I mean, that's not necessarily a trivial bar to clear these days....
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carlosos5 days ago
+33
I'm surprised that a 25 year old building was demolished. That land must be worth a lot to be worth demolishing a building that isn't really that old.
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Nextasy5 days ago
+18
20-25 years is often when the first big ticket items in the building start to go. Plenty was probably fine with the building, but that's the timeframe when the owners start needing to pour additional money into it to keep it going. Often ends up sold right before this time.
Start pouring in a bit of money to keep what you've got, or leverage other properties to pour in a lot and increase your portfolio value. Happens not infrequently, despite the fact that most of the stuff in these buildings is ok. Weird quirk of the way our real estate economy works. Also terrible for the environment
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drumbanger913 days ago
+3
I’ve heard that time period had many Miami buildings built on cocaine money and lax inspections. Doesn’t help the entire area is a swamp they built high rises onto
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Arboreal_Web3 days ago
+3
> the entire area is a swamp they built high rises onto
Hey now, that’s unfair. The Miami beaches are perpetually-eroding sandbars they built high rises onto. Maybe it just got too expensive to keep trucking in replacement sand?
Who knows. The entire state sits on a shelf of limestone that’s basically swiss cheese at this point. Insurance companies love it there!
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AuroraFinem3 days ago
Insurance companies hate it there actually, it’s very hard to get insurance in Florida, it costs a fortune and covers very little. Insurance companies only profit if wide-spread events are few and far between. When you have hurricanes that come in and cause billions in damages almost every year, you can’t charge high enough premiums to cover the costs. Same reason California had to start offering their own insurance because of forest fires when some people weren’t able to find insurance providers.
Edit: house insurance, I’m sure the medical insurance companies absolutely love it.
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Arboreal_Web3 days ago
+4
Didn’t think I needed to add the /s after such a statement. Smh.
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BluesFan434 days ago
+3
A little bit of corrosion damage could go a long way to making a rebuild the best option
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maxxspeed574 days ago
+1
Also, the sand we use for concrete is finite and dwindling. In some areas of the world, sand pirates are a thing.
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aoerden4 days ago
+1
The spice must flow
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m1sterlurk4 days ago
+1
After that condo building collapsed in the middle of the night with people living in it a few years ago, they're probably eager to get rid of any other buildings that might do that trick too.
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wiltors425 days ago
+36
Yeah, they’ll do that…
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nulsec1235 days ago
+47
Construction crew successfully pours concrete in Bayonne New Jersey.
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freedfg5 days ago
+19
Now that's an unbelievable headline.
Concrete doesn't get successfully poured in new jersey, they put up rebar and leave it for a couple of years.
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redditallreddy5 days ago
+5
Well, even if there is a mafia hit involved?
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IvoShandor5 days ago
+13
25 years is now the useful life of a building in Miami. Like a refrigerator I guess. My car is older than that.
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IllEchidna83135 days ago
+15
Gender reveal parties are getting out of control
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Snakend5 days ago
+3
The implosion lasted seconds. This was hundreds of hours of work and research to bring this down.
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arrgobon325 days ago
+7
That’s the point, no? I’d be more surprised if the demolition took longer than a few seconds
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Fallouttgrrl5 days ago
+5
Our country is going on a few years now
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MakingItElsewhere5 days ago
+5
Damn, not the hotel I had to stay at for work, where giant cracks could be seen on the exterior AND interior walls, and at night they'd pop REALLY loudly as things cooled off.
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mediocre_remnants5 days ago
+2
I kinda wish it was less controlled and just made a huge mess everywhere. As long as everyone was safe. I'm just kind of sick of reading news about politics and war, give me a good ol' fashioned failed building implosion to read about.
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thejayroh5 days ago
+2
A building that massive only lasted 25 years? I figured it would be at least twice that age.
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Zardotab5 days ago
+2
Insert 'Lago jokes here.
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IMGcertified5 days ago
+1
Looks like 9/11 without the planes?
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one-piecesuit3 days ago
+1
A very confusing gender reveal.
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Richard-Gere-Museum1 day ago
+1
In their defense, it's Florida. So being able to do it correctly, and not have Ron "new boot goofin" Desantis get all involved and f****** it up, is a notable thing.
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fxkatt5 days ago
+1
>*A hotel at one of Miami's most exclusive locations was demolished to make way for something even bigger.*
It's always either something bigger or richer. But this "controlled demolition," now where have I heard that before.
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tractiontiresadvised5 days ago
+1
> "controlled demolition," now where have I heard that before
When the [Kingdome](https://www.cdrecycler.com/news/controlled-demolition-inc-kingdome-implosion/) in Seattle was demolished? (Or perhaps some other [large sports stadium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X7hWcctXLw) which was considered to be outdated?)
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freedfg5 days ago
+1
You know what. Just for shits and giggles.
Nope. Clearly a plane did it.
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furrysalesman695 days ago
+1
The sign of things to come, the fake gold is on its way out.
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JD-Moose4 days ago
+3
This joke didn't land as well as you thought, went down quicker than both towers.
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