List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings

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Voluntary building demolition is the decision by either the landowner or a higher government body to demolish a structure for any number of reasons, ranging from severe structural damage to the redevelopment of the land the building sits upon. Involuntary (or unplanned) building demolitions, such as the collapse of a building during a severe earthquake or by a terrorist attack, are not included in this list.

Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings over 100 meters (328 feet) in height[]

The demolition of especially high buildings present unique challenges, especially when their location is within densely populated areas of their respective cities. Buildings in excess of 100 meters (328 ft) in height are most often deconstructed floor-by-floor down to the building's basement, as opposed to controlled implosion of the structure, which would most likely damage surrounding structures.

Rank Building name City Country Height Floors Year completed Year demolished Method Reason
(m) (ft)
1 270 Park Avenue New York  United States 216 708 52 1960 2021 [1] Deconstruction Demolished to make way for a taller building for JPMorgan Chase[2]
2 Singer Building New York  United States 187 612 47 1908 1968 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.
3 CPF Building Singapore  Singapore 171 561 46 1976 2017 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for a 29-storey office tower.
4 Meena Plaza I Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 168.5 553 46 2015 2020 Implosion Topped out, but never completed. Tallest building ever imploded.[3]
5 Morrison Hotel Chicago  United States 160 526 45 1925 1965 Manual Demolished to make way for Bank One Plaza.
6 Deutsche Bank Building New York  United States 158 518 39 1974 2011 Deconstruction Heavily damaged from the September 11 attacks.
7 UIC Building Singapore  Singapore 152 499 40 1973 2013 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for V on Shenton.
8 One Meridian Plaza Philadelphia  United States 150 492 38 1972 1999 Deconstruction Heavily damaged from a fire on February 23, 1991.
8 Tun Razak Tower Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 150 492 35 1983 2014 Deconstruction Damaged from the 2014 fire that broke in on the 27th floor of the building.
9 City Investing Building New York  United States 148 487 33 1908 1968 Manual Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.
10 The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Hong Kong  Hong Kong 142 465 31 1993 2009 Manual Demolished to make way for China Construction Bank Tower.
11 Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka Tokyo  Japan 141 463 39 1982 2013 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for Tokyo Garden Terrace.
12 Hennessy Centre Hong Kong  Hong Kong 140 458 41 1983 2008 Manual Demolished to make way for Hysan Place.
13 The Harmon Hotel Paradise  United States 138 453 47 2009 2015 Manual Found to be structurally deficient and demolished. Never opened.
14  [de] Cologne  Germany 138 453 34 1980 2019 Deconstruction Partial vacancy since 2003.
15 Ardmore Park Old Block 1 Singapore  Singapore 137 449 36 1978 1997 Manual Demolished to build new structures on the site.[4]
15 Ardmore Park Old Block 2 Singapore  Singapore 137 449 36 1978 1997 Manual
15 Ardmore Park Old Block 3 Singapore  Singapore 137 449 36 1978 1997 Manual
18 J. L. Hudson Department Store and Addition Detroit  United States 134 439 29 1927 1998 Implosion Was neglected for 12 years, and considered beyond repair. The decision was controversial.
19 New York  United States 131 432 32 1928 1982 Manual Demolished to make way for 60 Wall Street.
20 Savoy-Plaza Hotel New York  United States 128 420 33 1927 1965 Manual Demolished to make way for General Motors Building.
21 State Office Block Sydney  Australia 128 420 32 1965 1997 Manual Demolished to make way for Aurora Place.
22 The Excelsior Hong Kong  Hong Kong 126.3 414.5 37 1973 2019 Manual Demolished to make way for a 135 meters office tower.
23 CAGA House Sydney  Australia 125 410 30 1977 1992 Manual Demolished to make way for Governor Phillip Tower.
24 Bayer-Hochhaus Leverkusen  Germany 122 400 32 1963 2012 Manual Various problems.
25 Empire Landmark Hotel Vancouver  Canada 120 393.7 42 1973 2019 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for a pair of new high-rise residential towers.
26 First National Bank Building Pittsburgh  United States 118 387 26 1912 1969 Manual Demolished to make way for One PNC Plaza.
