List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
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List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings

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

–	270 Park Avenue	New York	United States	215	707	52	1964	2019	deconstruction	Will be demolished to make way for a taller building for JPMorgan Chase

1	Singer Building	New York	United States	187	612	47	1908	1968	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.

2	CPF Building	Singapore	Singapore	171	561	46	1976	2017	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for a 29 storey office tower.

3	Morrison Hotel	Chicago	United States	160	526	45	1925	1965	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Bank One Plaza.

4	Deutsche Bank Building	New York	United States	157.6	517	39	1973	2011	deconstruction	Heavily damaged from the September 11 attacks.

5	UIC Building	Singapore	Singapore	152	499	40	1973	2013	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for V on Shenton.

6	One Meridian Plaza	Philadelphia	United States	150	492	38	1972	1999	manual demolition	Heavily damaged from a fire on February 23, 1991.

7	Tun Razak Tower	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	150	492	35	1983	2014	deconstruction

8	City Investing Building	New York	United States	148	487	33	1908	1968	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza.

9	Ocean Tower	South Padre Island	United States	143	470	30	2006	2009	implosion	Demolished after cracks were found in the building's supporting columns during construction. Never opened.

10	The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	China	142	465	31	1993	2009	manual demolition	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	China	140	458	41	1983	2008	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Hysan Place.

13	The Harmon Hotel	Paradise	United States	138	453	47	2009	2015	manual demolition	Found to be structurally deficient and demolished. Never opened.

14	J.L. Hudson's 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.

15	National City Company Building	New York	United States	131	432	32	1928	1982	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for 60 Wall Street.

16	Savoy-Plaza Hotel	New York	United States	128	420	33	1927	1965	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for General Motors Building.

17	State Office Block	Sydney	Australia	128	420	32	1965	1997	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Aurora Place.

18	CAGA House	Sydney	Australia	125	410	30	1977	1992	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Governor Phillip Tower.

19	Bayer-Hochhaus	Leverkusen	Germany	122	400	32	1963	2012	manual demolition

20	First National Bank Building	Pittsburgh	United States	118	387	26	1912	1970	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for One PNC Plaza.

21	Jinhua Building	Xi'an	China	118	387	21	1999	2015	implosion

22	Centre International Rogier	Brussels	Belgium	117	384	30	1960	2001	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Rogier Tower.

23	AfE-Turm	Frankfurt	Germany	116	381	32	1972	2014	implosion

24	Landmark Tower	Fort Worth	United States	116	380	30	1952	2006	implosion	Damaged in tornado in 2000.

25	Trinity Court Building	New York	United States	114	374	26	1927	2015	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for 76 Trinity Place

26	Richfield Tower	Los Angeles	United States	113	372	13	1929	1969	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for City National Plaza.

27	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.

28	Wilson Mendes Caldeira Building	São Paulo	Brazil	110	361	32	1963	1975	implosion	Imploded to make way for the Sé metro station and Praça da Sé.

29	Furama Hong Kong Hotel	Hong Kong	China	110	360	32	1973	2002	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for AIA Central.

30	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.

31	Sheraton Lincoln Hotel	Houston	United States	107	352	28	1962	2011	manual demolition

32	New York World Building	New York	United States	106.6	350	20	1890	1955	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for an entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge.

33	Windsor Tower	Madrid	Spain	106	348	32	1979	2005	manual demolition	Heavily damaged from a fire on February 12, 2005; thus not quite voluntarily demolished.

34	Farmers Bank Building	Pittsburgh	United States	105	345	27	1902	1997	implosion	Demolished due to a lack of tenants.

35	Crowne Plaza Hotel	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	105	345	26	1973	2014	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square.

