Īfter months of controversy, on September 22, 2011, the New Orleans City Council voted 5–2 to approve the necessary height variances with provisions. A permit to demolish the existing building was issued in April 2014, and demolition began in October 2014, with completion scheduled for 2016. The store has been vacant since the 1990s. The location originally was a Woolworth store constructed in the 1930s. History Woolworth store at 1031 Canal ( c. Felony charges against three former building inspectors were recommended by the New Orleans Office of Inspector General.

The engineer has denied wrongdoing and is appealing the findings. On April 3, 2020, OSHA found that the structural engineer had 'failed to adequately design, review or approve steel bolt connections affecting the structural integrity of the building'. Government officials are debating the project's future and the potential culpability of various people and organizations involved. The building was subsequently demolished. On October 12, 2019, the under-construction building partially collapsed, resulting in the deaths of three workers and injuring dozens of others. If completed, the project would have been known as the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans.

Partially collapsed high-rise building in New OrleansĢ9★7′20″N 90☀4′20″W / 29.9555°N 90.0723°W / 29.9555 -90.0723ġ031 Canal was a partially collapsed 190-foot-tall (58 m) multi-use high-rise building in New Orleans, Louisiana, located at 1031 Canal Street in the Central Business District.

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