Overview
- The Mandarin Oriental Miami on Brickell Key came down in a controlled implosion that reduced the 25-year-old hotel to rubble within seconds.
- Engineers used synchronized charges to drop the 23-story structure inward after nearly two years of planning and strict safety measures.
- Coverage described the operation as Miami’s largest controlled implosion in more than a decade.
- The site will be redeveloped as The Residences at Mandarin Oriental with two towers of 66 and 34 stories, led by Swire Properties, with homes priced from about $4.9 million to listings near $100 million.
- Plans call for a new 121-room Mandarin Oriental hotel alongside 298 private residences and extensive amenities including gardens, 11 pools, a wellness center, and gourmet dining, with completion targeted around 2030.