Construction workers put the finishing touches on the demolition of the former public safety building Monday afternoon at the corner of Third and Broadway streets in Niles.

The land was hydroseeded in the morning and crews from Ritschard Bros. Construction, of South Bend, Indiana, spent the afternoon putting in place measures to control erosion.

Last month, Niles Administrator Ric Huff estimated the cost of the demolition at $350,000. All but around $40,000 will be paid for by a blight-elimination grant from Michigan Land Bank and donations from local foundations.

The city, which owns the land, is in the process of finding a buyer for the property.

The building sat empty for approximately 10 years after the city moved its police and fire departments out of the 1939 building and into the Law Enforcement Complex on Silverbrook in 2003.

The demolition began earlier this summer.