36	Capital Plaza Tower	Frankfort	United States	103	338	28	1972	2018	implosion

37	Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus	Ludwigshafen	Germany	101	333	28	1957	2014	manual demolition

38	Sparkasse Hagen tower	Hagen	Germany	101	331	21	1975	2004	implosion

39	Tower Building	Baltimore	United States	101	330	16	1912	1986	manual demolition

40	Southwark Towers	London	United Kingdom	100	328	43	1976	2008	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for The Shard.

41	Genesee Towers	Flint	United States	99	326	19	1968	2013	implosion	The building was demolished due to the risk of falling concrete from the structure.

42	CRA Building	Melbourne	Australia	99	325	26	1962	1988	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for 101 Collins Street.

43	Angkasa Raya Building	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	99	325	24	1977	2011	deconstruction

44	1515 Tower	West Palm Beach	United States	98	320	30	1974	2010	implosion	Damaged by hurricanes in 2004.

45	Lodge on the Park	Hong Kong	China	97	317	29	1988	2011	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Kennedy Park at Central.

46	Saint Paul Building	New York	United States	96	315	26	1898	1958	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Western Electric Building.

47	Houston Main Building	Houston	United States	95	312	21	1952	2012	implosion

48	Beautiful City Building	Hong Kong	China	93	306	28	1978	2003	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for CASA 880.

49	Limebank House	London	United Kingdom	93	305	26	1969	1998

50	Zhongyin Building	Wenzhou	China	93	305	1997	2004	implosion	Deemed unsafe. Never opened.

51	Poltegor Centre	Wrocław	Poland	92	302	25	1982	2007	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Sky Tower.

52	20 Fenchurch Street	London	United Kingdom	91	299	25	1968	2008	deconstruction

53	109 Bluevale Street	Glasgow	United Kingdom	91	298	30	1968	2016	deconstruction

54	51 Whitevale Street	Glasgow	United Kingdom	91	298	30	1968	2016	deconstruction

55	Sander Hall	Cincinnati	United States	91	297	27	1971	1991	implosion

56	Tai Sang Commercial Building	Hong Kong	China	90	295	27	1997	2009

57	10 Red Road Court	Glasgow	United Kingdom	89	292	31	1968	2015

58	21 Birnie Court	Glasgow	United Kingdom	89	292	31	1968	2013	implosion

59	33 Petershill Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	89	292	31	1968	2015	implosion

60	63 Petershill Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	89	292	31	1968	2015

61	93 Petershill Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	89	292	31	1968	2015

62	123 Petershill Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	89	292	31	1968	2015

63	World Trade Centre	London	United Kingdom	89	292	19	1991	2004	Damaged by the 1996 Docklands bombing.

64	Key Bank Tower	Salt Lake City	United States	88	290	20	1980	2007	implosion	Demolished to make way for City Creek Center.

65	Old Toronto Star Building	Toronto	Canada	88	289	22	1929	1972	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for First Canadian Place.

66	Hong Kong Hilton	Hong Kong	China	87	284	26	1962	1992	Demolished to make way for Cheung Kong Center.

67	Liggett Building	New York	United States	86	283	22	1922	2016	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.

68	Lake View Hotel	Nanchang	China	86	281	22	1997	2010	implosion

69	Hotel Grand Chancellor	Christchurch	New Zealand	85	279	26	1986	2012	manual demolition	Damaged by 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

70	High-rise of Pécs	Pécs	Hungary	84	276	25	1976	2016	deconstruction	Unoccupied from 1989 due to structural instability.

71	Dunes	Paradise	United States	84	275	24	1961	1993	implosion	Demolished to make way for Bellagio Las Vegas.

72	Sands	Paradise	United States	83	274	18	1965	1996	implosion	Demolished to make way for The Venetian Las Vegas.

73	Elegant Court	Hong Kong	China	83	273	25	1987	2009	Demolished to make way for 21 Whitfield.

74	C&S Bank Tower	Atlanta	United States	81	266	20	1968	1993	manual demolition	Demolished after the NationsBank Plaza (now Bank of America Plaza) was completed.