27 Jinhua Building Xi'an  China 118 387 21 1999 2015 Implosion Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's property.[citation needed]
28 Brussels  Belgium 117 384 30 1960 2001 Manual Demolished to make way for Rogier Tower.
29 AfE-Turm Frankfurt  Germany 116 381 32 1972 2014 Implosion Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's site. Tallest building to have been imploded in Europe.
30 Landmark Tower Fort Worth  United States 116 380 30 1952 2006 Implosion Abandoned since 1990, later damaged in tornado in 2000. Cost to renovate the building was deemed too prohibitive.
31 Ocean Tower South Padre Island  United States 115 379 30 2006 2009 Implosion Demolished after cracks were found in the building's supporting columns during construction. Never opened. Wasn't built well.
32 Trinity Court Building New York  United States 114 374 26 1927 2015 Manual Demolished to make way for 76 Trinity Place
33 Pearl Bank Apartments Singapore  Singapore 113.4 372 38 1976 2019 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for One Pearl Bank.
34 Richfield Tower Los Angeles  United States 113 372 13 1929 1969 Manual Demolished to make way for City National Plaza.
35 Landmark Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Paradise  United States 111 364 31 1969 1995 Implosion Demolished to make way for a parking lot for Las Vegas Convention Center.
36  [pt] São Paulo  Brazil 110 361 32 1963 1975 Implosion Imploded to make way for the Sé metro station and Praça da Sé.
37 Furama Hong Kong Hotel Hong Kong  Hong Kong 110 360 32 1973 2002 Manual Demolished to make way for AIA Central.
38 Stardust Resort & Casino Las Vegas Winchester  United States 108 354 32 1991 2007 Implosion Demolished to make way for Echelon Place and Resorts World Las Vegas.
39 Lisbon Bank Building Johannesburg  South Africa 108 354 26 1967 2019 Implosion Imploded due to a fire in 2018 which caused the structure to be unstable.[5][6][7]
40 Houston  United States 107 352 28 1962 2011 Manual
41 New York World Building New York  United States 106.6 350 20 1890 1955 Manual Demolished to make way for an entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge.
42 Windsor Tower Madrid  Spain 106 348 32 1979 2005 Manual Heavily damaged from a fire on February 12, 2005; thus not quite voluntarily demolished, exactly the same than nº 4.
43 Farmers Bank Building Pittsburgh  United States 105 345 27 1902 1997 Implosion Demolished due to a lack of tenants.
44 Crowne Plaza Hotel Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 105 345 26 1973 2014 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square.
45 Frankfort  United States 103 338 28 1972 2018 Implosion
46 Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus Ludwigshafen  Germany 101 333 28 1957 2014 Manual Demolished for the new BASF headquarters building.
47 Martin Tower Bethlehem  United States 101 332 21 1972 2019 Implosion Demolished for mixed-use rezoning of the tower's property.
48 Sparkasse Hagen tower Hagen  Germany 101 331 21 1975 2004 Implosion Suffered from water leakage problems.
49 Baltimore  United States 101 330 16 1912 1986 Manual
50 Southwark Towers London  United Kingdom 100 328 25 1976 2008 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for The Shard.

Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings 30 meters (98 feet) to 100 meters (328 feet) in height[]

Rank Building name City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year completed Year demolished Method Reason
51 Genesee Towers Flint  United States 99.4 326 19 1968 2013 Implosion The building was demolished due to the risk of falling concrete from the structure.
52 CRA Building Melbourne  Australia 99.1 325 26 1962 1988 Manual Demolished to make way for 101 Collins Street.
53 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 99.1 325 24 1977 2011 Deconstruction
54 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Atlantic City  United States 97.8 321 39 1984 2021 Implosion Demolished after being closed since 2014 and falling into such disrepair that chunks began falling off the building.
55 1515 Tower West Palm Beach  United States 97.6 320 30 1974 2010 Implosion Damaged by hurricanes in 2004.
56 Lodge on the Park Hong Kong  Hong Kong 96.6 317 29 1988 2011 Manual Demolished to make way for Kennedy Park at Central.
57 Saint Paul Building New York  United States 96 315 26 1898 1958 Manual Demolished to make way for Western Electric Building.
