MIAMI | One Brickell CityCentre | 977 FT | 60 FLOORS

[dave8721]

Swire purchased the 700 Brickell Ave adjacent to its U/C massive 7 tower Brickell CityCentre complex. They plan on adding this parcel to the complex and building a mix use 80-story tower and connecting it to the Brickell CityCentre complex. No word on the height yet.

Name: One Brickell CityCentre
Address: 700 Brickell Ave
Developer: Swire Properties
Architect: Arquitectonica


http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2013/09/20/arquitectonica-designed-tower-planned.html

(http://swireproperties.us/)
http://swireproperties.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/One-Brickell-CityCentre.jpg

Arquitectonica-designed tower planned at 700 Brickell

Oscar Pedro Musibay
Reporter-South Florida Business Journal

Swire Properties plans an 80-story, mixed-use tower at the 700 Brickell Ave. site it purchased recently for $64 million.
The Arquitectonica-designed high-rise would serve as the entrance to the Brickell CityCentre project currently under construction on both sides of Miami Avenue, immediately west of the 700 Brickell site.
The tower, to be called One Brickell CityCentre, will include retail, Class A offices, condominium units, and a hotel with a restaurant and lounge, according to a statement released Friday. The plan also envisions grand plazas and retail shops connected to Brickell City Centre.
Upon its completion in 2015, Brickell CityCentre will comprise a luxury shopping center, two residential towers, the EAST Miami hotel by Swire Hotels, serviced apartments, a wellness center and Class A offices.
Swire Properties intends to work with the city of Miami to have One Brickell CityCentre approved as an extension of the existing Special Area Plan. The site is currently home to Northern Trust Bank, which had an interest in the sale of the property.
“In creating the vision for One Brickell City Centre, we are mindful of the legacy of the sellers of 700 Brickell Avenue, heirs of the pioneer Brickell family and Northern Trust Bank, a great corporate citizen,” Swire Properties President Stephen Owens said in a statement. “Our goal is to develop a structure that will be artful in its mix of uses and will advance Brickell Avenue’s stature as Miami’s premier destination.”
“One Brickell CityCentre is a tower that, by its design and dramatic contours, creates views above the current Miami skyline,” Arquitectonica principal Bernardo Fort-Brescia said in a statement. “With sightlines that stretch from land to sea, the building’s glow will act as a welcoming lantern for downtown Miami and a portal to Brickell from all approaches.”
Owens told the Business Journal in August that Swire may hold off on developing the site until after the Brickell CityCentre project is complete.

[chris08876]

A love the usual trippy looking Arquitectonica designs. :) From the renderings i'd guesstimate 850'.

[Onn]

Wow, that would be huge for Miami! Look 900ft+ to me! Build it!

[shakman]

I love that notch on the upper floors. Its amazing how such a simple design can break the monotony of a typical box shaped structure.

This should also add more depth to the Miami skyline.

[Dale]

Here we go now.

[chris08876]

Mabye its just the rendering but it reminds me of the Citigroup Center. Not the top portion but the rest of the tower. It just, somewhat brings the thought of the Citigroup Center.
http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/images/1/16/CitiGroup_Center.jpg
http://en.wikiarquitectura.com

[bobdreamz]

A love the usual trippy looking Arquitectonica designs. :)From the renderings i'd guesstimate 850'.


It's really hard to say how tall this will be since it will be a mixed used tower instead of a office building. If it were just an office building it would be over 900 feet but I think there are height restrictions in the area since the Four Seasons down the street was supposed to be 850 feet to but was cutdown to 794 feet.
Either way great news for Miami!

[dave8721]

Swire is submitting a height of 1102 feet to the FAA for approval (1111 feet above sea level). Lets see if the FAA cuts off less than 102 feet.

Anyway to change the thread title?

http://exmiami.org/index.php/one-brickell-citycentre-will-surpass-chrysler-building/

[bobdreamz]

^ To do what? Add in the new height? Since you started the thread can't you edit your own post or will a Mod have to do it?
Anyways this is incredible news if the FAA allows that height!

[NYguy]

I like it...


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/153258003/original.jpg

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

Look at that logo...the new Umbrella Corp. Headquarters.lol

[MiamiSpartan]

I would love how the tallest building in the city would be more centrally located between downtown and the taller buildings on the
south part of Brickell…

:tup:

[UrbanImpact]

This would be the tallest building outside NYC & Chicago in the USA! :righton:

[brickell]

So this will be phase 3 of City Center I suppose. I wonder which one will break ground first OBCC or OBP (if either ever do)?

[supertallchaser]

so this and 1 bayfront plaza? i like

[bobdreamz]

http://i.imgur.com/jNe69fa.jpg


For a reference point the light brown areas in the background to the left & right of the tower are the runways for Miami Int'l. Airport hence the FAA height limits.
Photo shop pic by Funkyskunk2 @ SSC. Original image by QuantumX

[N830MH]

Hasn't they gotten approved yet? When it will start to build?

