GDT Razes 10 Story, 700,000 sq. ft. Complex To be successful, demolition contractors must be able to identify and solve unusual challenges. On a project in downtown St. Paul, Minn., Rachel Contracting is doing just that as it brings down a massive 700,000 sq. ft. complex that was not only built into a bluff, but also faces a pair of busy St. Paul thoroughfares and, in places, is just steps from an active rail line. The former West Publishing headquarters, built in 1886, and the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center (ADC), built in 1979, were mainstays of the St. Paul riverfront. Sitting on 3.9 acres, the seven-structure complex had outlived its usefulness when West relocated to a suburb, and the jail was quickly deemed inadequate. Repeated efforts to sell the property were hindered by the d

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