Des Moines Approves Demolishing Nearly Century-Old Former Masonic Home

Des Moines approves demolishing nearly century-old former Masonic Home

The vacant building overlooking Puget Sound could be torn down after the city in July said that at $160 million, it would be too costly to restore.

City of Des Moines issues conditional demolition permit for historic Zenith property - The Waterland Blog

As expected, the City of Des Moines this week issued a conditional demolition permit for the historic Zenith property (aka Masonic Home/Landmark on the Sound), after a final environmental impact statement (EIS) concluded preservation is not financially feasible. As we previously reported, this decision was not unexpected, and the City says that there will be no comment period on the Final EIS. The decision follows a presentation at the Des Moine…