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[edit]

The demolition of especially high buildings presents 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

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1 | AXA Tower | Singapore |  Singapore | 235 | 771 | 52 | 1986 | 2023 | Deconstruction | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's site.
2 | 270 Park Avenue | New York |  United States | 215 | 707 | 52 | 1960 | 2021 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a taller building at 270 Park Avenue.[1]
3 | Singer Building | New York |  United States | 187 | 612 | 47 | 1908 | 1968 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.
4  | CPF Building | Singapore |  Singapore | 171  | 561  | 46  | 1976  | 2017  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a 29-storey office tower (only 10 meters taller).
5  | Meena Plaza I  | Abu Dhabi |  United Arab Emirates | 168.5  | 553  | 46  | 2014 (halted)  | 2020  | Implosion | Topped out, but never completed. Tallest building ever to be demolished using explosives.[2]
6 | Fuji Xerox Towers | Singapore |  Singapore | 165 | 541 | 38 | 1987 | 2023 | Deconstruction | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's site.
7 | World Trade Center (Tokyo) | Tokyo |  Japan | 163 | 533 | 40 | 1970 | 2023 | Deconstruction | Demolished as part of the Hamamatsucho Station West Entrance District redevelopment
8 | Morrison Hotel | Chicago |  United States | 160 | 526 | 45 | 1925 | 1965 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Bank One Plaza.
9 | Deutsche Bank Building | New York |  United States | 158 | 518 | 39 | 1974 | 2011 | Deconstruction | Heavily damaged from the September 11 attacks.
10 | UIC Building | Singapore |  Singapore | 152 | 499 | 40 | 1973 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for V on Shenton.
t-11 | One Meridian Plaza | Philadelphia |  United States | 150 | 492 | 38 | 1972 | 1999 | Deconstruction | Heavily damaged from a fire on February 23, 1991.
t-11 | Tun Razak Tower | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | 150 | 492 | 35 | 1983 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Damaged from the 2014 fire that broke out on the 27th floor of the building.
13 | City Investing Building | New York |  United States | 148 | 487 | 33 | 1908 | 1968 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.
| Mizuho Bank Uchisaiwaichō Head Office Building | Tokyo |  Japan | 143 | 469 | 38 | 1981 | 2023 | Deconstruction | Demolished as part of the Uchisaiwaicho 1-Chome District Redevelopment
13 | The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 142 | 465 | 31 | 1993 | 2009 | Manual | Demolished to make way for China Construction Bank Tower.
14 | Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka | Tokyo |  Japan | 141 | 463 | 39 | 1982 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Tokyo Garden Terrace.
15 | Hennessy Centre | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 140 | 458 | 41 | 1983 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Hysan Place.
t-16 | The Harmon Hotel | Paradise |  United States | 138 | 453 | 47 | 2009 (halted) | 2015 | Manual | Found to be structurally deficient and subsequently ordered demolished; never opened.
t-16 | Funkhaus am Raderberggürtel [de] | Cologne |  Germany | 138 | 453 | 34 | 1980 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Partial vacancy since 2003.
t-18 | Ardmore Park Old Block 1 | Singapore |  Singapore | 137 | 449 | 36 | 1978 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to build new structures on the site.[3]
t-18 | Ardmore Park Old Block 2 | Singapore |  Singapore | 137 | 449 | 36 | 1978 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to build new structures on the site.
t-18 | Ardmore Park Old Block 3 | Singapore |  Singapore | 137 | 449 | 36 | 1978 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to build new structures on the site.
21  | Shaw Tower | Singapore |  Singapore | 134 | 440  | 35  | 1975  | 2020  | Deconstruction | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower’s site.
22 | J. L. Hudson Department Store and Addition | Detroit |  United States | 134 | 439 | 29 | 1911 | 1998 | Implosion | Bankruptcy of J.L. Hudson Department Store; replaced by the Hudson's Tower in 2017 with construction expected to be completed in 2024.
23 | National City Company Building | New York |  United States | 131 | 432 | 32 | 1928 | 1982 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 60 Wall Street.
24  | Palace II | Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil | 130 | 426  | 22  | 1995  | 1998  | Implosion | Partially collapsed on February 22, 1998 due to engineering error.
24.5 | Savoy-Plaza Hotel | New York |  United States | 128 | 420 | 33 | 1927 | 1965 | Manual | Demolished to make way for the General Motors Building.
