Sure, this is a crime involving property destruction, loss of work for the contractors, and some minor damage to adjacent buildings, but I do really wonder how sad the neighbors were to see this thing burn down. Developers build their piles to make a quick buck, typically with no regard whatsoever to the impact their housing projects have on the existing neighborhoods (e.g. inflating property tax, congesting traffic). Plus, their construction tends to be hurried and shoddy, such that the buildings will be falling apart in 20-30years.