. Burger King. The Houston Club’s lease on 4 floors of the 18-floor building doesn’t expire for another 4 years, though. The building’s previous owner, a limited partnership controlled by Cameron Management, gave up the property to its lender last September after declaring bankruptcy a few months earlier. [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot] Photo: Silberman Properties
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Come on, come on, come on let’s go — everything’s coming down on Telephone Rd.:
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May we make your order? How about a battered West Oaks-side Exxon station and a tossed Spring Branch ISD elementary for starters? Plus these tasty condiments:
A little restaurant reconfigurating in the Village, plus some Walmart pre-clearance in Idylwood. And so much more:
Back in the swing of swinging and crushing and piling and hauling. With these fresh summer recruits:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Dismissal bells ring at Pine Shadows in Spring Woods. Plus a little more debris to play with.
One office building, 2 houses, and a garage. Is that enough crush to get you through the weekend?
A revision near Stella Link, plus a healthy serving of a northside apartment complex.
More ongoing performances of the greatest demolition show on earth. (Also, a note: Included in yesterday’s late-breaking demo report is this home on Paul Revere, which was featured on Swamplot a year and a half ago.)
Update: Your demos have come in!
City permit data today appears to be delayed. See below for your list of treasured demos — once the information is posted.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
And off we go again for another smashing adventure in building breakage. You’ll want to stop at these spots first:
JUST DROPPING IN AGAIN TO SAY HELLO Business is booming at Sprinkles, next door to the site of the future Apple Store in Highland Village, David Kaplan reports. During the demolition of the vacant retail building on the site, pieces of structural steel crashed into the cupcake shop on 3 separate occasions. [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
Just a few crumbs to keep you following along: