Miami Resort | Building Demolition | BlowDown | S01 E03 | Free Documentary

Miami Resort Demolition: Blowdown is an explosive four part series profiling some of the most challenging projects of Controlled Demolition Inc of Phoenix, Maryland.
Each of the structures, some notable, others notorious is unique and present the team with challenges ranging from the structural, to the explosive and to the bureaucratic.

In this episode, the team from CDI travels to Bal Harbour, in Miami Beach Florida to take down an old resort complex set in the middle of some of Florida’s most expensive real estate. The Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort played host to Frank Sinatra and John F Kennedy, just days before his assassination. Designed during the post World War II boom the Sheraton was one of North America’s first luxury resorts. Over the years the shine on the resort’s crown tarnished and developers purchased the property to make way for a billion dollar condominium/hotel development.

The stars of the film are the two major structures that make up the core of the resort’s property: a 17 storey hotel tower, and a 12 storey parking complex with hotel rooms on the top floors. The demolition team struggles with the proximity of the neighbors – one set are just 18 feet away – and the difficulty of undermining a structure built to withstand hurricane forces.

To bring the two towers down the team will use both dynamite and shaped charges - over 500 pounds of blasting power. The shaped charges are high velocity explosives – the same technology they employ is used in armor piercing shells and warheads. The team uses the charges to cut structural steel found inside the towers.

The team comes in to work the Miami job strait from another demolition: the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. They have just ten days to prepare, load and implode the resort complex. Major concerns are the proximity of the neighbors, undermining the structural steel in the resort towers, and the dust cloud created by the implosion.

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[eugeniozanda]

This building, as well as being beautiful and extremely well designed and built, had a historical value for Miami...I cannot understand and accept that such a masterpiece can be demolished...

[elizabethgrogan]

Never thought I'd be so invested in a demolition film. Loved every minute. The expertise is impressive.

[zone]

Man, I can't say enough about how well thought out and executed these demos are. Amazing to see how each section and material is carefully calculated, engineered and focused to hit a bullseye like a top level marksman. The timing is as good as a professional musician! Good work all!

[rattmann]

No substitute for experience. Great to watch people who know what they are doing.

[Mikefngarage]

I have always known how complicated it is to do this but that really showed the mechanics of it. Will help other people see that these are really the best way to safely bring a building down.

[inkslinger]

Been enjoying these videos. I’m learning a few things from them. Thank you for sharing them. Professionals at there best. Stay safe and may all your jobs be safe. God bless

[patrickbrookings]

There always has to be some last minute drama, lol.
That slow motion capture was awesome though. The amount of planning and work that goes into this is quite insane, wow!

[cherrylove]

this guy is the best of the best he knows his stuff when it comes to explosives and controlled demolition guess he is a master at his craft

[vickyburton]

I think the science of demolition is amazing!

[kubagurpl]

I love the shots of the collapsing building on/in the building as it falls

[joelzammy]

been watching CDI demolitions since the Discovery Channel featured them back in the mid 90s. Still amazed at how they, as accurate as possible, do their job.

[josedejesusrodriguez]

I WORKED IN THE COFFEE SHOP IN
9601 COLLINS AVE. ACROSS FROM THE SHOPS AT BALL HARBOR MALL....
GREAT HOTEL, GREAT

[sassylady]

Truly amazing - great expertise. This man, Mark, knows his stuff!! Great admiration for you and your company.

[dwnstringer]

Sad to see the demolition of once wonderful historic building, but leaving an eyesore up is wrong. Well done again.

[DeanStephen]

It’s amazing how much effort goes into making these building fall straight down into their footprint. It reinforces my suspicion that buildings don’t collapse that way on their own.

[maryn]

I love watching these kind of documentaries

[dyana]

It is better to have the building come down in one time instead of a wrecking crew taking months to do the same job. Great job guys.

[caroleroseburgh]

Wow THAT was awesome to watch ‼️who knew that this kinda thing would peak My interest . I'M JUST loving this 💗 I could watch implosions everyday.🙋🏽💯💯💯💯👍🏽.❤️

[XqeDiosxqe]

At first i was like, 50 minutes long..!!! Then I watched the whole thing and will watch some more.

[notyetskeletal]

That was entertaining. I watched the whole thing.