[NYguy]

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-11-14/news/tallest-building-in-the-south-planned-for-brickell/

Tallest Building in the South Planned for Brickell


By Chuck Strouse
Nov 14 2013


The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing plans for a 1,100-foot-tall monstrosity at 700 Brickell Ave., currently the Northern Trust Bank building. One Brickell City Centre would be taller than any skyscraper in Miami, Atlanta, or anywhere else in Dixie.

It would even be loftier than Manhattan's Chrysler Building. And it would be a helluva lot higher than Miami's now number one, the Four Seasons Hotel, which is a pitiful 70 stories and 789 feet, or Atlanta's 1,023-foot, 55-story Bank of America Tower.

ExMiami reports the site for the high-rise at 700 Brickell Ave. will combine land bought by Swire Properties for more than $13 million and land next door, which cost more than $64 million.

It would be the second stage of the enormous — and now-under-construction — Brickell City Centre just to the west. That project will include a luxury shopping center, two residential towers, apartments, offices, and a wellness center, featuring an innovative $20 million "climate ribbon" that will provide air flow, according to Curbed Miami.

Like the mixed-use monstrosity next door, the new tower is being designed by Arquitectonica. Steven Owens, Swire's president, said in a release: "The site is of great strategic importance for the development of Brickell CityCentre because it provides the project with a critical front door onto Miami's most significant boulevard.''

Whether it will be tall enough to withstand the flood created by global warming remains to be seen.

[dave8721]

Another new rendering, One Brickell CityCentre on the right:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/10879707173_53fab12652_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/108832985@N07/10879707173/)
IMG_0637 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/108832985@N07/10879707173/) by mikediamond424 (http://www.flickr.com/people/108832985@N07/), on Flickr

[MrDreTheOne]

Newly released Arquitectonica renderings imply that developer Swire Properties may have landed a major tenant for the proposed 1102-foot One Brickell City Centre tower.

The possible tenant? HSBC Bank. In multiple renderings, the HSBC logo is clearly visible atop the proposed tower.

HSBC and Swire both have deep roots in Hong Kong. HSBC provided $140m in financing for the first phase of Brickell City Centre construction, and HSBC has partnered with Swire to finance other projects in China. Additionaly, HSBC recently signed to occupy 43% of the office space at Taikoo Hui, a project similar to Brickell City Centre that Swire built in Guangzhou.

HSBC currently leases space at the Four Seasons Tower. The Brickell location is one of only two HSBC Private Bank International offices in the U.S. (the other is in New York).

By exmiami.org

http://exmiami.org/index.php/hsbc-signed-one-brickell-city-centre/

The prominence this building will have makes for a very desirable branding opportunity.

More renderings showing the logo at the above link

[dave8721]

Looks like those views from the top will actually be available to anyone. Floors 79 and 80 will be a restaurant and lounge and floors 70 to 78 will be a hotel. How many hotel rooms exist in the world over 1000 feet up?

http://exmiami.org/index.php/80th-floor-lounge-will-top-one-brickell-city-centre/

[dave8721]

Excerpts from a Miami Herald article today:


http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/26/3961940/another-miami-tower-planned-to.html

The newest to jump in: Swire Properties, developers of Brickell Key and the gargantuan, multi-block Brickell City Centre complex now under construction west of Brickell Avenue. Their plan for a new mixed-use tower on Brickell Avenue, to be reviewed Thursday by the Miami City Commission, calls for a 1,049-foot cloud-buster that would be tied in to the new complex.

If Swire wins final approval — no sure thing because the site sits directly below air lanes to Miami International Airport — its One Brickell City Centre tower would dwarf the current champ, the Four Seasons on Brickell, by a skyscraper’s height.

But Swire has close competition: veteran Miami developer Tibor Hollo’s Florida East Coast Realty, which already has approval for a long-planned 1,010-foot tower on Biscayne Boulevard across from Bayfront Park, is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to allow them to up the building’s height. To 1,049 feet.

That’s the height Hollo wanted, but couldn’t get, when the One Bayfront Plaza project was first approved in 2007.

“Good luck to them,” the courtly Hollo said of Swire, with a chuckle. “But I don’t think the FAA will permit 1,049 feet on Brickell Avenue.”

Swire executives say they’re “pretty confident” they can get their tower approved by the FAA and Miami-Dade County’s aviation department, but stress they’re not deliberately going after the crown. They say it’s unlikely that any height record would stand for long in any case.

“We’re not trying to build the biggest or tallest of anything,” said Swire president Stephen Owens. “There’s no particular benefit to saying, ‘At one point, we had the tallest tower in Miami.’ If you look at Miami 20 years from now, there’s going to be lots of these tall buildings.”

Like Hollo’s, Swire’s mega-tower wouldn’t be done until the end of the decade — tentatively 2019, Owens said. It would encompass four distinct uses: Retail at the base, offices, condos and a luxury hotel at the very top.