58 Houston Main Building Houston  United States 95.1 312 21 1952 2012 Implosion
59 Richmond  United States 94.4 310 21 1978 2020 Implosion
60 Beautiful City Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 93.3 306 28 1978 2003 Manual Demolished to make way for CASA 880.
61 Limebank House London  United Kingdom 93 305 26 1969 1998 Manual
62 Zhongyin Building Wenzhou  China 93 305 1997 2004 Implosion Deemed unsafe. Never opened.
63  [de] Frankfurt  Germany 93 305 21 1971 2018 Manual Demolished to make way for Four (Frankfurt).
64 Poltegor Centre Wrocław  Poland 92.1 302 25 1982 2007 Manual Demolished to make way for Sky Tower.
65 Skrunda-1 Receiver Building Skrunda  Latvia 91.4 300 19 1991 1995 Implosion Demolished as a result of then-US President Bill Clinton’s commitment to help the Latvian government comply with a treaty involving the withdrawal of Russian troops.
66 20 Fenchurch Street London  United Kingdom 91.1 299 25 1968 2008 Deconstruction Previous building demolished for the redevelopment of the tower's site.
67 109 Bluevale Street Glasgow  United Kingdom 90.8 298 30 1968 2016 Deconstruction
68 51 Whitevale Street Glasgow  United Kingdom 90.8 298 30 1968 2016 Deconstruction
69 Sander Hall Cincinnati  United States 90.5 297 27 1971 1991 Implosion Demolished because of various problems.
70 Tai Sang Commercial Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 90 295 27 1997 2009 Manual
71 10 Red Road Court Glasgow  United Kingdom 89 292 31 1968 2015 Implosion
72 21 Birnie Court Glasgow  United Kingdom 89 292 31 1968 2013 Implosion
73 33 Petershill Drive Glasgow  United Kingdom 89 292 31 1968 2015 Implosion
74 63 Petershill Drive Glasgow  United Kingdom 89 292 31 1968 2015 Implosion
75 93 Petershill Drive Glasgow  United Kingdom 89 292 31 1968 2015 Implosion
76 123 Petershill Drive Glasgow  United Kingdom 89 292 31 1968 2015 Implosion
77 World Trade Centre London  United Kingdom 89 292 19 1991 2004 Unknown (likely deconstruction) Damaged by the 1996 Docklands bombing.
78  [de] Hamburg  Germany 89 292 23 1966 1995 Implosion
79 Salt Lake City  United States 88.4 290 20 1980 2007 Implosion Demolished to make way for City Creek Center.
80 Old Toronto Star Building Toronto  Canada 88.1 289 22 1929 1972 Manual Demolished to make way for First Canadian Place.
81 Hong Kong Hilton Hong Kong  Hong Kong 86.6 284 26 1962 1992 Manual Demolished to make way for Cheung Kong Center.
82 Northwestern Mutual Place Milwaukee  United States 86 283 16 1979 2014 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons. Northwestern Mutual cited maintenance problems caused by water seepage as the reason for demolishing the building.
83 Liggett Building New York  United States 86 283 22 1922 2016 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.
84 Lake View Hotel Nanchang  China 86 281 22 1997 2010 Implosion [citation needed]
85 Studioturm Deutsche Welle Cologne  Germany 86 281 24 1976 2021 Deconstruction
86 Hotel Grand Chancellor Christchurch  New Zealand 85 279 26 1986 2012 Manual Damaged by 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
87 Chinatrust Financial Building Taipei  Taiwan 85 279 22 1996 2016 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for Taipei Sky Tower.
88 High-rise of Pécs Pécs  Hungary 84 276 25 1976 2016 Deconstruction Unoccupied from 1989 due to structural instability.
