Demolition is underway at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Part of the exterior of the Detroit Pistons’ former home could be seen crashing down Monday, nearly eight months after its sale was announced.

The music and sports venue opened in 1988. The venue hosted its final event — a Bob Seger concert — on Sept. 23, 2017.

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The Pistons moved into Little Caesars Arena in Detroit starting with the 2017-18 season and the team’s offices were later moved into the new Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center in Midtown Detroit.

In June 2019, the Pistons organization announced the building sale to a joint venture with team owner Tom Gores and Livonia-based development firm Schostak Brothers & Co. The venture’s reported aim at the time was to redevelop the site as a mixed-use office park.

A representative of Schostak could not immediately be reached for comment.

The venue received about $40 million in renovations a few years before it closed.

“The Palace” lettering from outside the structure was sold with other collectibles at auction and about 3,000 seats from the arena were donated to Port Huron for the McMorran Place arena.

Contact Darcie Moran: dmoran@freepress.com.