Crews start demolishing Perkins Homes in Baltimore

Crews are demolishing the Housing Authority of Baltimore City’s 1940’s-era Perkins Homes public housing site. Demolition of the first of the six buildings that comprise the development started Thursday. Baltimore-based Berg Corp. is handling the demolition, which will be done from the top down, using heavy construction equipment. Dust barriers are set up along the property’s fence line to keep debris from being released into the neighborhood. The demolition is part of the overall $1 billion Perkins Somerset Oldtown Transformation Plan.