1515 Tower

Residential building in West Palm Beach, Florida August 2025 1515 Tower (originally The Arkona) was a former residential high-rise in West Palm Beach, Florida. Completed in 1974, it was the second tallest building in West Palm Beach with 30 stories and rising 98 m ft.http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=17805 Tower 1515, West Palm Beach Skyscraper Source Media Inc. February 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205123357/http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=17805 5 February 2010 live The building was located at 1515 South Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach. 1515 Tower was heavily damaged during Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 and was subsequently vacated. The facade was heavily damaged as a result of the storms, and on August 1, 2006, the city issued a demolition order.http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=tower1515-westpalmbeach-fl-usa https://web.archive.org/web/20110604194745/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=tower1515-westpalmbeach-fl-usa usurped June 4, 2011 Emporis 1515 Tower October 8, 2015 The building was demolished by use of explosives, colloquially called implosion, on Sunday, February 14, 2010.http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/taking-down-1515-tower-no-implosion-not-quite-223838.html Taking down 1515 Tower: No implosion, not quite explosion The Palm Beach Post February 12, 2010 Andrew Abramson October 8, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100213162250/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/taking-down-1515-tower-no-implosion-not-quite-223838.html February 13, 2010 1515 Tower was the third tallest building in the United States to be imploded.http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/the-1515-tower-implosion-life-s-a-blast-218052.html The 1515 tower implosion: Life's a blast for this building-busting clan Abramson Andrew February 10, 2010 Palm Beach Post February 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100208155034/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/the-1515-tower-implosion-life-s-a-blast-218052.html February 8, 2010 dead In the mid 2010s, there were several proposals for a new building at the site at 1515 South Flagler Drive,https://realtime.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/11/25/its-back-to-the-drawing-board-for-former-1515-condo-in-wpb/ It's back to the drawing board for former 1515 condo in WPB The Palm Beach Post Alexandra Clough November 25, 2014 October 8, 2015 September 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907090136/http://realtime.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2014/11/25/its-back-to-the-drawing-board-for-former-1515-condo-in-wpb/ live http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/business/wpb-land-too-expensive-to-buy-downtown/nnbps/ Is downtown West Palm land too expensive? Alexandra Clough September 10, 2015 The Palm Beach Post October 8, 2015 and in 2023, a new 25-story building called La Clara was built there. https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/project/la-clara/ La Clara Thornton Tomasetti engineering August 14, 2026 References External links Videos 1515 Tower To Come Down This Weekend Last Downtown Building Implosion Happened In 1995 Implosion of 1515 Condo Tower, West Palm Beach Category:1974 establishments in Florida Category:2010 disestablishments in Florida Category:Buildings and structures in West Palm Beach, Florida Category:Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Florida Category:Residential buildings completed in 1974 Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2010 Category:Former skyscrapers in the United States Category:Residential skyscrapers in Florida