As Harvey Weinstein was settling into his new digs at Rikers Island, demolition began on his old office at 99 Hudson St. in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan
"Demolition is crucial for starting over," says Barbara Kavovit, whose Evergreen construction firm was awarded the contract to demolish, renovate and occupy the former Weinstein Co. headquarters: "I've had a lot of Harveys in my life."
"We are taking it down to the walls and building it new," says Kavovit, who beat out three other firms to land the contract. She predicts it will take close to 16 weeks to knock down and rebuild the jailed mogul's former headquarters. Feb. 24 of third-degree rape and a criminal sexual act in the first degree for attacks on former actress Jessica Mann and ex-production assistant Mimi Haleyi, while facing accusations of sexual misconduct and assault by nearly 100 women.Heels of Steel
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