Summary
A luxury hotel in Miami, the former Mandarin Oriental, was demolished to make space for new construction. This hotel was taken down in a controlled explosion on April 12. The site will now become The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami.
Key Facts
- The Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami was demolished in a controlled explosion.
- The demolition took place on April 12 on Brickell Key, a man-made island in Miami.
- The hotel, a 23-story building, had been open for 25 years.
- This demolition was the largest in Miami in more than ten years.
- Swire Properties is the company behind the new development on the site.
- The new project will be called The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami.
