Photos: Burnside bridgehead building brought down

By: Sam Tenney//February 20, 2018//

Photos: Burnside bridgehead building brought down

Sam Tenney//February 20, 2018//

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A 101-year-old building has been razed to make way for construction of a new 17-story mixed-use building at the Burnside bridgehead. NorthStar handled demolition of the former home of furniture retailer Fishels at the intersection of East Burnside Street and Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. In its place, developer Gerding Edlen is building 5 MLK, which will include 10 stories of apartments over six levels of office and amenity space, retail space and below-grade parking. The building was designed by Chicago-based GREC Architects, and Hoffman Construction is the project’s contractor.

Demolition wrapped up last week, and earthwork is set to follow. Foundation work will begin in May, and the project is slated for completion by the fourth quarter of 2019.