The earthquake-stricken Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch will be brought down floor by floor, starting next week, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) announced today.
The roof of the 26-storey building, one of the tallest in the city's central red zone, will be removed on Monday.
At a press conference this morning, CERA engineers used a 3D model to demonstrate how the building with come down.
It showed how the tower, on a highly-visible one-metre lean since the February 22 quake, will be demolished by April 20 next year.
The work is expected to cost $10 million.
- Kurt Bayer