25 | State Office Block | Sydney |  Australia | 128 | 420 | 32 | 1965 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Aurora Place.
26 | The Excelsior | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 126.3 | 414.5 | 37 | 1973 | 2019 | Manual | Demolished to make way for a 135m tall office tower.
27 | CAGA House | Sydney |  Australia | 125 | 410 | 30 | 1977 | 1992 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Governor Phillip Tower.
28 | Bayer-Hochhaus | Leverkusen |  Germany | 122 | 400 | 32 | 1963 | 2012 | Manual | Various issues with structure.
29 | 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.
30 | Landmark Tower | Fort Worth |  United States | 120 | 393.6 | 30 | 1952 | 2006 | Implosion | Abandoned since 1990, and later damaged in a tornado in 2000. The cost to renovate the building was deemed unviable.
31 | Asahi Seimei Otemachi Building | Tokyo |  Japan | 119.6 | 392 | 29 | 1971 | 2023 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Torch Tower.
32 | First National Bank Building | Pittsburgh |  United States | 118 | 387 | 26 | 1912 | 1969 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One PNC Plaza.
32  | Jinhua Building | Xi'an |  China | 118 | 387 | 21 | 1996 | 2015 | Implosion | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's property. It was not used for decades even though it was legally the property of Jinhua Pharmaceutical Factory.
33 | Centre International Rogier | Brussels |  Belgium | 117 | 384 | 30 | 1960 | 2001 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Rogier Tower.
34 | 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.
35 | Ocean Tower | South Padre Island |  United States | 115 | 379 | 30 | 2008 (halted) | 2009 | Implosion | Demolished after cracks were found in the building's supporting columns, and various other deficiencies, were discovered during construction. Never opened.
36 | Trinity Court Building | New York |  United States | 114 | 374 | 26 | 1927 | 2015 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 76 Trinity Place
37  | Pearl Bank Apartments | Singapore |  Singapore | 113.4  | 372  | 38  | 1976  | 2019  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Pearl Bank.
38 | Richfield Tower | Los Angeles |  United States | 113 | 372 | 13 | 1929 | 1969 | Manual | Demolished to make way for City National Plaza.
39  | Edifício São Vito | São Paulo |  Brazil | 112  | 367  | 27  | 1959  | 2011  | Manual | Building fell into disrepair.
40 | Landmark Hotel and Casino Las Vegas | Paradise |  United States | 111 | 364 | 31 | 1969 | 1995 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center.
41 | Wilson Mendes Caldeira Building [pt] | São Paulo |  Brazil | 110 | 361 | 32 | 1963 | 1975 | Implosion | Imploded to make way for the Sé metro station and Praça da Sé.
42 | Furama Hong Kong Hotel | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 110 | 360 | 32 | 1973 | 2002 | Manual | Demolished to make way for AIA Central.
43 | Chongqing passenger transport building / Chaotianmen Hotel | Chongqing |  China | 110 | 360 | 32 | 1996 | 2012 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Raffles City.
| Yamato Seimei Building | Tokyo |  Japan | 109 | 359 | 26 | 1984 | 2023 | Deconstruction | Demolished as part of the Uchisaiwaicho 1-Chome District Redevelopment
44 | Stardust Resort & Casino Las Vegas | Winchester |  United States | 108 | 354 | 32 | 1990 | 2007 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Echelon Place and Resorts World Las Vegas.
45 | Lisbon Bank Building | Johannesburg |  South Africa | 108 | 354 | 26 | 1967 | 2019 | Implosion | A fire in 2018 caused the structure to be deemed unstable.[4][5][6]
46 | Yufeng building | Nanchang |  China | 108 | 354 | 26 | 1990 | 2017 | Implosion
47 | Sheraton Lincoln Hotel | Houston |  United States | 107 | 352 | 28 | 1962 | 2011 | Deconstruction | The hotel had sat vacant since 1986 at the time of its demolition.
48 | Millennium Hotel Cincinnati | Cincinnati |  United States | 107 | 350 | 32 | 1977 | 2022 | Manual |
49 | Windsor Tower | Madrid |  Spain | 106 | 348 | 32 | 1979 | 2005 | Manual | Heavily damaged from a fire on February 12, 2005.
