(Richmond, IN)--Richmond’s Board of Public Works will meet Thursday and will address demolition of the former Elder-Beerman building. The contract that will likely be approved Thursday is not for the demolition itself; rather, it’s with a company called American Structurepoint to provide professional services to prepare and develop a structure demolition package. Once the old building is demolished, the plan is to replace it with an apartment complex with as many as 150 units. The skywalk to the parking garage will come down. Richmond’s need for housing was highlighted recently during the debate about a planned neighborhood near South 37th. That plan, which would have created 178 new homes, was rejected by Council.