Vanderbilt Towers

About this Project

Demo Plus razed four Carmichael dormitory towers for Vanderbilt University using both the implosion method and the mechanical demolition method. All four towers were 14-story structures encompassing 200,000 square feet per structure. Extensive abatement was required in order to prep the buildings for demolition. The implosion of Tower 3 was performed in August 2019, followed by the mechanical demolition of Tower 4. Nashville’s first dual implosion was performed in July 2021 as we successfully prepped and managed the implosion of Towers 1 & 2.

Highlights:

• Dual implosion of Towers 1 & 2 completed 9 seconds apart executed to perfection
• Extreme condensed schedule to prepare and implode the towers allowed only 60 days to complete due
  to school schedule
• Implosion of Carmichal Tower 3 which sat 75’ away from Tower 4
• All off-site cleanup completed within 2 hours of implosions
• Mechanically demolished Tower 4 requiring 8,000 cy of material to be brought on site as a bench for
  the ultra-high reach excavators
• 56,000 cy of debris with 90% diverted from the landfill

Site Conditions:

• Highly congested area of West End Avenue
• Oldest historical building on campus located 20’ from implosion site was 100% preserved by the Z-wall
designed and built by Demo Plus
• Worked 15’ from a tower crane constructing the new towers