50  | Hotel Sofitel Tokyo | Tokyo |  Japan | 106 | 348  | 26  | 1994  | 2008  | Unknown  |
51  | Manhattan Life Insurance Building | New York |  United States | 106 | 348  | 18  | 1894  | 1963 or 1964  | Unknown  |
52 | Farmers Bank Building | Pittsburgh |  United States | 105 | 345 | 27 | 1902 | 1997 | Implosion | Demolished due to a lack of tenants.
52 | Crowne Plaza Hotel | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | 105 | 345 | 26 | 1973 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square.
53 | Capital Plaza Tower | Frankfort |  United States | 103 | 338 | 28 | 1972 | 2018 | Implosion | Falling concrete and water leaks from the building were reported in its later years. It was demolished to make way for a new 5-story office building, park, and 1,100-space parking garage.
54  | Supertech Apex Tower | Noida |  India | 103  | 338  | 32  | 2009-2012 (halted)  | 2022  | Implosion | Demolished due to Violation of National Building Code, along with the slightly smaller Ceyane Tower.
55  | New York Tribune Building | New York |  United States | 102 | 335  | 19  | 1875  | 1966  | Unknown  |
56 | Enterprise House | Melbourne |  Australia | 102 | 336 | 24 | 1973 | 2020 | Deconstruction | Demolished to redevelop the tower's site.
57 | Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus | Ludwigshafen |  Germany | 101 | 333 | 28 | 1957 | 2014 | Manual | Demolished for the new BASF headquarters building.
58 | Martin Tower | Bethlehem |  United States | 101 | 332 | 21 | 1972 | 2019 | Implosion | Demolished for mixed-use rezoning of the tower's property.
59 | Sparkasse Hagen Tower | Hagen |  Germany | 101 | 331 | 21 | 1975 | 2004 | Implosion | Damage from water leakage problems.
60 | Tower Building | Baltimore |  United States | 101 | 330 | 16 | 1912 | 1986 | Manual |
61 | Drapers' Gardens | London |  United Kingdom | 100 | 328 | 30 | 1967 | 2007 | Deconstruction | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's site.
62 | Southwark Towers | London |  United Kingdom | 100 | 328 | 25 | 1976 | 2008 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for The Shard.

## Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings 50 meters (164 feet) to 100 meters (328 feet) in height[edit]

Rank  | Building name  | City  | Country  | Height (m)  | Height (ft)  | Floors  | Year completed  | Year demolished  | Method  | Reason

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59  | 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.
60  | CRA Building | Melbourne |  Australia | 99.1 | 325  | 26  | 1962  | 1988  | Manual | Demolished to make way for 101 Collins Street.
61  | Angkasa Raya Building | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | 99.1 | 325  | 24  | 1977  | 2011  | Deconstruction |
62  | 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.
63  | 1515 Tower | West Palm Beach |  United States | 97.6 | 320  | 30  | 1974  | 2010  | Implosion | Damaged by Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne in 2004.
64  | Lodge on the Park  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 96.6 | 317  | 29  | 1988  | 2011  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Kennedy Park at Central.
65  | Saint Paul Building | New York |  United States | 96 | 315  | 26  | 1898  | 1958  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Western Electric Building.
66  | Houston Main Building | Houston |  United States | 95.1 | 312  | 21  | 1952  | 2012  | Implosion | Demolished due to basement issues.
67  | Supertech Ceyane Tower | Noida |  India | 95 | 312  | 29  | 2009-2012 (halted)  | 2022  | Implosion | Demolished due to Violation of National Building Code, along with the slightly taller Apex Tower.
68  | One James River Plaza | Richmond |  United States | 94.4 | 310  | 21  | 1978  | 2020  | Implosion |
69  | New York World Building | New York |  United States | 94 | 308.32  | 20  | 1890  | 1955  | Manual | Demolished to make way for an entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge.
70  | Beautiful City Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 93.3 | 306  | 28  | 1978  | 2003  | Manual | Demolished to make way for CASA 880.
71  | Limebank House  | London |  United Kingdom | 93 | 305  | 26  | 1969  | 1998  | Manual |
72  | Zhongyin Building (never opened)  | Wenzhou |  China | 93 | 305  | 22  | 1997  | 2004  | Implosion | Deemed unsafe. Never opened.
73  | Deutsche Bank IBCF [de] | Frankfurt |  Germany | 93 | 305  | 21  | 1971  | 2018  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Four (Frankfurt).
74  | Poltegor Centre | Wrocław |  Poland | 92.1 | 302  | 25  | 1982  | 2007  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Sky Tower.