89 Dunes Paradise  United States 84 275 24 1961 1993 Implosion Demolished to make way for Bellagio Las Vegas.
90 Sands Paradise  United States 83 274 18 1965 1996 Implosion Demolished to make way for The Venetian Las Vegas.
91 Owasina Hall Calgary  Canada 83.5 274 22 1972 2016 Deconstruction Demolished to be redeveloped.[8]
92 Gillender Building New York  United States 83 273 20 1897 1910 Demolished to make way for 14 Wall Street[9]
93 Elegant Court Hong Kong  Hong Kong 83 273 25 1987 2009 Manual Demolished to make way for 21 Whitfield.
94 Hochtief-Hochhaus Frankfurt  Germany 83 273 22 1974 2004 Manual Demolished to make way for WestendDuo.
95 C&S Bank Tower Atlanta  United States 81 266 20 1968 1993 Manual Demolished after the NationsBank Plaza (now Bank of America Plaza) was completed.[10]
96 Northwestern National Bank Building Minneapolis  United States 80 264 16 1930 1984 Implosion Damaged by the 1982 Thanksgiving Day fire. The Wells Fargo Center now stands on the site.
97 103 Colmore Row Birmingham  United Kingdom 80 262 23 1976 2016 Manual
98 10-30 Petershill Court Glasgow  United Kingdom 80 262 27 1968 2015 Implosion
99 153-213 Petershill Court Glasgow  United Kingdom 80 262 27 1968 2012 Implosion
100 Four Seasons Hotel Maputo Maputo  Mozambique 80 262 22 1974 2007 Implosion Owing to the Mozambican War of Independence, the building was never finished.
101 Winchester House London  United Kingdom 80 260 22 1968 1997 Unknown
102 PwC Tower Christchurch Christchurch  New Zealand 79 251 21 1990 2013 Manual Demolished after being damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake; the foundations were demolished in 2021[11]
103 Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis  United States 78 255 18 1956 2005 Implosion
104 Commonwealth Building Louisville  United States 78 255 21 1928 1994 Implosion
105 Hotel Vancouver (1916) Vancouver  Canada 77.1 253 15 1916 1949 Manual Demolished to be redeveloped.[12]
106 Boston  United States 77 253 18 1959 1988 Implosion Demolished to make way for 125 High Street.
107 Crocodile House 1 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 77 251 23 1982 2008 Manual Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.
108 Melbourne Industrial Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 77 251 23 1977 2005 Manual Demolished to make way for One Island East.
109 Hôtel de la Montagne Montreal  Canada 75 246 20 1974 2014 Manual Demolished to be redeveloped.[13]
110 Hotel Laurentien Montreal  Canada 75 246 20 1948 1978 Manual Demolished to be redeveloped.[14]
111 Maths Tower Manchester  United Kingdom 75 246 18 1968 2005 Unknown (likely deconstruction)
112 Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel Oklahoma City  United States 75 245 24 1932 1977 Implosion Demolished because it was in the way of an urban development.
113 McGuire Apartments Seattle  United States 74 242 25 2001 2011 Manual Structural instability.
114 Qingdao Railway Plaza Qingdao  China 74 241 24 1991 2007 Implosion
115 Aik San Factory Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 73 240 22 1972 2005 Manual Demolished to make way for One Island East.
116 Lee Gardens Hotel Hong Kong  Hong Kong 73 240 22 1970 1990 Manual Demolished to make way for Manulife Plaza.
117 International Complex Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 73 240 18 1978 2014 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square.
118 Inn on the Park Toronto  Canada 72.5 238 23 1971 2016 Manual Demolished to be redeveloped.[15]
119 20 Rosemount Street Glasgow  United Kingdom 72 236 25 1967 2013 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
120 40 Rosemount Street Glasgow  United Kingdom 72 236 25 1967 2016 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
121 Pabst Building Milwaukee  United States 72 235 14 1891 1981 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for 100 East Wisconsin
122 HSBC Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 70 230 13 1935 1978 Manual
123 St. Johns House Bootle  United Kingdom 70 230 19 1981 2001 Implosion Suffered from sick building syndrome.
124 Anada Tower Hong Kong  Hong Kong 70 229 21 19?? 2008 Manual Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower
125  [fr] Nantes  France 70 229 18 1972 2005 Implosion Demolished to make way for a mixed-use development.
