8 Insignia Tower Mexico City, Mexico
The 25-floor, triangular Insignia Tower, also known as Torre Insignia, was the second-tallest structure in Mexico when it was finished in 1962. It was first utilized by the management of a nearby housing development when it was first inaugurated in 1964. Once the National Bank of Public Works (also known as Banobras) moved in, it served as their headquarters until an earthquake forced them to evacuate it in 1985.
Since then, the building has been vacant. The most recent attempt to restore the decaying structure took place in 2011. Having historical value for the neighborhood, Insignia Tower features a large carillon that was played every day when the structure was occupied. A lot of people are interested in revitalizing the structure.
7 Plaza Tower New Orleans, Louisiana
One of the first structures you will see if you survey the New Orleans skyline is Plaza Tower. The 45-story skyscraper, which was finished in 1968, is still New Orleans’ third-tallest structure.
It was mostly utilized as an office building and was continuously occupied until tenants began to worry about asbestos and mold. Since such issues continued, the tower was abandoned in 2002. To get rid of the mold and asbestos, it was then completely gutted and environmentally abated.
In 2011, the building was sold at auction for an unknown sum. It is unknown if there are current intentions to rehabilitate the structure. When it was built, Plaza Tower was the highest structure in New Orleans, and it has been a constant on the city’s skyline ever since.
