1515 Tower (originally The Arkona) was a former residential high-rise in West Palm Beach,

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. Completed in 1974, it was the second tallest building in West Palm Beach with 30 stories and rising . 1515 Tower was heavily damaged during

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and

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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. The building was demolished by use of explosives, colloquially called implosion, on Sunday, February 14, 2010. 1515 Tower was the third tallest building in the

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to be imploded. There have been several proposals for a new building at the site at 1515 South Flagler Drive.

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