126 40 Stirlingfauld Place Glasgow  United Kingdom 69 226 24 1975 2008 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
127 45 Stirlingfauld Place Glasgow  United Kingdom 69 226 24 1975 2008 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
128 Clarendon Tower Christchurch  New Zealand 68.7 225 18 1988 2012 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake [16]
129 Pacific Palisades East Vancouver  Canada 68 223 22 1966 1994 Implosion Demolished to make way for The Palisades Apartments
130 Birmingham Post & Mail Birmingham  United Kingdom 67 220 16 1964 2005 Deconstruction
131 Traymore Hotel Atlantic City  United States 67 220 16 1906 1972 Implosion
132 Zhejiang University Number 3 Hangzhou  China 67.1 220 20 1993 2007 Implosion [17]
133 Swire House Hong Kong  Hong Kong 66.8 219 20 1962 1998 Manual Demolished to make way for Charter House.
134 Lord Simcoe Hotel Toronto  Canada 66.8 219 20 1956 1980 Manual Demolished to be redeveloped.[18]
135 Vanderbilt Avenue Building New York  United States 65 214 18 1913 2016 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.
136 Draper Tower Nashville  United States 65 212 12 1990 2018 Implosion Demolished to make way for Nashville Yards.
137 Concourse Building Toronto  Canada 65 213.3 16 1928 2013 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for EY Tower.[19]
138 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 65 212 16 1973 2012 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for the new Hotel Equatorial
139 City Hall Annex Jacksonville  United States 64 210 15 1960 2019 Implosion Demolished to make way for redevelopment.
140 Ronan Point London  United Kingdom 64 210 22 1968 1986 Manual Damaged by gas explosion in 1968. It was demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
141 Crocodile House 2 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 63 208 19 1966 2008 Manual Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.
142 Stephenson Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 63 207 20 1967 2011 Deconstruction Demolished to make room for redevelopment at Birmingham's New Street Station.
143 Dalton Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 61 200 21 1971 2011 Implosion Demolished to make room for new student housing.
144 Radio Network House Christchurch  New Zealand 61 200 14 1986 2012 Implosion Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, was the first controlled building Implosion in New Zealand [20]
145 Chartered Bank Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 60 197 18 1959 1986 Manual Demolished to make way for Standard Chartered Bank Building.
146 Hyatt Regency Hong Kong  Hong Kong 60 197 18 1964 2006 Manual Demolished to make way for iSQUARE.
147 Hotel Holiday Inn Christchurch  New Zealand 60 197 16 1988 2012 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, the foundations are still standing.[21]
148 Cleveland  United States 60 196 16 1900 1982 Implosion Demolished to make way for 200 Public Square.
149 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis  United States 59 195 1982 2014 Manual Demolished to make way for U.S. Bank Stadium.
150 Clyde Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 59 194 20 1967 2006 Implosion
151 Lawrence Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 59 194 21 1971 2011 Implosion Demolished to make room for new student housing.
152 The Oregonian Building Portland  United States 59 194 13 1892 1950 Manual
153 Carlton House Hotel[22] Pittsburgh  United States 58.83 193 21 1952 1980 Implosion Demolished to make way for the BNY Mellon Center.
154 Vienna Wood Community Hefei  China 59 192 16 2005 2005 Implosion
155 Stafford Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 58 190 21 1971 2014 Implosion Demolished to make way for a five-acre park at Aston University.
156 16-18 Pinkston Drive Glasgow  United Kingdom 58 190 20 1967 2013 Manual Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
157 17-19 Pinkston Drive Glasgow  United Kingdom 58 190 20 1967 2013 Manual Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
158 2 Queen Elizabeth Square Glasgow  United Kingdom 58 190 20 1965 1993 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
159 16-18 Fountainwell Place Glasgow  United Kingdom 58 190 20 1967 2008 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
160 16-32 Queen Elizabeth Square Glasgow  United Kingdom 58 190 20 1965 1993 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
161 Rochor Centre Singapore  Singapore 57.84 189.76 17 1977 2018 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for the North–South Corridor expressway tunnels.
162 Tung Ying Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 57 186 17 1965 2006 Manual Demolished to make way for The ONE.
163 Tung Sang Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 57 186 17 1972 2006 Manual Demolished to make way for York Place.
