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The trouble with the Deutsche Bank building

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The demolition of the Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty Street was put on hold last week after an accident, marking the latest in a series of setbacks for the planned deconstruction of the 40-story skyscraper. The building, which was badly damaged during 9/11, has been slated for destruction since early 2004, but the work has been delayed by insurance fights, environmental regulators and walkouts by contractors. “It will be more expensive to take it down than to put it up,” says Charles Brickbauer, one of the original architects of the building. The tower cost $76 million to build in 1974, and current estimates peg the price tag for destroying it at more than $100 million. more [WSJ]

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