Fort Worth Texas

If your interested in living downtown in the Fort Worth Condo’s...this is a must see. Also, I feature a condo unit on the 20th floor..923 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a study or office space. This unit comes with all allpiances, stainless steel, wood floors, 1 garage parking space, swimming pool...this is a MUST SEE..call me 817-797-9047 (Glasssteel.com) This skyscraper is significant not for what it is, but for what it almost wasn't. It was scheduled to be demolished in the summer of 2001, but managed to be spared from the wrecking ball — just barely. It was badly damaged when Fort Worth took a direct hit from a tornado March 28, 2000. The twister destroyed several nearby buildings and heavily damaged others. It was eventually closed to the public because it was too dangerous. The building was sold and the new owners hired a New York company called Dismantlement and Environmental Management to level the building. Most of the windows were blown out and replaced by plywood as the tower awaited its demise. A number of superlatives were attached to this event: It was going to be the fifth tallest building in the world to be demolished. It was going to be the tallest structure in North America to be demolished. It was going to be the tallest building in Texas to be demolished. The city has embraced the blast as a cause for celebration. Local merchants have even created an Implosion 2001 festival to capitalize on the event. While it is easy to criticize these people for trying to make money off a tragedy, they could also be lauded for helping the city move forward at a time when downtown Fort Worth was in the middle of a rebirth tha transformed many of its abandoned spaces into a vital thriving community. Fortunately for the building it, too, was swept up in the rebirth of downtown Fort Worth. Developers decided to repair the tower and turn it into living space known simply as The Tower.The Fort Worth real estate mark...

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