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Associated Building Wreckers: From Hand Salvage to High-Tech Demo When Andrew Mirkin talks about the roots of his company, Associated Building Wreckers, which he owns with his father, Zane Mirkin, he doesn’t start with excavators, high-reach booms or hydraulic processors. He starts with hands. The business traces back to 1933, when Mirkin’s greatgrandfather — an immigrant who settled in the Springfield, Mass., area — helped launch what began as a salvage-driven wrecking operation. In the Depression-era economy, (L-R): Thomas Ulrick, foreman, Associated Building Wreckers; Fred VanDerhoof, there wasn’t much “waste” in vice president, Associated Building Wreckers; Dave Girardini, operations managdemolition. Crews dismantled er, Associated Building Wreckers; Derek Bauer, owner, Able Tool & Equipment; buildings by hand and and Eric Poirier, sales/equipment representative, Able Tool & Equipment. reclaimed anything that could be sold again: flooring, lumber, fixtures and, as Mirkin put it, stripped value from the materials and, when property was even nails. The company’s early work was largely residen- involved, flipped the land if it made sense. That salvage-first DNA shaped how the company thinks tial, with some commercial projects mixed in, and the model wasn’t simply “tear it down.” Often, they bought structures, see ABW page 12
Maine Board Green Lights Proposal of 30-Story Mixed-Use Building in Portland The Portland Planning Board approved a proposal Dec. 9, 2025, to build a 30-story, mixed-use tower in Old Port that will become the tallest building in Maine, News Center Maine reported Dec. 10. There is no information on a developer or construction cost. According to the proposal by the developers, East Brown Cow, the 200,000-sq.-ft., 30-story tower will contain 88 hotel units, 73 residential units, a restaurant, a café and amenity space. The tower, at 45 Union St., also will have a public plaza that connects existing sidewalks on Exchange, Union and Fore streets. see TOWER page 14
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