The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

October 5, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

AC Units Are Lifted to the Roof of the Woolworth Building

A/C unit being lifted by crane hook. — Crews secure each AC unit before lifting it to the Woolworth building roof.

At the Woolworth building, restoration crews used a crane to hoist new AC units onto the roof as part of ongoing mechanical upgrades. The units were staged behind the building where crews securely strapped and fastened them one at a time to the crane’s hook. The crane then raised the heavy equipment over the roofline where HVAC teams guided it into place. With the units positioned, the next phase of HVAC installation can move forward on this historic landmark.

The crane lifts the AC unit onto the Woolworth building roof.

HVAC crew guiding AC unit into place on the roof. — The rooftop team positions the unit as the crane lowers it into place.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the F.W. Woolworth Co. building.

MORE BLOGS ON F.W. WOOLWORTH CO.

October 3, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

West Window Openings Are Rebuilt at the Woolworth Building

September 30, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Framing Work Begins at the Woolworth Building

September 29, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Awning Framework Is Installed at Woolworth Building

September 27, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Front Parapet Is Completed at the Woolworth Building

September 25, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First Floor Framing Work Underway at the Woolworth Building

September 22, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second Floor Concrete Pour Is Completed at the Woolworth Building

September 21, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Roofing Installation Advances at the Woolworth Building

September 18, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Concrete Installation Preparations Underway at the Woolworth Building

September 15, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Window Openings Rebuilt at the Woolworth Building

September 13, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

A Stucco Coat Is Going Up on the Woolworth Building’s West Wall

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Shellac Sealing Begins on Exposed Woodwork in the Telephone Building

Metal Framing Is Completed at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

AC Units Are Lifted to the Roof of the Woolworth Building

Drywall Removal Completes on the First Floor of the Brown Brothers Building

Electrical Removal Completed at 635 Cleveland Street

SEE ALL UPDATES

An exciting new chapter of historic restoration begins for four unique properties on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater.

See the magnificent transformation now underway

FOR INFORMATION

Scott Dobbins
scott@hybridgecre.com