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Edificio Nuevo Leon

Av. Paseo de la Reforma, UH Lopez Mateos (Tlatelolco), Cuauhtemoc
Mexico Mexico

Status:
destroyed
Construction Dates
  Began1962
  Finished1962
  Destroyed1985
Floor Count16
Units / Rooms298
Building Uses
 - residential
Structural Types
 - highrise



Description
Architect: Mario Pani Darqui / Ricardo de Robina
Demolition: Disa Construcciones / Dykon Explosive Demolition

-Complex of 3 adjacent buildings with 16 floors (Main, 13 residential, services, mechanical) The original facade of marcolite panels was totally replaced on the renovation of 1972, a decade later was reinforced into their foundations but short time later requires again a re-foundation, Owners wins a legal trial against the re-construction contractor but in September 19th of 1985 the earthquake of 8.1 degrees destroy two of the buildings (North & Central) who collapsed. The South building was destroyed with explosives some months later.


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