On two sides, the sleek glass tower would have giant square “notches” or cutouts, one 120 feet tall and another 350 feet. Not mere architectural flourishes, they serve to minimize wind loads on the building, reducing the need for structural reinforcement, Owens and Swire senior vice president Chris Gandolfo said. The tower would boast a first for Miami: all loading would take place two levels below ground

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/26/3961940/another-miami-tower-planned-to.html#storylink=cpy

[NYguy]

I can never get these two towers straight.

[dave8721]

I can never get these two towers straight.

As if One Brickell CityCentre and One Bayfront Plaza aren't confusing enough, a 3rd massive proposal is in the works called...One Brickell.

[Zapatan]

Miami with 3 supertalls would look damn good... could be a reality too :)

[MiamiSpartan]

Miami with 3 supertalls would look damn good... could be a reality too :)

...and don't forget the super tall observation tower just behind Bayside...

[chris08876]

Miami with 3 supertalls would look damn good... could be a reality too :)

I wish the Empire World Towers would become a reality. Old proposal but awsome. BTW, notice Miami, and how much it has grown based on the old image in this rendering. :slob: Amazing change.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Empire_World_Towers.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Empire_World_Towers.jpg

[N830MH]

I wish the Empire World Towers would become a reality. Old proposal but awsome. BTW, notice Miami, and how much it has grown based on the old image in this rendering. :slob: Amazing change.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Empire_World_Towers.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Empire_World_Towers.jpg

You found something? How? How they didn't built a supertall towers? So what happened to them? Hasn't they gotten approved?

[chris08876]

^^^^
No, no find. I was just saying I wish they had built this as intended. I used the image just for a reflection between what the skyline in the photo looked like at that period to what it is now. In other words, Miami grew so much, it looks completely different.

It never got built. Killed off by the recession as well as being tied by the courts.

[jd3189]

Miami having twin towers would really bring back that classic type of skyline to the US after the loss of the original WTC. NYC might never host something like that again. Chicago might also be a more realistic contender if the Old Post Office redevelopment plan happens.

[chris08876]

Rendering: Whole Complex when it is finished ----> Brickell CityCentre | 1102ft |520ft x 2 | 516ft (Including other towers in the complex)

Possible redesign of the super tall based on the rendering.

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj603/Quantum56/Screen_Shot_2014_01_08_at_11_16_33_PM_zpscb902843.png
http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj603/Quantum56/Screen_Shot_2014_01_08_at_11_16_33_PM_zpscb902843.png

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/12904504734_3607119b50_c.jpg
Credit: Viper1165 @ SSC (©)

[chris08876]

New renderings and images as of April 3rd: Total Project heights: Brickell CityCentre | 1102ft |520ft x 2 | 516ft
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http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533dac37f92ea146a8009a66/519.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533dac40f92ea146a8009a7a/110.jpg
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http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533dac2af92ea146a8009a34/311.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533dac3bf92ea146a8009a70/112.jpg
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http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533dac77f92ea152ee038805/179.jpg
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http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/03/brickell-city-centre-website-goes-up.php#533daaf4f92ea142be0177b9

[chris08876]

I think a mod should rename this thread to just Brickell City Centre.

This project is similar to the ones in China where there are many towers involved. Plus, the fact that they have many towers that sound the same makes it a tad bit confusing.

Something along the lines of:

Brickell CityCentre | 1102ft |520ft x 2 | 516ft

As it accounts for the supertall, and the smaller towers in the complex.

The renderings above only has the supertall in one of them (Daytime image), but the project itself consists of many smaller towers as well. Well, not really small as 500+ isn't small, but hopefully a mod will understand my point. Its more for just being organized. :)

[LeftCoaster]

I'm confused, why is it One Brickell CityCentre, this building's in the states, shouldnt it be Center?

Or have you guys finally learned to spell? ;)

[Surrealplaces]

Lots of exciting stuff coming down the pipe in Miami from the looks of it.

[Orion1]

CITC in Philly will be slightly taller....

[chris08876]

I'm confused, why is it One Brickell CityCentre, this building's in the states, shouldnt it be Center?

Or have you guys finally learned to spell? ;)

Nope, Centre lol. Name of the project. Not sure why they decided to say "Centre" instead of Center. The whole project is a little confusing in general because all of the names are very similar. Its like in the Bellevue thread. Every other new tower coming out has the word "Bellevue" in it.


Also in post #32, you can see the rendering for other buildings in the development that have "Centre" in it.

[chris08876]

Some extra information: (See post #32 for renderings of Phase 1 and the site for phase 2 (The supertall).

