The razing of the third and final building of the former Anaconda American Brass Co. factory complex is nearing completion just over a month after demolition crews first converged on the site at 170 Freight St. Six excavators were in operation Tuesday, taking down the last skeletal remains of what was the first large brass manufacturing firm in the United States and, for much of its existence, the country’s largest brass manufacturer. Manafort Brothers of Plainville is doing the demolition work on the 20-acre brownfield through a contract with the city. The city held a news conference marking the start of demolition in October, hailing it as an opportunity to transform a blighted, contaminated property into a potential hub for jobs and economic growth.
Final Anaconda building in Waterbury razed, environmental tests of 20-acre site to continue