75  | Masonic Temple | Chicago |  United States | 92 | 302  | 21  | 1892  | 1939  | Unknown  |
75  | 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.
76  | 20 Fenchurch Street | London |  United Kingdom | 91.1 | 299  | 25  | 1968  | 2008  | Deconstruction | Previous building demolished for the redevelopment of the tower's site.
77  | 109 Bluevale Street | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 90.8 | 298  | 30  | 1968  | 2016  | Deconstruction | Residents later weren't satisfied with the flats.
78  | 51 Whitevale Street | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 90.8 | 298  | 30  | 1968  | 2016  | Deconstruction | Residents later weren't satisfied with the flats.
79  | Sander Hall | Cincinnati |  United States | 90.5 | 297  | 27  | 1971  | 1991  | Implosion | Demolished because of various problems, largely fire safety concerns.
80  | Tai Sang Commercial Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 90 | 295  | 27  | 1997  | 2009  | Manual |
81  | 10 Red Road Court | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 31  | 1965  | 2015  | Implosion |
82  | 21 Birnie Court | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 31  | 1965  | 2013  | Implosion |
83  | 33 Petershill Drive | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 31  | 1965  | 2015  | Implosion |
84  | 63 Petershill Drive | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 31  | 1965  | 2015  | Implosion |
85  | 93 Petershill Drive | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 31  | 1967  | 2015  | Implosion |
86  | 123 Petershill Drive | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 31  | 1967  | 2015  | Implosion |
87  | World Trade Centre | London |  United Kingdom | 89 | 292  | 19  | 1991  | 2004  | Unknown (likely deconstruction)  | Damaged by the 1996 Docklands bombing.
88  | Iduna-Hochhaus (Hamburg) [de] | Hamburg |  Germany | 89 | 292  | 23  | 1966  | 1995  | Implosion | Demolished after being vacant since 1987 due to asbestos contamination.
89  | Euler-Hermes-Hochhaus [de] | Hamburg |  Germany | 89 | 292  | 23  | 1981  | 2021  | Deconstruction |
90  | Key Bank Tower | Salt Lake City |  United States | 88.4 | 290  | 20  | 1980  | 2007  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for City Creek Center.
90.5 | Tokyo Ginko Kyokai Building | Tokyo |  Japan | 88.2 | 289  | 20  | 1993  | 2016  | Unknown  |
91  | Old Toronto Star Building | Toronto |  Canada | 88.1 | 289  | 22  | 1929  | 1972  | Manual | Demolished to make way for First Canadian Place.
92  | 13 Beima Road (Never completed)  | Harbin |  China | 87 | 286  | 23  | 1996 (halted)  | 2018  | Implosion | Left incomplete & abandoned, never opened.
93  | Hong Kong Hilton | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 86.6 | 284  | 26  | 1962  | 1995  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Cheung Kong Center.
94  | 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.
95  | Liggett Building | New York |  United States | 86 | 283 | 22 | 1922 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.
96  | Lake View Hotel | Nanchang |  China | 86 | 281 | 22 | 1997 | 2010 | Implosion | [citation needed]
97  | Studioturm Deutsche Welle  | Cologne |  Germany | 86 | 281  | 24  | 1976 (on hold)  | 2021  | Deconstruction |
98  | Derwent Tower | Dunston |  United Kingdom | 85 | 280  | 29  | 1972  | 2012  | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
99  | Hotel Grand Chancellor | Christchurch |  New Zealand | 85 | 279 | 26 | 1986 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
100  | Chinatrust Financial Building | Taipei |  Taiwan | 85 | 279 | 22 | 1996 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Taipei Sky Tower.
101  | High-rise of Pécs | Pécs |  Hungary | 84 | 276 | 25 | 1976 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Unoccupied since 1989 due to structural instability.
| JX Building | Tokyo |  Japan | 84 | 275 | 20 | 1970 | 2017 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Tokiwabashi Tower.
102  | Dunes North Tower | Paradise |  United States | 84 | 275 | 24 | 1965 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Bellagio Las Vegas.
103  | Sands | Paradise |  United States | 83 | 274 | 18 | 1965 | 1996 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for The Venetian Las Vegas.
104  | Owasina Hall  | Calgary |  Canada | 83.5 | 274  | 22  | 1972  | 2016  | Deconstruction | Demolished to be redeveloped.[7]
105  | Gillender Building | New York |  United States | 83 | 273  | 20  | 1897  | 1910  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for 14 Wall Street.[8]
106  | Elegant Court  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 83 | 273  | 25  | 1987  | 2009  | Manual | Demolished to make way for 21 Whitfield.