Project statistics

625,000 square-foot shopping center
128,580 square feet of Class A offices
131,651 square-foot wellness center
820 condominiums in two towers
263 hotel rooms
89 serviced apartments
2,600 parking spaces
An environmentally sophisticated and innovative Climate Ribbon™ architectural feature that will provide active and positive climate control
Phase II: One Brickell City Centre mixed-use tower


The highlights of the project include:

9.1 acres along South Miami Avenue between Eighth Street and Sixth Street
5.4 million square feet of office, residential, hotel, retail and entertainment space, in addition to a two-level underground parking garage that spans seven acres below the property
An environmentally progressive Climate Ribbon™ architectural feature that will provide innovative climate control so shoppers can walk in comfort between stores and restaurants
Incorporates key transportation centers with the Miami Metromover while offering easy access to Interstate 95

Economic Impact

Approximately $1 billion in overall economic impact
Approximately 1,700 construction jobs on average per year for four years
Approximately 3,700 direct jobs and 2,500 indirect jobs after construction completion
$5.4 million in ad valorem taxes for the City of Miami
$1 million in annual revenue from parking surcharges for the City of Miami
$6.1 million in permit and impact fees for the City of Miami
$9.6 million annually in ad valorem taxes from Miami Dade County
$1.2 impact fees for Miami Dade County
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http://brickellcitycentreconnect.com/project-description/

[chris08876]

A first look at Brickell City Center's upcoming hotel

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img850/4634/64ug.png

Swire Hotels said it plans to open the East Miami hotel at Brickell City Center in fall 2015.
The company released renderings this week that show what the 263-room hotel will look like as it towers over Swire Properties' $1.05 billion mixed-use project.
East Miami will be Swire Hotels' U.S. first property and the third hotel under the East brand, following locations that opened in Hong Kong in 2010 and Beijing in 2013.
RELATED CONTENT: Swire's Miami tower planned to top 1,000 feet
Designed by Arquitectonica, East Miami will also feature 89 serviced apartments known as East Residences. The tower will also house two restaurants, a poolside bar and lounge, a rooftop bar, fitness center, and a banquet hall.
Phase one of Brickell City Center is currently under construction in the heart of Miami's Brickell district. It will include a luxury shopping center, two residential towers, a wellness center and Class A offices. The first phase is expected to be finished next year.
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Shaun Bevan
Apr 18, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/2014/04/first-look-at-brickell-city-center-hotel.html

[chris08876]

An extra rendering, and some extra information:

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Swire Hotels To Open First Hotel In United States EAST, Miami

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/picture/153047118.jpg

Swire Hotels announces the 2015 opening of EAST, Miami at Brickell City Centre, Swire Properties Inc's $1.5 billion mixed-use development in Miami's Brickell downtown district. It will be the hotel group's first property in the United States and the third hotel under the EAST brand, after the successful openings of EAST, Hong Kong in Island EAST in 2010 and EAST, Beijing at INDIGO, Beijing in 2013.

"Interest on the part of premiere hospitality companies in flagging a Brickell City Centre hotel was robust due to their desire to secure a prime location in the tony Brickell market and due to the inclusion of luxury retail in our project," said Stephen Owens, president of Swire Properties Inc. "We were ultimately able to select from among ten upscale hotel brands in choosing Swire Hotels' EAST for our flag.

About Brickell City Centre

Brickell City Centre is a landmark $1.5 billion, 5.4 million square feet, mixed-use development in downtown Miami from Swire Properties Inc, one of South Florida's leading international developers of real estate known for its $1 billion master-planned development of Brickell Key. The project's first phase includes a luxury shopping center, two residential towers, a hotel with serviced apartments, a wellness center and a Class A office building. The project is LEED®-registered for Neighborhood Development – currently one of the largest in the U.S. Sustainability elements include the exclusive CLIMATE RIBBON™, and elevated trellis composed of steel, fabric and a continuous surface of glass that will connect all components of the development and create a comfortable microclimate for shoppers. As the largest private-sector project currently under construction in Miami, Brickell City Centre began vertical construction in 2013 and the first phase of completion is scheduled for the end of 2015. A second phase of construction will begin in the first quarter of 2016.

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http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4064988.html

[Zapatan]

So if I didn't miss something... from that last rendering there will be no 1100 foot skyscraper as it's been replaced by a 5 or 600 foot hotel.

Shocker

[chris08876]

So if I didn't miss something... from that last rendering there will be no 1100 foot skyscraper as it's been replaced by a 5 or 600 foot hotel.

Shocker

No lol... The supertall in in phase 2. Phase 2 starts in 2016. One Brickell CityCentre (Supertall), is expected to be finished in 2018. ;)

Although I do not agree with the thread title. It really should reflect the overall project. This is in a sense like Paraiso Bay, Portside Miami, and World Centre, this is a mega development.

Its a couple of posts above this one where it states that. I try to limit the amount of reading material and get right to the point. :tup:

See post #38. :)

[Zapatan]

No lol... The supertall in in phase 2. Phase 2 starts in 2016. One Brickell CityCentre (Supertall), is expected to be finished in 2018. ;)

Although I do not agree with the thread title. It really should reflect the overall project. This is in a sense like Paraiso Bay, Portside Miami, and World Centre, this is a mega development.