75	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.

76	103 Colmore Row	Birmingham	United Kingdom	80	262	23	1976	2016	manual demolition

77	153 Petershill Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	80	262	27	1969	2012	implosion

78	Four Seasons Hotel Maputo	Maputo	Mozambique	80	262	22	1974	2007	implosion	Due to the Mozambican War of Independence, the building was never finished.

79	Winchester House	London	United Kingdom	80	260	22	1968	1997

80	10-30 Petershill Court	Glasgow	United Kingdom	79	259	31	1968	2015

81	153-213 Petershill Court	Glasgow	United Kingdom	79	259	31	1968	2012	implosion

82	Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis	United States	78	255	18	1956	2005	implosion

83	Commonwealth Building	Louisville	United States	78	255	21	1928	1994	implosion

84	Traveler's Insurance Building	Boston	United States	77	253	18	1959	1988	implosion	Demolished to make way for 125 High Street.

85	Crocodile House 1	Hong Kong	China	77	251	23	1982	2008	Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.

86	Melbourne Industrial Building	Hong Kong	China	77	251	23	1977	2005	Demolished to make way for One Island East.

87	Maths Tower	Manchester	United Kingdom	75	246	18	1968	2005

88	Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel	Oklahoma City	United States	75	245	24	1932	1977	implosion	Demolished because it was in the way of an urban development.

89	McGuire Apartments	Seattle	United States	74	242	25	2001	2011	manual demolition	Structural instability.

90	Qingdao Railway Plaza	Qingdao	China	74	241	24	1991	2007	implosion

91	Aik San Factory Building	Hong Kong	China	73	240	22	1972	2005	Demolished to make way for One Island East.

92	Lee Gardens Hotel	Hong Kong	China	73	240	22	1970	1990	Demolished to make way for Manulife Plaza.

93	International Complex	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	73	240	18	1978	2014	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square.

93	20 Rosemount Street	Glasgow	United Kingdom	72	236	25	1967	2013	implosion

94	40 Rosemount Street	Glasgow	United Kingdom	72	236	25	1967	2016	implosion

95	HSBC Building	Hong Kong	China	70	230	13	1935	1978

96	Anada Tower	Hong Kong	China	70	229	21	2008	Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower

97	Le Tripode [fr]	Nantes	France	70	229	18	1972	2005	implosion

98	40 Stirlingfauld Place	Glasgow	United Kingdom	69	226	24	1975	2008	implosion

99	Birmingham Post & Mail	Birmingham	United Kingdom	67	220	16	1964	2005

100	Traymore Hotel	Atlantic City	United States	67	220	16	1906	1972	implosion

101	Zhejiang University Number 3	Hangzhou	China	67	220	20	1993	2007	implosion

102	Swire House	Hong Kong	China	67	219	20	1962	1998	Demolished to make way for Charter House.

103	Vanderbilt Avenue Building	New York	United States	65	214	18	1913	2016	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.

104	Draper Tower	Nashville	United States	65	212	12	1990	2018	implosion

105	Hotel Equatorial	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	65	212	16	1973	2012	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for the new Hotel Equatorial

106	City Hall Annex	Jacksonville	United States	64	210	15	1960	2019	implosion	open land for development

107	Ronan Point	London	United Kingdom	64	210	22	1968	1986	manual demolition	Damaged by gas explosion in 1968. It was demolished to make way for low-rise housing.

108	Crocodile House 2	Hong Kong	China	63	208	19	1966	2008	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower.

109	Stephenson Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	63	207	20	1967	2011	deconstruction

110	Dalton Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	61	200	21	1971	2011	implosion

111	Chartered Bank Building	Hong Kong	China	60	197	18	1959	1986	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Standard Chartered Bank Building.

112	Hyatt Regency	Hong Kong	China	60	197	18	1964	2006	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for iSQUARE.

113	Williamson Building	Cleveland	United States	60	196	16	1900	1982	implosion	Demolished to make way for 200 Public Square.

