In many cities, there is a lack of space to develop and as a result, in order to modernize, old buildings are demolished and replaced with new buildings. What are the disadvantages of knocking down old buildings? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

With cities becoming overpopulated with the rising number of inhabitants, there is a greater need for more space, to accommodate the greater influx of

people

.

This

results in the destruction of older

buildings

to give way to new

buildings

.

This

has disadvantages which will be explained in

this

essay. On one hand, destroying older

buildings

is like removing a piece of history from a city.

For example

, The Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles is a hotel steeped in mystery, as it the sight of numerous unexplained deaths, the most recent of which being in 2013. Now, whats makes

this

an attraction, is the fact that no one knows how these

people

died, which again adds to the mystery. Because of

this

fact,

this

hotel has become an attraction for conspiracy theorists and normal onlookers.

Although

this

building attracts

people

for the wrong reason, it now acts as a tourism attraction, which generates revenue for the city.

Secondly

, destroying the older

buildings

is labour intrusive.

This

means, that the planning and construction of a new building will cost millions of taxpayer dollars, which eats into the cities budget.

On the other hand

, there are some pros to removing a dilapidated building. One of which is safety.

Although

people

may argue that it would just be cheaper to renovate a building, the safety and integrity of the structure must be checked

first

. More often than not, the structure is deemed unworthy, thereby resulting in it being torn down.

Furthermore

, a new building will provide a new landscape to the city, and will

also

allow room to improve the facilities of the building. In conclusion, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and

therefore

it is always better to build a new building from the ground up.