Its a couple of posts above this one where it states that. I try to limit the amount of reading material and get right to the point. :tup:

See post #38. :)


Aah okay haha nevermind then don't listen to me, I'm dumb.

[chris08876]

Aah okay haha nevermind then don't listen to me, I'm dumb.

No its okay, don't be harsh on yourself. Better to ask than to be confused. :)

[Zapatan]

No its okay, don't be harsh on yourself. Better to ask than to be confused. :)

Nah I was just kidding, I'm not actually dumb.


This girl on the other hand

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maipxhVgtS1qgbguro5_r1_250.gif

[chris08876]

^^^^
Yes I could imagine. Some woman out there might have the looks, but brains, are missing. All I gotta say is run! :haha:

Anyways, here are some updates on Brickell CityCentre. I hate to be repetitive, but this is a mega development. The supertall is in phase 2. The thread title should reflect the project. It wouldn't make sense making another thread for it when we have a good one here.

This is for the hotel portion:

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj603/Quantum56/DSC_0281_zpsc6b6a724.jpg
http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj603/Quantum56/DSC_0276_zps18546c54.jpg
Credit: QuantumX at SSC

[chris08876]

News Update: May 15, 2014

Swire about to buy more land for City Centre

Swire Properties is on the verge of picking up another 22,000 square feet for its Brickell City Centre development.

Miami commissioners are expected to vote next week on a resolution authorizing Swire’s purchase of two parcels at 602 and 614 South Miami Avenue. The city plans to spend about $4.9 million to acquire the properties from a state agency. Swire would kick in nearly $4.2 million for that investment, with the rest of the purchase price covered by $700,000 in street easement fees provided by the developer.

Once the city completes its purchase, it would immediately sell the properties to Swire for $4 million, according to exMiami. One of the parcels is home to an office of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice.
Swire intends to use the properties to “enhance the public right of way” around City Centre.

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http://therealdeal.com/miami/blog/2014/05/15/swire-about-to-buy-more-land-for-city-centre/

[chris08876]

City Centre's Metromover Station & Hotel Pool Deck

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/537a2353f92ea13c0d007d5d/image01copy.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/537a2356f92ea13c0d007d67/image02copy.jpg

Master Plan:
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/537a235bf92ea13c0d007d7e/bccsiteplan-2.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/537a235df92ea13c0d007d85/timthumb.php.jpeg

Metromover Station
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/537a2362f92ea13c0d007d9c/mdtplazaandpark.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/537a2360f92ea13c0d007d92/mdtlvl03_rgb.jpg
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http://arquitectonica.com/geo/portfolio/brickell-city-centre-east-hotel-pool-deck/

[dave8721]

..And the FAA wants the height reduced :brickwall:

http://www.exmiami.org/index.php/faa-one-brickell-city-centre-will-interfere-with-mia-flight-rules/

[chris08876]

Rubbish. :(

I wonder if they would be fine with a 1000 ft height. FAA is really annoying. Does that height really interfere with flight routes? More headaches and delays for quality developments.

[MiamiSpartan]

so bummed.....
:(

[Onn]

Poor decision by the FAA, I hope this doesn't stand

[Zapatan]

The FAA are such losers who need to go do something productive yeesh.

1040' would be fine with me though... anything over 300 meters would be great for Miami.

[chris08876]

Well at least Skyrise was approved by the voters. Not terribly bad news today. :haha:

[bobdreamz]

Rubbish. :(

I wonder if they would be fine with a 1000 ft height. FAA is really annoying. Does that height really interfere with flight routes? More headaches and delays for quality developments.

Planes don't really fly right over downtown Miami or Brickell district. The flight paths usually take planes either north of the CBD or south of the Brickell Financial district with the tallest building on the southern end of Brickell Avenue being the Four Seasons tower @ 789 ft. | 240 m.

I really don't understand how the FAA thinks an extra 30 feet higher from 1,010 ft. to 1,040 feet is a safety hazard for airplanes!
MIA sits about 5 miles northwest of the CBD/Brickell area so if something goes wrong what difference does it make if a building is over 1,000 feet tall or 100 feet tall?

http://www3.gendisasters.com/florida/18988/miami-fl-cargo-plane-crashes-in-miami-aug-1997

http://www3.gendisasters.com/files/files/newphotos2011/miami_florida_crash_8-7-1997_2.jpg

[chris08876]

New Site is up: http://residencesbrickellcitycentre.com/index.php

Features: Gallery, info on residences, floor plans, amenities, renderings, and much more.

Also as a reminder, this is a multi tower project. See page 2 for more info as a refresher.

[chris08876]

This thread should be renamed:

Brickell CityCentre | 1,102 FT + (520 FT X 2) + 516 FT | FLOORS

To avoid confusion with the other thread which is One Brickell, the height information would distinguish the two.

The supertall portion is part of a phase for this project. The smaller towers are part of the complex. It is this complex that the thread title should resemble. Also, the floor count isn't really known. The supertall portion could be 80 floors, but the floors of the other towers are tentative. The height though is backed up by diagrams in page 2.

http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/533dac37f92ea146a8009a66/519.jpg

Notice the supertall slot.

