Warren Webster and Co. Building of Camden, New Jersey to be demolished.

The city of Camden, New Jersey had put up a demolition bid for the Warren Webster and Co. Building. The contract provides demolition for removal of one commercial building on 6/28/2018. All footings will be removed from final site gradings. Concrete slabs will be restored. (Ref: https://www.ci.camden.nj.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ad-Bid-18-22-1601-and-1625-Federal-Street.pdf)

Bids will not be received after the time specified for the opening of the bids. Bids received after the hour appointed will be deemed invalid and returned unopened to the Bidder. Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Room 213, City Hall, 520 Market Street, Camden, New Jersey 08101. Any questions concerning this bid, please contact the City of Camden Purchasing Bureau at 856-757-7159 or fax questions to 856-541-9668.

Lead removal is no longer pending. A Phase I Environmental assessment has already been completed by Camden Redevelopment Agency under EPA funding. The Phase I Environmental assessment was performed in order to comply with All Appropriate Inquiry before the site can be sold to a developer for redevelopment. There are no current redevelopment activities. Contractors are not going to have difficulty removing the building.


The Warren Webster and Co. Building was constructed in 1888 entirely out of brick. Warren Webster and Co. occupied the building from 1888 to 1923. The building was sold to Felton-Sibley Paints in 1924. The site was also utilized by the Victor Talking Machine Company as a warehouse to store materials from the until 1935. Borden Chemical operated a facility there from 1967 to 1981. (Ref: Philadelphia Inquirer, Page 42, Thursday, May 15, 1969)

The Warren Webster and Co. Building has been abandoned since 1981 when Borden Chemical shut down its operations. The property and building were destroyed by a fire in the mid-1980s and has remained vacant since then. (Ref: https://archive.epa.gov/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/73da070f4e96831185257720005b2c71.html)

The City of Camden acquired the property in February 1999. This building and its property was last owned by New Jersey Transit when they purchased the property from City of Camden in 2002. (Ref: http://njparcels.com/sales/0408_1184_5)

For now the Warren Webster and Co. Building sits abandoned and dilapidated in various states of ruin until a bidder purchases the bid.

The Warren Webster and Co. Building is located at 1625 Federal Street, Camden, New Jersey, US 08105.