LVCVA paid $800,000 for asbestos removal in the tower. Central Environmental Inc. was hired to remove the asbestos, while AB-Haz Environmental, Inc. was the asbestos removal consultant. In mid-1994, AB-Haz Environmental began removing asbestos insulation from the Landmark. The removal, scheduled for completion in August 1994, took nearly six months. In October 1994, it was announced that the Landmark would be demolished the following month to make way for a 21-acre parking lot, to be used by the Las Vegas Convention Center. Demolition of the tower was delayed several times, to allow for the removal of additional asbestos. The Clark County Health District proposed penalties against the asbestos companies.