[chris08876]

Apologies for bumping this. I posted some recent information pertaining to a different project by accident. All of the names for a lot of Miami developments all sound the same and use "Brickell", "Ocean Drive" or "one" in the name. :haha:

[bobdreamz]

Eastern National Bank Moving Out, Building Will Be Demolished For One Brickell City Centre
By TNM Staff on February 9, 2015

An office building slated for demolition to make way for One Brickell City Centre is being vacated by Eastern National Bank, which formerly owned the building.

The bank signed a lease to move their headquarters to Dadeland from Brickell Avenue, according to a press release (via TRD).

They have been operating on a lease from Swire Properties. The bank sold their 197,611-square-foot Brickell headquarters to Swire in 2011 for just $13.1 million in 2011. The property, which includes 50,172-square-feet of land, is now worth multiples of that price.

Swire intends to demolish the office building to build the mixed-use 1,049-foot tall One Brickell City Centre. The developer recently topped off several other building withing the Brickell City Centre complex.

http://i.imgur.com/fvdcGT8.jpg

^ Site includes Eastern Nat'l. bank & the now demolished brick building that fronted Brickell Ave.

http://i.imgur.com/q5VNyYV.jpg

http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.php/eastern-national-bank-moving-building-will-demolished-one-brickell-city-centre/

[Zapatan]

Nice, hopefully the FAA doesn't ruin everything

[N830MH]

Nice, hopefully the FAA doesn't ruin everything

Screw the FAA!! Leave it alone.

[chris08876]

^^^

The tabloids a couple of weeks ago made one of their many errors in exaggerating the FAA impact on these towers. I wouldn't worry, towers like this will not be 500 feet. :haha:

Likewise for MiamiCentral or any other projects. I think this one is a safe bet. Worst case scenario for the 4 or 5 supertalls in the pipeline is that we may see a reduction to 900 feet, but for this project, I'd say the current height or even a 1000 feet is a very safe bet, thats if they go that route.

If all goes well, Miami may have the 3rd most supertalls after NYC and Chicago. Pretty damn impressive if you ask me. 2020 will see a largely expanded skyline, both in width, and height.

[Plokoon11]

My question is who is going to be filling up all these business towers? I understand the residential demand down there, heck its very nice down there.

[chris08876]

Usual tenants consist of banks, law offices, real estate companies, and construction firms. Keep in mind though that these towers are not 100% filled in the first year. Like any tower, it could take years to reach somewhat full occupancy. International banks also reside in Miami and are some of the tenants that usually sign deals along with foreign financial firms.

[Zapatan]

If Miami had a supertall boom that would be awesome. It's hard to tell how serious all these projects are though and the FAA always trying to get involved doesn't help.

I'm sure at least one or two will go through though.

[chris08876]

Takes time. I mean, as long as the economy is well, and the conditions are favorable like they are now, than its just a matter of waiting. I think the NYC super tall boom makes it seem like they can just go up, but a supertall can take a decade or more from conception to completion. Takes a really long time to get a tower such as this.

[chris08876]

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[MiamiSpartan]

Miami Herald is reporting that the FAA has approved this tower at 1049 feet!!
:cheers:
Not quite as tall as I'd like it, but this will do!

[Ploppalopp]

Feds OK height for 80-story One Brickell City Centre tower

A soaring 80-story skyscraper on Brickell Avenue won’t endanger airplanes flying to and from Miami International Airport if it is built, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

“It is determined that the proposed structure ... would not be a hazard to air navigation,” the FAA wrote in a report issued to developer Swire Properties and obtained by the Miami Herald.

Swire had originally wanted to build One Brickell City Centre up to a height of 1,111 feet above sea level but settled for 1,049 feet after negotiations with the FAA, the agency wrote.

When built, One Brickell City Centre will be the tallest tower in Miami, according to Emporis, a website that tracks and ranks buildings.

The tallest building in Miami today is the Four Seasons Hotel & Tower (789 feet), but several developers have plans to outdo that height including Tibor Hollo at One Bayfront Plaza (1,010 feet) and Jeff Berkowitz at SkyRise Miami (1,000 feet).

The new Swire tower, designed by Arquitectonica, will include retail, office space, condos and a hotel. It is the centerpiece of the second phase of development at Brickell City Centre, a gargantuan, mixed-use project with a price-tag of $1.05 billion.

Swire will demolish the Eastern National Bank building at 799 Brickell Ave. and the former Northern Trust Bank building at 700 Brickell Ave. to make room for the project.

Miami-Dade County’s Aviation Department must also approve the tower’s height.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article25442659.html#storylink=cpy


Awesome news!!!

[JR Ewing]

I hope this isn't the final design because it's horrible, and as the tallest tower in Miami, it will utterly Ruin the skyline.

[Dale]

I rather like the design. I've made peace with the fact that Miami is never going to get a spire.

