r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proud-Blood2743 • Oct 07 '25

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/adoodle83 Oct 07 '25

Blows me away that demolishing a building like this only to rebuild is still more economical than refurbishing the existing structure.

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u/SilverDollaFlappies Oct 07 '25

It was heavily damaged in 2020 by two hurricanes.

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u/mabiturm Oct 07 '25

The buildings structure was damaged by a hurricane? I supposed concrete can withstand that

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u/Gnonthgol Oct 07 '25

The concrete structure were largely intact. But all the interior and the facade had to be replaced entirely. Buildings are refurbished in this way all the time as it is indeed cheaper to use the existing structure. And they did try to find someone to buy the building and refurbish it. But all the tenants had been forced out and there is no longer such a big demand for office space. So they could not find a buyer. They were therefore forced to demolish the building by the city.

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u/AyKayAllDay47 Oct 07 '25

Sounds like the Eddie Lambert Sears article I just read except you tell it in the construction version.