In February, JP Morgan Chased announced their plans to demolish their current 52-story headquarters located in Manhattan. Turns out, when that demolition is complete, it will also break the record for the tallest building ever voluntarily demolished.
In that article, we cited an incomplete Wikipedia list of tallest buildings ever demolished. Since, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released an official list of the 100 Tallest Demolished Buildings. The current tallest building on record to ever be demolished is another New York City building once known as the Singer Building, which stood about 614 feet high and was torn down in 1968. It’s held the current record for almost 50 years, so it’s fitting that another NYC building would take its place. JP Morgan’s headquarters is 707 feet tall, so it will eventually break the record by 93 feet.
New York is not only a fan of building large buildings, but also tearing them down, as NYC accounts for 23 of the top 100 buildings ever demolished. In total, the United States had 53 buildings in the top 100. The tallest of those buildings to be demolished by way of implosion is Detroit’s Greater Hudson Store, which was 410 feet tall and demolished in 1998.
The 100 Tallest Demolished Buildings
1. Singer Building
Location: New York City
Height: 614 feet
Year Completed, Demolished: 1908, 1968
2. CPF Building
Location: Singapore
Height: 561 feet
Year Completed, Demolished: 1976, 2018
3. Morrison Hotel
Location: Chicago
Height: 524
Year Completed, Demolished: 1925, 1965
4. Deutsche Bank
Location: New York City
Height: 518 feet
Year Completed, Demolished: 1974, 2011
5. UIC Building
Location: Singapore
Height: 499 feet
Year Completed, Demolished: 1974, 2013
6. One Meridian Plaza
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Height: 492 feet
Year Completed, Demolished: 1972, 1999
7. Menara Tun Razak
Location: Malaysia
Height: 492
Year Completed, Demolished: 1983, 2014
8. City Investing Building
Location: New York City
Height: 486 feet
Year Completed, Demolished: 1908, 1968
9. The Ritz-Carlton
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 466
Year Completed, Demolished: 1993, 2009
10. Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 463
Year Completed, Demolished: 1982, 2013
On Tuesday morning, February 23, the Syracuse Fire Department responded to a call about a collapsed crane on a construction site near the university. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.