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Posted By simmons on June 25, 2017

Progress is being made on the demolition of the former Temple Emeth Shalom Reform Congregation at 8501 Ventnor Ave. in Margate.

Demolition contractor Earthtech tore down the addition on the Lancaster Avenue side on Wednesday and is removing concrete. Demolition of the main building on the Kenyon Avenue side, which has served as a synagogue for decades, has been delayed until some asbestos flooring and a few pipes can be removed.

Temple Emeth Shalom vacated the building when it merged with Shirat Hayam Synagogue, which is formerly known as Beth Judah, 700 Swathmore Ave. in Ventnor, last year. The Planning Board on March 30 granted the synagogue a three-lot residential subdivision with one 6,000-square-foot lot facing Ventnor Avenue and two 5,500-square-foot lots facing Kenyon Avenue.

Troy Rosenzweig and Phyllis Scherr at Soleil Sothebys International Realty are developing the properties, called Parkway North, which are adjacent to the Parkway section of Margate. The houses will be two stories with wrap-around porches and second-story decks. Prices range from $1.2 million to $1.4 million.

Margate building inspector Jim Galantino said the demolition and removal of debris must be completed by June 28 or the project will be shut down until after the summer, he told commissioners at their meeting Thursday, June 15.

"They wanted the crew to pick out and recycle the metal, but we told them no, get it out of there. We don't want it to go to the 4th of July holiday," Galantino said.

Margate has a demolition moratorium in place during the summer tourist season, when summer residents flock to their homes away from home. The moratorium deadline was June 15, but Galantino gave them an extension to June 28.

"We'd rather see a vacant lot than construction debris," he said.

A contractor on his way home at the end of Thursday said demolition of the main building should be completed Monday and Tuesday, June 19-20.

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