PACIFICA (KRON) — The demolition of a Pacifica apartment complex that was supposed to be brought down Thursday is now being rescheduled because of the weather.

The city of Pacifica is now planning to knock down the building this Friday. But even that date is tentative, all is due to what the weather is like on the scheduled day.

The building at 320 Esplanade Avenue sits on the edge of the cliff.

It was recently red-tagged because city officials believe it could fall into the ocean because of the erosion near the coast.

On Tuesday, crews started “abating the building for lead, asbestos and other hazardous materials prior to demolition.”

Storm-driven coastal erosion prompted city officials to mark the 20-unit building as uninhabitable in 2010.

Storms this year in January prompted city officials to also mark 310 Esplanade Ave. as unsafe for living and evacuated the residents.

City staff is helping the residents find housing, according to city officials.

Last month a 12-unit building at 330 Esplanade Ave. was demolished. That building faced the same risk as 320 Esplanade Ave.

City Manager and Director of Emergency Management Lorie Tinfow said Esplanade Avenue is the next thing to be at risk from erosion if the city fails to shore up the cliff.

City officials are looking for money to do that. They have applied to the state and may get a decision any day, Tinfow said.

The owner of Lands End Apartment Homes at 100 Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica sprayed concrete onto the bluffs to shore them up and avoid what’s happened at 320 Esplanade Ave.

Tinfow said she heard the work cost $9 million, but the cost to protect Esplanade Avenue from erosion may be less.

The city also wants to place large boulders at the base of the cliff to reduce or stop erosion from waves.

Tinfow said that has been effective in other locations.

Because of this year’s January storms, the city declared a state of emergency on Jan. 22.

The January storms caused $3.5 million in damage to the city’s seawall and promenade along Beach Boulevard. The storms also damaged the Pacifica Pier and did other damage, Tinfow said.

City officials are seeking help from the federal government as well as the state.

The demolition is expected to take about four-to-five days to complete.