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An exclusive 23-story Miami hotel vanishes in less than 20 seconds with implosion

Swire Properties said the implosion clears the way for a two-tower ultraluxury project scheduled for completion in 2030.

  • A 23-story hotel on Miami's Brickell Key is set for controlled implosion to make way for a larger development.
  • Experts will conduct the controlled implosion of the former Mandarin Oriental hotel, located on a man-made island near downtown Miami, scheduled for 8:30 a.m..
  • This implosion is the largest building implosion in Miami in over ten years and will cause the building to collapse within seconds.
  • Swire Properties plans to replace the hotel with The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, an ultraluxury two-tower project expected to be completed by 2030.
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Miami (USA), 12 Apr (EFE).- The iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami, one of the most luxurious in the United States, was demolished this Sunday after more than 25 years standing to give way to an even more exclusive new project. The 23-story building was reduced by less than 20 seconds in the largest implosion of this type recorded in the city in the last decade. The demolition did not require the evacuation of residents from the Brickell ar…

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Miami’s iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel was demolished this Sunday in twenty seconds after 25 years of operation in Brickell’s exclusive area. The 23-story building featured the largest controlled implosion of the last ten years in the city. Instead, the development The Residences at Mandarin Oriental plans to build two independent towers — one 66-story and one 34-story — with units already marketed for values that reach $100 million. They demoli…

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A 23-story hotel in exclusive Miami locale vanishes in seconds with implosion

MIAMI (AP) — A hotel at one of Miami's most exclusive locations was demolished Sunday to make way for something bigger. Demolition experts completed the…

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Controlled explosion demolishes former Mandarin Oriental, to be replaced by two-tower luxury complex

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El Universo broke the news in on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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