Marquis is a
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Miami,
Florida,
United States. It is located in northeastern
Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
, on
Biscayne Bay 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, the
Southeast Financial Center, and
One Thousand Museum. 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
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Downtown Miami
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List of tallest buildings in Florida
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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