164 Scientific Institute of Water Management Tower (VITUKI Torony) Budapest  Hungary 57 186 15 1975-1976 2020 Implosion Demolished to make way for an athletic stadium (note: after that Budapest won the right to host the 2023 World Athletics Championships, originally they wanted to keep this building, but later, during the preparation of the construction work, its condition was assessed, which revealed that the building could not be used, so it had to be demolished for technical-economic reasons.)
165 Westpac Canterbury Centre Christchurch  New Zealand 55.1 181 14 1983 2012 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake[23]
166 Home Insurance Building Chicago  United States 54.9 180 12 1885 1931 Manual Demolished to make way for the Field Building.
167 City East Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 53.3 175 16 1973 2007 Manual Demolished to make way for Gardeneast Serviced Apartments.
168 Hotel Fontenelle Omaha  United States 53.3 175 14 1916 1983 Unknown [24]
169 Jardine House Hong Kong  Hong Kong 53.3 175 16 1957 1980 Manual Demolished to make way for Wheelock House.
170 Cornwall Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 52.1 171 18 1970 2014 Implosion Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
171 Normansell Tower Birmingham  United Kingdom 52.1 171 18 1972 2012 Implosion
172 Christchurch Central Police Station Christchurch  New Zealand 52 171 13 1973 2015 Implosion Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was the 2nd controlled building Implosion in New Zealand. Was the last High rise to be demolished in Christchurch after the 2011 Earthquakes [25]
173 Victoria Square Tower Christchurch  New Zealand 51.8 170 15 2006 2012 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
174 Heritage Hotel Christchurch  New Zealand 51.6 169 12 1971 2012 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
175 BNZ Tower Christchurch  New Zealand 51 167 12 1967 2012/2017 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. The tower portion was destroyed in 2012 while the final part was destroyed in 2017
176 Portland Airport Administration Building Portland  United States 50.3 165 8 1958 2002 Unknown
177 Regal Constellation Hotel Toronto  Canada 50.1 164.3 15 1966 2011 Manual Demolished to make way for a Park 'N Fly parking lot.[26]
178 Revera House Wellington  New Zealand 50 164 10 1990 2017 Deconstruction Damaged by the 2017 Kaikoura Earthquake
179 Chiao Shang Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 50 164 15 1964 2004 Manual Demolished to make way for 100QRC.
180  [no] Oslo  Norway 47.2 155 15 1958 2000 Implosion Demolished to make way for .
181 Prudence Building New York  United States 47.2 155 14 1911 2016 Deconstruction Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.
182 Hotel Wellington Annex Albany  United States 45.1 148 11 1922 2014 Implosion Demolished to make way for the Albany Capital Center.
183 Crowne Plaza, Christchurch Christchurch  New Zealand 45 148 12 1988 2012 Manual Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
184 BP House Wellington  New Zealand 45 148 12 1968 2015 Manual Demolished to make way for 20 Customhouse Quay
176 Olympic National Life Building Seattle  United States 44.2 145 12 1905 1982 Implosion Demolished to make way for the DocuSign Tower.
177 Alexandra House Hong Kong  Hong Kong 43.3 142 13 1952 1974 Manual
178 Dragon Seed Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 43.3 142 13 1966 2008 Manual Demolished to make way for Prosperity Tower.
179 Luk Hoi Tong Building Hong Kong  Hong Kong 43.3 142 13 1961 2008 Manual Demolished to make way for LHT Tower.
180 Chamber of Commerce Building Portland  United States 41.1 135 8 1892 1934 Manual
181 Mapes Hotel Reno  United States 40.5 133 12 1947 2000 Implosion
182 Kingsford Industrial Centre Hong Kong  Hong Kong 39.9 131 12 1986 2006 Manual Demolished to make way for The Spectacle.
183 Corbett Building Portland  United States 39.6 130 10 1907 1988 Implosion Demolished to make way for Pioneer Place.
184 City Hall El Paso  United States 38 124 10 1979 2013 Implosion Demolished to make way for Southwest University Park.
185 Salt Lake City  United States 36.9 121 9 1966 2001 Implosion Made way for new Salt Lake City Main Public Library Building.
186 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Oklahoma City  United States 35.6 117 9 1977 1995 Implosion Damaged by the Oklahoma City bombing.

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