The station should be removed in a couple of weeks.

Demolition work has begun to remove a long-vacant service station at the corner of Military and Cherry Hill, clearing the way for construction of a new single story medical office building.

Owner Tarick Seifeddine says after the station comes down a rendering of the new building will go up as a way to advertise the new one-story office facililty that will be built there. Construction on the new building is expected to begin in the first half of next year. 

A rendering of the new office building planned at the corner of Cherry Hill and Military.

One of the challenges at the site involved AT&T’s decision to install its refrigerator-sized new video boxes (known as U-verse boxes) in the middle of Seifeddine’s planned parking lot driveway entrance to the new building.

Following an earlier article on Deepsaidwhat about the boxes, AT&T contacted Seifeddine to determine if something could be worked out.   

“We had some progress with AT&T, including the involvement of city lawyers,” Seifeddine said. “An issue came up that if we were to pursue a forceful and court approved relocation of the boxes that after is all is said and done it could take about 18 plus months to actually have it happen and that is something we simply cannot do.”

AT&T has relocated boxes on some occasions following court orders, including one location in Dearborn, but as Seifeddine says, the process is a long one.

Instead, Seifeddine said the new building will move about four feet towards Military, which still meets city ordinances, and will provide even more landscaping to neighbors.  The design of the driveway closest to the boxes will now become one-way, he said.

The demolition of the gas station will certainly improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood. The gas station has been closed since October 1997. For that earlier story, click HERE.

Dearborn residents looking to dispose of confidential papers, tax returns, check stubs, etc., can safely dispose of them through a free event sponsored by the city of Dearborn on Sat., Oct. 31.

The free event takes place from 8 a.m. – noon at the Department of Public Works (DPW) Yard, 2951 Greenfield Road, just south of Rotunda Drive.

This event is open to Dearborn residents only. Proof of Dearborn residency will be required in order to participate. Please note that the limit is a maximum of 50 pounds or five bags/boxes of papers per resident.