107  | Hochtief-Hochhaus  | Frankfurt |  Germany | 83 | 273  | 22  | 1974  | 2004  | Manual | Demolished to make way for WestendDuo.
108  | 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.[9]
109  | 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.[10]
110  | Blanding/Kirwan Towers, University of Kentucky | Lexington |  United States | 80 | 264 | 22 | 1967 | 2020 | Deconstruction | Not cost effective to upgrade to modern dormitory standards, site was turned into a green space.[11][12]
111  | 103 Colmore Row | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 80 | 262  | 23  | 1976  | 2016  | Manual |
112  | 10-30 Petershill Court | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 80 | 262  | 26  | 1968  | 2015  | Implosion |
113  | 153-213 Petershill Court | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 80 | 262  | 28  | 1968  | 2012  | Implosion |
114  | Four Seasons Hotel Maputo  | Maputo |  Mozambique | 80 | 262  | 22  | 1974 (halted)  | 2007  | Implosion | Owing to the Mozambican War of Independence, the building was never finished.
115  | Bürohaus Osthafenplatz  | Frankfurt |  Germany | 80 | 262  | 21  | 1966  | 2003  | Unknown  |
116  | Winchester House  | London |  United Kingdom | 80 | 260  | 22  | 1968  | 1997  | Unknown  |
117  | Wisma Kosgoro  | Jakarta |  Indonesia | 80 | 260  | 23  | 1976  | 2020  | Decontruction  | Demolished after the 2015 fire.
118  | 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.[13]
119  | Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis |  United States | 78 | 255  | 18  | 1956  | 2005  | Implosion | Closed since 2000. Demolished to make way for a biomedical research park.
120  | Commonwealth Building | Louisville |  United States | 78 | 255  | 21  | 1928  | 1994  | Implosion |
121  | Hotel Vancouver (1916) | Vancouver |  Canada | 77.1 | 253  | 15  | 1916  | 1949  | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[14]
122  | Traveler's Insurance Building  | Boston |  United States | 77 | 253  | 18  | 1959  | 1988  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 125 High Street.
123  | Crocodile House 1  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 77 | 251  | 23  | 1982  | 2008  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.
124  | Melbourne Industrial Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 77 | 251  | 23  | 1977  | 2005  | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Island East.
125  | Hotel Manhattan | New York |  United States | 76 | 250  | 16  | 1896  | 1961  | Unknown  |
126  | 420 Main | Evansville |  United States | 76 | 248  | 18  | 1970  | 2021  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 5th & Main complex.
127  | Hôtel de la Montagne  | Montreal |  Canada | 75 | 246  | 20  | 1974  | 2014  | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[15]
128  | Hotel Laurentien | Montreal |  Canada | 75 | 246  | 20  | 1948  | 1978  | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[16]
129  | Maths Tower | Manchester |  United Kingdom | 75 | 246  | 18  | 1968  | 2005  | Deconstruction |
130  | Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel | Oklahoma City |  United States | 75 | 245  | 24  | 1932  | 1977  | Implosion | Demolished because it was in the way of an urban development.
131  | Executive Building  | Brisbane |  Australia | 75 | 245  | 17  | 1972  | 2017  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Queen's Wharf, Brisbane.
130  | McGuire Apartments | Seattle |  United States | 74 | 242  | 25  | 2001  | 2011  | Manual | Structural instability.
131  | Woodmen of the World Building | Omaha |  United States | 73.8 | 242  | 19  | 1912  | 1977  | Implosion |
132  | Qingdao Railway Plaza  | Qingdao |  China | 74 | 241  | 24  | 1991  | 2007  | Implosion |
133  | Aik San Factory Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 73 | 240  | 22  | 1972  | 2005  | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Island East.
134  | Lee Gardens Hotel  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 73 | 240  | 22  | 1970  | 1990  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Manulife Plaza.
135  | International Complex  | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | 73 | 240  | 18  | 1978  | 2014  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square.
