List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings

Rank Building name City Height Floors Year completed Year demolished Method Reason
1 Singer Building New York City 614 ft (187 m) 47 1908 1968 manual demolition Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza
2 Morrison Hotel Chicago 526 ft (160 m) 45 1925 1965 manual demolition Demolished to make way for Bank One Plaza
3 Deutsche Bank Building New York City 517 ft (157.6 m) 39 1973 2011 manual demolition Heavily damaged from the September 11 attacks
4 One Meridian Plaza Philadelphia 492 ft (150 m) 38 1972 1999 manual demolition Heavily damaged from a fire on February 23, 1991
5 City Investing Building New York City 487 ft (148 m) 33 1908 1968 manual demolition Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza
6 Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka Tokyo 463 ft (141 m) 39 1982 2013 manual demolition
7 J.L. Hudson's Department Store and Addition Detroit 439 ft (134 m) 29 1927 1998 implosion
8 AfE-Turm Frankfurt 381 ft (116 m) 32 1972 2014 implosion
9 Landmark Tower Fort Worth 380 ft (116 m) 30 1952 2006 implosion Damaged in tornado in 2000
10 Landmark Las Vegas Las Vegas 364 ft (111 m) 31 1969 1995 implosion Demolished to make way for a parking lot for Las Vegas Convention Center
11 Mendes Caldeira Building São Paulo 361 ft (110 m) 32 1963 1975 implosion
12 Stardust Las Vegas Las Vegas 354 ft (108 m) 32 1991 2007 implosion Demolished to make way for Echelon Place and Resorts World Las Vegas
13 Farmers Bank Building Pittsburgh 345 ft (105 m) 27 1902 1997 implosion
14 CRA Building Melbourne 325 ft (99 m) 26 1962 1988 manual demolition Demolished to make way for 101 Collins Street
15 1515 Tower West Palm Beach 320 ft (98 m) 30 1974 2010 implosion Damaged by hurricanes in 2004
16 21 Birnie Court Glasgow 292 ft (92 m) 31 1966 2013 implosion
17 Hotel Grand Chancellor Christchurch 279 ft (85 m) 26 1986 2012 manual demolition Damaged by 2011 Christchurch earthquake
18 Dunes Las Vegas Las Vegas 275 ft (84 m) 24 1961 1993 implosion Demolished to make way for Bellagio Las Vegas
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