Commercial Demolition
We take down stores, offices, warehouses, parking garages and mixed-use buildings across New Jersey. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is left graded and clean.
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Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, and about two thirds of its homes were built before 1980. Four in ten sit in buildings with two to four units. When a builder or a redevelopment plan needs a site, an older building often has to come down first. State figures put Newark among the busiest demolition towns in New Jersey.
TTL Services is a demolition contractor based in Paterson, and Newark is part of our service area. We take down whole buildings here for developers, general contractors, public owners and property owners. Then we haul the debris away and leave the lot ready for the next foundation. Call or text (201) 673-5470 to talk through a building in Newark.
Tell us about the building or the site and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The Census Bureau's survey counts about 121,500 homes in Newark, with a median year built of 1966. About one in four went up in 1939 or earlier. Only about one in eight is a detached single-family house, and about a quarter are owner occupied.
The state counted 625 housing units demolished in Newark in 2022, the most of any New Jersey town. In 2024 it counted 145, second in the state. That year Newark also issued 42 nonresidential demolition permits, not counting sheds and garages, the most in New Jersey.
Our house demolition work takes down two- and three-family houses and larger apartment buildings whole. The old foundation comes out, and the hole is backfilled and graded for the next build.
The Ironbound sits on the Passaic River side of Newark. The federal Diamond Alkali Superfund site covers a former manufacturing plant on its riverfront. That site also takes in the lower Passaic River and Newark Bay. The city's water utility is building a flood resilience hub in the Ironbound.
Old plants and warehouses often stand on thick concrete slabs with structural steel overhead. Our industrial demolition work breaks out the heavy concrete and sorts the steel and scrap metal. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the rest goes to disposal.
The federal soil survey maps about 61 percent of Newark's land as urban land, covered by buildings and pavement. About a tenth is disturbed or filled ground. A foundation dig in filled ground can turn up buried debris and old footings. Parts of the city also run on combined sewers.
New Jersey's Uniform Construction Code requires a permit to demolish a structure. In Newark, the Building Division's Office of Uniform Construction Code at City Hall handles construction permits. The city sets the permit fee by ordinance.
State rules apply in every town. Each utility serving the building must release its connection before the permit issues, and adjoining owners get written notice. A demolition that disturbs about 5,000 square feet or more of ground needs a soil erosion plan. The Hudson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District certifies those plans for Newark.
Newark's demolition checklist lists proof of sewer capping and a rodent baiting certification. It also lists a recycling verification form and an owner's letter on asbestos. The city code requires the Health Officer's permission before any demolition starts. The construction office has the final word, and its checklist can change.
Newark's redevelopment plans include Downtown, Lincoln Park, Broad Street Station, the West Market neighborhood and South Bergen Street. In Fairmount Heights in the West Ward, the Fairmount Commons plan covers 3.28 acres of city-owned land. That land sits between South Orange Avenue and 13th Avenue.
The Census Bureau counts 2,190 new housing units authorized by building permits in Newark in 2025. Most were in buildings of five or more units. Where an older building holds a site, it comes down and the ground gets graded before a foundation goes in.
The city also hires contractors to demolish unsafe structures. Its code asks bidders on those contracts to itemize costs such as equipment, labor, dumping fees, permits and landfill. We take on public works demolition for towns, counties and other public owners through public bids.
Communities and areas we serve around Newark: Ironbound, Downtown, Lincoln Park, Broad Street Station, Fairmount Heights, Ivy Hill, Branch Brook Park, Weequahic Park, Vailsburg Park, Riverbank Park, Route 21, South Orange Avenue.
Newark ZIP codes served: 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07112, 07114.
Newark is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(201) 673-5470 We take down stores, offices, warehouses, parking garages and mixed-use buildings across New Jersey. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is left graded and clean.
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We take down factories and plants across New Jersey, old mill buildings included. Heavy concrete and structural steel are sorted out and sent to recycling.
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We take down whole houses and multi-family buildings across Paterson and North Jersey, foundation and all. The debris leaves in our trucks, and the lot is graded for the next foundation.
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We bid public demolition for New Jersey towns, counties, school districts and authorities, then take the buildings down. Public jobs are the main line of our work.
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We demolish structures a town has ordered down after a fire, a collapse, storm damage or a vehicle strike. We work under the order and leave the site stable.
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One contract covers the asbestos and the teardown. The licensed asbestos abatement contractor we work with does the abatement, then we take the building down.
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We load out the debris from our teardowns and site work and haul it in our own trucks. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is left clean.
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We dig the hole for the next foundation, after a teardown or on a cleared lot. We cut utility trenches too, and the extra dirt leaves on our trucks.
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We take a teardown lot or a raw lot and make it ready for the builder. Site preparation clears the ground first, then grades it to the plan.
Learn MoreReal reviews of our demolition and site work, 4 reviews on Google.
I needed a very thick concrete patio removed. After the first company I called packed up and quit after a few hours, Tailor showed up and got the job done in no time. Tailor really is a stand up guy and very trustworthy. Looking forward to working with them on future projects.
contractor was patience and finished work without disturbing and issues
Great service and amazing people to work with
A few of the questions we hear most around Newark. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us what has to come down and where it stands. Call or text (201) 673-5470 or send the form, and we will come look at the job.
Tell us about the building or the site and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.