Construction is underway along Route 16 in Milton at the site of the former Milton Diner and United Pharmacy, which were destroyed by an early morning fire in August 2016.

Property owner Jim Parker said the building will be reconstructed within the same footprint, and hopes the new building is occupied by summer. Parker said in an earlier interview tenants will be determined after the building is constructed.

The fire, which caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, was ruled accidental and blamed on an electrical malfunction in a circuit in the kitchen, said Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Harry Miller.