That's an entirely unrelated issue, and fits the case of urban renewal projects whose preexisting building is not able to accommodate new functional requirement

That's an entirely unrelated issue, and fits the case of urban renewal projects whose preexisting building is not able to accommodate new functional requirements, at least in a cost-effective way. The only factor that the use of concrete plays in this scenario is that concrete structures are expensive and time-consuming to demolish. If the investment makes financial sense then the choice of building material doesn't make any difference.