[chris08876]

I'm happy for the city. Another supertall. Well, if we can count Skyrise as one. Still, great height, and I too am kinda surprised the FAA didn't bastardize this.

Still waiting on One Bayfront Plaza to start up. :( That will be 1,010 ft.

[JR Ewing]

I like it...


http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/153258003/original.jpg

This is a fat box that's missing a piece. This tower is horrible , and as the tallest tower in Miami, it will destroy the skyline.

[dave8721]

Miami Herald is reporting that the FAA has approved this tower at 1049 feet!!
:cheers:
Not quite as tall as I'd like it, but this will do!

The official height will be 1040 feet above ground level. Can the thread title be changed?

[UrbanImpact]

Awesome news!!!!!! Finally, we are the 3rd most populated state after all. Can't wait to watch it rise now :)

[chris08876]

High Quality Renderings from Arquitectonica:

http://arquitectonica.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files_mf/3139.10.15pil.jpg

http://arquitectonica.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files_mf/3139.10.22pil.jpg
Credit: http://arquitectonica.com/blog/portfolio/hospitality/one-brickell-city-centre/

[JR Ewing]

Horrible

It's a fat box that's missing a piece .

[bobdreamz]

Fantastic news! Out of all of the proposals for a super tall I know Swire will actually build this and upon completion it will be the tallest tower in all of the Southern US!

[MrDreTheOne]

I very much like this tower, the design might not be something out of this world but if the cladding is of the same quality as the rest of the Brickell City Center towers (they look sexy as hell) it will be a sight to behold. This is great news for us, we have been waiting for a serious supertall to be approved for a long time. With the FAA approval developers will be encouraged to pursue more 1000 footers.

[chris08876]

A solid supertall to the roof too. :cheers:

[SLO]

Very nice building.

[ATLksuGUY]

Fantastic news! Out of all of the proposals for a super tall I know Swire will actually build this and upon completion it will be the tallest tower in all of the Southern US!

Technically it would be the same height as the Bank of America plaza here in Atlanta. 1040' I swear people forget about that building all the time, and it really has a nice presence to it. The crown is beautiful at night, especially from midtown.

[chris08876]

Technically it would be the same height as the Bank of America plaza here in Atlanta. 1040' I swear people forget about that building all the time, and it really has a nice presence to it. The crown is beautiful at night, especially from midtown.

That tower, with its crown and shape is what more cities need. Lovely tower. Shall not be forgotten! :cheers:

[ATLksuGUY]

That tower, with its crown and shape is what more cities need. Lovely tower. Shall not be forgotten! :cheers:

Yes!! I think it is underappreciated!! This tower looks great as well. :cheers:

[bobdreamz]

Technically it would be the same height as the Bank of America plaza here in Atlanta. 1040' I swear people forget about that building all the time, and it really has a nice presence to it. The crown is beautiful at night, especially from midtown.

The B of A tower in Atlanta is 1,023 ft. | 311.8 m to the tip and the highest occupied floor is at 728 ft. | 222 m.
So even with the additional 295 ft. gold crown & tip on top of the highest occupied floor, One Brickell is still 17 ft. higher so it's not the same height as the Bank of America tower.

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bank-of-america-plaza/429

One Brickell's highest occupied floor will be at 1,040 ft. | 317 m.

[hunser]

The B of A tower in Atlanta is 1,023 ft. | 311.8 m to the tip and the highest occupied floor is at 728 ft. | 222 m.
So even with the additional 295 ft. gold crown & tip on top of the highest occupied floor, One Brickell is still 17 ft. higher so it's not the same height as the Bank of America tower.

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bank-of-america-plaza/429

One Brickell's highest occupied floor will be at 1,040 ft. | 317 m.

It won't. CTBUH's classification of occupied height is very controversial imho. They don't count mechanical floors or even multistory penthouses. F.e., 432 PA is a flat- roofed building topping out at 1,397'. Yet, the occupied height is listed as 1,287' according to the Council. Same with Nordstrom (1,522' roof, 1,450' HOF) and many other buildings. So most likely, One Brickell's figure will be <1,000'.

[bobdreamz]

^ One Brickell will still be taller than the B of A tower though.

[ATLksuGUY]

^ One Brickell will still be taller than the B of A tower though.

No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Atlanta)

[summersm343]

No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Atlanta)

That info is incorrect. Anyone can edit Wikipedia. BofA Plaza in Atlanta is 1,023 feet.

http://www.emporis.com/buildings/121137/bank-of-america-plaza-atlanta-ga-usa

[bobdreamz]

^ I have always known B of A in Atlanta to be around 1,025 feet or so. How it somehow has jumped to 1,040 feet is beyond me! Anyways even using hunser's argument that One Brickell's highest occupied floor would be less than 1,000 feet that contradicts what the CTBUH says:
http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-brickell-city-centre/15763

Even if it's highest occupied floor is less than 1,000 feet One Brickell will still taller than the B of A. I will take the word of Emporis & CTBUH over Wikipedia.

