Marquis is a
skyscraper
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in
Miami
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,
Florida
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,
United States
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. It is located in northeastern
Downtown
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, on
Biscayne Bay
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along the west side of
Biscayne Boulevard
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. It was topped out in March 2008. The tower is tall and contains 67 floors.
The building currently stands as the 5th tallest building in Miami and the state of Florida, behind the
Panorama Tower
Panorama Tower is a mixed-use 85-story skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. Located in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, it is the tallest building in Miami, and the tallest building in Florida.
Construction on Panorama Tower w ...
, the
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
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, the
Southeast Financial Center
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, and
One Thousand Museum
One Thousand Museum is a high-rise residential condominium in Miami, Florida, United States. The building, which is located at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard, across from Museum Park, was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid. After t ...
. The building is located across from
Museum Park in northern downtown on Biscayne Boulevard between Northeast 11th Street and 12th Street, adjacent to the
Eleventh Street Metromover Station.
Levels 1–3 are used by retail & the hotel. Floors 5–14 are used for parking, hotel units and amenities, and floors 15–64 contain residential units. Floors 65-67 contain the upper levels of the penthouses on the 64th level. Many of these penthouses are three or four levels.
Gallery
Image:Marquis Miami 20080501.jpg, A topped-off Marquis as seen in May 2008
File:Marquis Miami at night.JPG, Tower at night
File:Marquis Residences Miami building cut out.JPG, Tempo Rock Resortbuilding cut out
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Miami
The U.S. city of Miami, Florida has the country's third-tallest skyline (after New York City and Chicago) with 439 high-rises, over 100 of which stand taller than and 65 which are taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 85 ...
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Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and Park West. It ...
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List of tallest buildings in Florida
This list of tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings ( or higher) in the United States, U.S. state of Florida by height. The tallest building in the state is the 85-Storey, story Panorama Tower, which rises in the Miami, City ...
References
External links
Marquis Miami on SkyscrapercenterMarquis Miami on Emporis
Residential buildings completed in 2009
Residential skyscrapers in Miami
2009 establishments in Florida
Skyscraper hotels in Miami
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