St Elmo Courts was a residential high rise building constructed in 1930 in the city centre of Christchurch , New Zealand . Used mainly as an office building in later years , it had a Category II heritage listing by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust . It was demolished in March 2011 , having suffered significant damage in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and more damage in the subsequent February 2011 Christchurch earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
St Elmo Courts