[MiamiSpartan]

The more I'm seeing this, the more I like it....!
It will be a bold, powerful anchor statement in the middle of the Brickell skyline....I like the two cutouts, also.....:tup:

[chris08876]

The more I'm seeing this, the more I like it....!
It will be a bold, powerful anchor statement in the middle of the Brickell skyline....I like the two cutouts, also.....:tup:

Should complement Skyrise in terms of an impact on the skyline. Once World Center, and Innovation District kick into high gear, its about to get a lot bigger and bulkier. Miami Central Phase 1 and 2 will add some nice density, and the towers near Museum Park as well. Whole region is booming, and many more skyscrapers to spring up. Also, 444 Brickell and Villa Magna added to the list. Magna possibly being a future tallest.

I'm curious on what will happen to the Empire World Towers site. Lots of potential.

[summersm343]

Should complement Skyrise in terms of an impact on the skyline. Once World Center, and Innovation District kick into high gear, its about to get a lot bigger and bulkier. Miami Central Phase 1 and 2 will add some nice density, and the towers near Museum Park as well. Whole region is booming, and many more skyscrapers to spring up. Also, 444 Brickell and Villa Magna added to the list. Magna possibly being a future tallest.

I'm curious on what will happen to the Empire World Towers site. Lots of potential.

I was just in Miami, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles, Fort Lauderdale, etc. Construction cranes everywhere! Pretty nuts. Congrats to Miami on the first Supertall and joining (along with San Francisco and Philadelphia) the United States Supertall club. Hopefully this gets built :cheers:

[N830MH]

Don't they have Observatory Deck? Do they think will ever build new Observatory Deck?

[bobdreamz]

Don't they have Observatory Deck? Do they think will ever build new Observatory Deck?

No observatory at this time but they are saying a lounge will occupy the 80th. floor. It appears that the upper floors will be hotel rooms.

[ChiTownWonder]

I love the height, and it will look great in the skyline, but i hate how the facade textures change so bluntly.

[bobdreamz]

I love the height, and it will look great in the skyline, but i hate how the facade textures change so bluntly.

I think that has more to do with the floor heights between a Hotel room which usually are shorter and the Office heights which are taller.

[bobdreamz]

Metromover station to return soon
Written by Catherine Lackner on September 22, 2015

Good news, Brickell drivers, pedestrians and Metro-mover riders: the cranes are gone from the Brickell City Centre construction site and key components will be up and running soon.

“We are a fluid construction site, although we are very close to delivery of certain components,” said a spokesperson for Swire Properties, which is developing the massive project. All of the buildings in the first phase have been topped off.

The Eighth Street Metro-mover station, closed since August 2014, will re-open this fall, revitalized and incorporated into a third level of shopping, she said. Riders will be able to disembark and get to the street level, she added, though the station will not be connected to the rest of the complex yet.

The bulk of the first phase “is scheduled to be delivered this winter,” the spokesperson said. Included are two office towers (Two Brickell City Centre at 78 SE Seventh St., with 129,338 square feet of space, and Three Brickell City Centre, with 134,550 square feet of space at 98 SE Seventh St.), the 263-key Miami East Hotel at 788 Brickell Plaza, and three residential buildings. They are the East Residences, with 89 units at 89 SE Eighth St., the Rise Condo at 88 SW Seventh St., and the Reach Condo at 68 SE Sixth St., each of which will contain 390 units.

A 500,000-square-foot shopping center at 701 S Miami Ave., to include food, beverage and entertainment, is scheduled for completion in fall 2016.

Construction on Phase II, which comprises the 80-story One Brickell City Centre, is scheduled to begin at the end of 2017. North Squared at 529 S Miami Ave., on the Miami River, is slated for future development but a timetable has yet to be determined for it, the spokesperson said.

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2015/09/22/metromover-station-to-return-soon/

[chris08876]

One Brickell City Centre Groundbreaking Estimated For Late 2017

One Brickell City Centre could become the tallest tower in Miami, but construction likely won’t begin for at least another two years.

Developer Swire Properties is focusing on finishing up the first phase of Brickell City Centre before moving on to the next phase of the project, according to Mary Arda, a marketing director for the developer. A report last week in Miami Today that construction would begin in the first quarter of 2016 is erroneous, and the developer is targeting late 2017 to begin construction, she said.

By the end of this year, law firm Akerman will begin moving into office space, and residential condo units will begin closing. Also expected to open this winter is the EAST hotel. Only the retail portion of the project will open later, beginning in September of 2016.

In June, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the height of One Brickell City Centre at 1,040-feet above ground, which would make it one of the tallest in the U.S. Approval expires after 18 months, but the developer can apply for an extension.

http://i.imgur.com/q5VNyYV.jpg
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NXT (http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.php/groundbreaking-for-one-brickell-city-centre-estimated-late-2017/)

[UrbanImpact]

Awesome news!