The city of Chattanooga is ready to tear down the partially collapsed brick building in the heart of downtown that housed the Cheeburger Cheeburger restaurant and Chattanooga Ghost Tours.
The city got permission to demolish the building at 138 Market St. from Circuit Court Judge L. Marie Williams, the city issued an emergency demolition contract not to exceed $120,000 and it hired Pates Hauling and Demolition LLP, to knock the building down.
Demolition could begin today, Deputy City Attorney Phil Noblett said Monday.
“We asked them to do it pretty quickly,” he said.
Eva Pates, who owns the demolition company, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Monday afternoon to say when demolition would begin.