136  | Inn on the Park | Toronto |  Canada | 72.5 | 238  | 23  | 1971  | 2016  | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[17]
137  | DOKP [pl] | Katowice |  Poland | 72 | 236  | 18  | 1974  | 2015  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for KTW buildings [pl].[18][19]
138  | 240 Roystonhill  | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 72 | 236  | 25  | 1967  | 1992  | Implosion |
139  | 20 Rosemount Street  | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 72 | 236  | 25  | 1967  | 2013  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
140  | 40 Rosemount Street  | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 72 | 236  | 25  | 1967  | 2016  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
141  | Pabst Building | Milwaukee |  United States | 72 | 235  | 14  | 1891  | 1981  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for 100 East Wisconsin.
142  | Hotel New Netherland | New York |  United States | 71 | 234  | 17  | 1893  | 1927  | Unknown  |
143  | HSBC Building | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 70 | 230  | 13  | 1935  | 1978  | Manual |
144  | St. Johns House  | Bootle |  United Kingdom | 70  | 230  | 19  | 1981  | 2001  | Implosion | Suffered from sick building syndrome.
145  | Anada Tower  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 70 | 229  | 21  | 19??  | 2008  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.
146  | Le Tripode [fr] | Nantes |  France | 70 | 229  | 18  | 1972  | 2005  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a mixed-use development.
147  | 40 Stirlingfauld Place  | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 69 | 226  | 24  | 1975  | 2008  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
148  | 45 Stirlingfauld Place  | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 69 | 226  | 24  | 1975  | 2008  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
149  | Clarendon Tower | Christchurch |  New Zealand | 68.7  | 225  | 18  | 1988  | 2012  | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake [20]
150  | Shamrock Hotel | Houston |  United States | 68.5 | 225  | 18  | 1949  | 1987  | Manual |
t-151  | Pacific Palisades East  | Vancouver |  Canada | 68 | 223  | 22  | 1966  | 1994  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for The Palisades Apartments.
t-151  | Majestic Building (Detroit) | Detroit |  United States | 68 | 223  | 14  | 1896  | 1962  | Unknown  | Demolished to make way for 1001 Woodward
153  | Birmingham Post & Mail Building | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 67 | 220  | 16  | 1964  | 2005  | Deconstruction |
154  | Traymore Hotel | Atlantic City |  United States | 67 | 220  | 16  | 1906  | 1972  | Implosion |
155  | Zhejiang University Number 3  | Hangzhou |  China | 67.1 | 220  | 20  | 1993  | 2007  | Implosion | [21]
156  | Swire House | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 66.8 | 219  | 20  | 1962  | 1998  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Charter House.
157  | Lord Simcoe Hotel | Toronto |  Canada | 66.8 | 219  | 20  | 1956  | 1980  | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[22]
158  | Marsham Towers | London |  United Kingdom | 66 | 215  | 20  | 1971  | 2003  | Unknown  |
159  | Vanderbilt Avenue Building  | New York |  United States | 65 | 214  | 18  | 1913  | 2016  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.
160  | Concourse Building  | Toronto |  Canada | 65 | 213.3  | 16  | 1928  | 2013  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for EY Tower.[23]
161  | Draper Tower | Nashville |  United States | 65 | 212  | 12  | 1990  | 2018  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Nashville Yards.
162  | Hotel Equatorial | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia | 65 | 212  | 16  | 1973  | 2012  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the new Hotel Equatorial.
163  | City Hall Annex | Jacksonville |  United States | 64 | 210  | 15  | 1960  | 2019  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for redevelopment.
164  | 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.
165  | Crocodile House 2  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 63 | 208  | 19  | 1966  | 2008  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.
166  | Esso Tower | Paris |  France | 63 | 208  | 11  | 1963  | 1993  | Manual |
167  | Stephenson Tower  | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 63 | 207  | 20  | 1967  | 2011  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make room for redevelopment at Birmingham's New Street Station.
168  | Dalton Tower | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 61 | 200  | 21  | 1971  | 2011  | Implosion | Demolished to make room for new student housing.
169  | 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.[24]
170  | Dallas Cotton Exchange | Dallas |  United States | 61  | 200  | 17  | 1926  | 1994  | Implosion | Sat vacant since 1987 prior to its implosion.
171  | Chartered Bank Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 60 | 197  | 18  | 1959  | 1986  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Standard Chartered Bank Building.
172  | Hyatt Regency | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 60 | 197  | 18  | 1964  | 2006  | Manual | Demolished to make way for iSQUARE.