114	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis	United States	59	195	1982	2014	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for U.S. Bank Stadium.

115	Clyde Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	59	194	20	1967	2006	implosion

116	Lawrence Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	59	194	21	1971	2011	implosion

117	The Oregonian Building	Portland	United States	59	194	13	1892	1950	manual demolition

118	Vienna Wood Community	Hefei	China	59	192	16	2005	2005	implosion

119	Stafford Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	58	190	21	1971	2014	implosion

120	16-18 Pinkston Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	58	189	20	1967	2013	manual demolition

121	17-19 Pinkston Drive	Glasgow	United Kingdom	58	189	20	1967	2013	manual demolition

122	2 Queen Elizabeth Square	Glasgow	United Kingdom	58	189	20	1965	1993	implosion

123	16-18 Fountainwell Place	Glasgow	United Kingdom	58	189	20	1967	2008	implosion

124	16-32 Queen Elizabeth Square	Glasgow	United Kingdom	58	189	20	1965	1993	implosion

125	Tung Ying Building	Hong Kong	China	57	186	17	1965	2006	Demolished to make way for The ONE.

126	Tung Sang Building	Hong Kong	China	57	186	17	1972	2006	Demolished to make way for York Place.

127	Home Insurance Building	Chicago	United States	55	180	12	1885	1931	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for the Field Building.

128	City East Building	Hong Kong	China	53	175	16	1973	2007	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Gardeneast Serviced Apartments.

129	Hotel Fontenelle	Omaha	United States	53	175	14	1916	1983

130	Jardine House	Hong Kong	China	53	175	16	1957	1980	manual demolition	Demolished to make way for Wheelock House.

131	Cornwall Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	52	171	18	1970	2014	implosion

132	Normansell Tower	Birmingham	United Kingdom	52	171	18	1972	2012	implosion

133	Portland Airport Administration Building	Portland	United States	50	165	8	1958	2002

134	Chiao Shang Building	Hong Kong	China	50	164	15	1964	2004	Demolished to make way for 100QRC.

135	Philipsbygget [no]	Oslo	Norway	47	155	15	1958	2000	implosion	Demolished to make way for KPMG-bygget.

136	Prudence Building	New York	United States	47	155	14	1911	2016	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.

137	Hotel Wellington Annex	Albany	United States	45	148	11	1922	2014	implosion	Demolished to make way for the Albany Capital Center.

138	Alexandra House	Hong Kong	China	43	142	13	1952	1974

139	Dragon Seed Building	Hong Kong	China	43	142	13	1966	2008	Demolished to make way for Prosperity Tower.

140	Luk Hoi Tong Building	Hong Kong	China	43	142	13	1961	2008	Demolished to make way for LHT Tower.

141	Chamber of Commerce Building	Portland	United States	41	135	8	1892	1934	manual demolition

142	Mapes Hotel	Reno	United States	41	133	12	1947	2000	implosion

143	Kingsford Industrial Centre	Hong Kong	China	40	131	12	1986	2006	Demolished to make way for The Spectacle

144	Corbett Building	Portland	United States	40	130	10	1907	1988	implosion	Demolished to make way for Pioneer Place.

145	City Hall	El Paso	United States	38	124	10	1979	2013	implosion	Demolished to make way for Southwest University Park.

146	Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building	Oklahoma City	United States	36	117	9	1977	1995	implosion	Damaged by the Oklahoma City bombing.

147	Beard Building	Toronto	Canada	26	85	7	1894	1935

148	48 East 43rd Street	New York	United States	24	78	7	1923	2016	deconstruction	Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt.

149	Sacajawea Hotel	La Grande	United States	23	76	7	1927	1970

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When it was razed, Singer Building became the tallest building to be demolished.

final_sentence: When it was razed, Singer Building became the tallest building to be demolished.