Downtown Novato Building Clawed into Mangled Pile

A crew from Devcon Construction showed up Monday morning to the intersection of Grant Avenue and Redwood Boulevard to that for some had come to symbolize economic stagnation in Novato.

The office building at 999 Grant Ave., now owned by Novato-based , was biten into by bucket excavator just after noon Monday, marking the beginning of the end for a structure that has sat vacant for 11 years at one of Novato's busiest intersections.

Here is a video of the initial demolition work done by the crew plus a second video of the early morning preparation of removing the vegetation around the building.