Miami-Dade County

Watch a Miami luxury hotel implode into a dust cloud in less than 20 seconds

By Vinod Sreeharsha
A view of the former Mandarin Oriental Miami on Brickell Key, while it's been demolished, marking the largest implosion event to take place in Miami in over a decade following 25 years of operation, as the property will be redeveloped into a new luxury property with two towers, including a new North American flagship hotel and residential units, opening in 2030, in Miami April 12, 2026.
A view of the former Mandarin Oriental Miami on Brickell Key, while it's been demolished, marking the largest implosion event to take place in Miami in over a decade following 25 years of operation, as the property will be redeveloped into a new luxury property with two towers, including a new North American flagship hotel and residential units, opening in 2030, in Miami April 12, 2026. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com

The 23-story Mandarin Oriental in Brickell Key was demolished Sunday in a controlled implosion, clearing the site for luxury Residences at Mandarin Oriental.

Take a look at how it all went down:

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Here’s more on the end of the Mandarin Oriental hotel as we knew it:

Implosion of Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key was Miami’s biggest Sunday show

Mandarin Oriental implosion covers parts of Brickell with dust cloud

The last party at the Mandarin Oriental: What the hotel looks like in final days

This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 7:51 AM.

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