Miami Tower
| Miami Tower | |
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Miami Tower in Downtown Miami
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 Location within Miami
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| Former names | CenTrust Tower NationsBank Tower Bank of America Tower at International Place |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial office |
| Location | 100 Southeast 2nd Street Miami, Florida |
| Coordinates | 25°46′19″N 80°11′28″W / 25.7720°N 80.1912°WCoordinates: 25°46′19″N 80°11′28″W / 25.7720°N 80.1912°W |
| Construction started | 1983 |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Opening | 1987 |
| Owner | Sumitomo Corporation of America |
| Height | |
| Roof | 625 ft (191 m) |
| Top floor | 47 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 |
| Floor area | 1,160,000 sq ft (108,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 19 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners |
| Developer | Centrust Savings Bank |
| Structural engineer | Crouse-Honderich |
| Main contractor | The George Hyman Construction Co. |
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| Miami Tower | |
The Miami Tower is a 47-story, landmark office skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in central Downtown. It is currently the 8th tallest building in Miami and Florida. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed it on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places as the Bank of America Tower.
Built for CenTrust Savings & Loan in 1987, the 47-story building ranks in the top ten tallest skyscrapers in Miami and in Florida at a height of 625 feet (191 m) and is known for its elaborate night-time illuminations and its dramatic three glass tiers. Designed by the Pei Cobb Freed & Partners architectural firm, the tower consists of two separate structures: A 10-story parking garage owned by the city and the 47-story office tower built upon the air rights of the garage. Preliminary planning for the tower began in February 1980; construction on the garage began by November. The garage was completed in February 1983 and the tower began construction a year later. On August 1984, while the tower was under construction, a 5-alarm fire began on the ninth floor; construction was subsequently delayed for several weeks. On December 15, 1985, the tower was lit for the first time in Miami Dolphins aqua and snowflakes.
By mid-1986, the tower's exterior was complete and the grand opening for the complex was set for early fall that same year. Due to the uneven settling of the tower's foundation to one side by several inches, and the resulting un-alignment of the tower's elevator rails, the grand opening for the complex was delayed until February 1987. The complete complex featured the world's only elevated metro station in a skyscraper (Knight Center station). It also gained notoriety for its luxurious interiors, including a skylobby on the 11th floor covered in marble and gold and a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) outdoor terrace. Also its indoor gym features mahogany cabinets. The tower is connected to the James L. Knight Center by a pedestrian walkway and on the first floor is a retail spine covered with green marble. The tower contains 1,160,000 sq ft (108,000 m2) with 503,000 sq ft (46,700 m2) of office space and a 535,000 sq ft (49,700 m2), 1,500 space parking garage.
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