Award-Shortlisted Demolition: Bringing Down the Former Kmart Headquarters

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

26 February 2025

Shortlisted for in the Environmental and Recycling category at the 2024 World Demolition Awards, the demolition of the former Kmart Headquarters in Troy, Michigan, was no ordinary teardown. Adamo Demolition took on the challenge of dismantling the 131,900-square-yard (110,290-square-metre) site with precision and sustainability at its core, achieving a remarkable 97.37% recycling rate, setting a high standard for large-scale urban demolitions.


Between September 2023 and June 2024, Adamo Demolition Company carried out the task of dismantling the former Kmart Headquarters in Troy, Michigan—a once-bustling corporate hub that sprawled a site covering 131,900 square yards (110,290 square metres).

Situated next to one of Metro Detroit’s busiest shopping centres, the US$3 million (€2.8…

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