Depression-era nursing home building coming down in New Jersey
Building 2 at the old Preakness Healthcare complex used to house residents of the county nursing home in Passaic County, New Jersey. It became obsolete when the new $90 million Preakness Healthcare Center opened last October. Now Building 2 has undergone asbestos removal in preparation for its demolition. The Depression-era building demolition will take between six and eight weeks to be completed.
The new health care center has marked improvements over the old facilities as far as security, space and climate control, but the costs of the yet unfinished project keep going higher. Ground was broken back in June 2006 with $87.5 million bonded to cover costs; $74.8 million has already been spent, and the work is not done. Over 70 change orders have been approved, adding over $5 million to the final price tag. Remaining residents from the older buildings will be moved to the new nursing home in the spring.
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