173  | Hotel Holiday Inn  | Christchurch |  New Zealand | 60  | 197  | 16  | 1988  | 2012  | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the foundations are still standing.[25]
174  | Williamson Building | Cleveland |  United States | 60 | 196  | 16  | 1900  | 1982  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 200 Public Square.
175  | Clyde Tower  | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 59 | 194  | 20  | 1967  | 2006  | Implosion |
176  | Lawrence Tower | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 59 | 194  | 21  | 1971  | 2011  | Implosion | Demolished to make room for new student housing.
177  | The Oregonian Building | Portland |  United States | 59 | 194  | 13  | 1892  | 1950  | Manual |
178  | Vienna Wood Community  | Hefei |  China | 59 | 192  | 16  | 2005  | 2005  | Implosion |
179  | Carlton House Hotel[26] | Pittsburgh |  United States | 58.83 | 193  | 21  | 1952  | 1980  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the BNY Mellon Center.
t-180  | Stafford Tower | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 21  | 1971  | 2014  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a five-acre park at Aston University.
t-180  | 16-18 Pinkston Drive | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 20  | 1967  | 2013  | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
t-180  | 17-19 Pinkston Drive | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 20  | 1967  | 2013  | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
t-180  | 2 Queen Elizabeth Square | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 20  | 1965  | 1993  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
t-180  | 30 Bogany Terrace | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 20  | 1966  | 1993  | Implosion |
t-180  | 16-18 Fountainwell Place | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 20  | 1967  | 2008  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
t-180  | 16-32 Queen Elizabeth Square | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | 58 | 190  | 20  | 1965  | 1993  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
t-180  | Shell House | Singapore |  Singapore | 58 | 190  | 15  | 1960  | 1989  | Unknown  |
188  | Rochor Centre | Singapore |  Singapore | 57.84  | 189.76  | 17  | 1977  | 2018  | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the North–South Corridor expressway tunnels.
189  | Tung Ying Building | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 57 | 186  | 17  | 1965  | 2006  | Manual | Demolished to make way for The ONE.
190  | Tung Sang Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 57 | 186  | 17  | 1972  | 2006  | Manual | Demolished to make way for York Place.
191  | 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.)
192  | Hyde Park Block B  | Sheffield |  United Kingdom | 56  | 184  | 19  | 1965  | 1993  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
193  | Westpac Canterbury Centre | Christchurch |  New Zealand | 55.1  | 181  | 14  | 1983  | 2012  | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.[27]
194  | Bingxiong Building  | Zhengzhou |  China | 55  | 180.4  | 14  | 2000  | 2019  | Implosion | Demolished to redevelop the building's site.
195  | Home Insurance Building | Chicago |  United States | 54.9 | 180  | 12  | 1885  | 1931  | Manual | Demolished to make way for the Field Building.
196  | City East Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 53.3 | 175  | 16  | 1973  | 2007  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Gardeneast Serviced Apartments.
197  | Hotel Fontenelle | Omaha |  United States | 53.3 | 175  | 14  | 1915  | 1983  | Unknown  | [28]
198  | Jardine House | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 53.3 | 175  | 16  | 1957  | 1980  | Manual | Demolished to make way for Wheelock House.
199  | APA Building | Melbourne |  Australia | 53 | 174  | 12  | 1889  | 1980  | Unknown  |
t-200  | Cornwall Tower  | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 52.1 | 171  | 18  | 1970  | 2014  | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing.
t-200  | Normansell Tower  | Birmingham |  United Kingdom | 52.1 | 171  | 18  | 1972  | 2012  | Implosion | Demolished after being derelict for several years.
202  | 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.[29]
203  | Victoria Square Tower  | Christchurch |  New Zealand | 51.8  | 170  | 15  | 2006  | 2012  | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
204  | Heritage Hotel  | Christchurch |  New Zealand | 51.6  | 169  | 12  | 1971  | 2012  | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
205  | 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.
206  | Portland Airport Administration Building  | Portland |  United States | 50.3 | 165  | 8  | 1958  | 2002  | Unknown  |
207  | Regal Constellation Hotel | Toronto |  Canada | 50.1 | 164.3  | 15  | 1966  | 2011  | Manual | Demolished to make way for a Park 'N Fly parking lot.[30]
208  | Revera House  | Wellington |  New Zealand | 50  | 164  | 10  | 1990  | 2017  | Deconstruction | Damaged by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
209  | Chiao Shang Building  | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 50  | 164  | 15  | 1964  | 2004  | Manual | Demolished to make way for 100QRC.

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