Asbestos removal required before Charleston federal building into could become hotel

Asbestos dismissal required prior to Charleston sovereign office office building into could turn road house

The Mendel Rivers Federal Building in Charleston, South Carolina is going to be getting a new life soon. Purchased by developer John Dewberry of Atlanta, Georgia in 2008, redevelopment of a site will begin shortly right away which a Charleston Planning Commission has gone over a required zoning as well as pattern approvals. It is currently zoned for commercial use, though special accede is required to turn it into a hotel, which is what Dewberry would similar to to do. A city official stated which a road house would fit in well. The office office building is structurally sound, though it will require asbestos abatement prior to redevelopment can move forward. Asbestos is a poisonous piece which was intensely usual in office office building materials until a 1970s. Asbestos bearing can means a number of serious illnesses similar to mesothelioma as well as lung cancer.

While some people believe which a sovereign office office building will be demolished as a redevelopment moves forward, preservationists goal which a office office building will be recorded so which it continues to represent a citys rich architectural history.

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