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(CNN) - The Texans "baptized" a high-rise office building like the "Leaning Tower of Dallas," after it didn't collapse during an implosion on Sunday.
The strategically placed explosives activated without problems. Each side of the 11-story building at the corner of North Central Expressway and Haskell Avenue fell apart.
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But the center of the building refused to collapse and stood at a slight angle.
"You could see the building fall and then the tower stood," a witness told KTVT, a CNN affiliate. “Everyone said: 'Oh, no,' and there it is. It is still standing there. Amazing".
A spokesman for the demolition company, Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition, said the remaining structure does not pose a threat to surrounding buildings or pedestrians.
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"As with many demolitions, the core and elevator shafts require additional demolition measures, and we will proceed with conventional demolition efforts over the course of the week using a crane and a wrecking ball," said a Lloyd spokesman. D. Nabors Demolition to KTVT.
After the building is successfully demolished, KTVT says the site will eventually become part of a new development of almost 11 hectares, with residential and high-rise office spaces, hotels, restaurants, a park and entertainment.