One Biscayne Tower is an office
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 on the eastern edge of
Downtown Miami
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, on
South Biscayne Boulevard. It comprises Class A office space completely. The approximately 983,000 square feet building contains 39 floors and is 492 ft (150 m) tall, to the roof.
When built in 1972, it ended the
Dade County Courthouse's 44-year reign as the
tallest building in Miami. It held this status until the
Southeast Financial Center
Southeast Financial Center is a two-acre development in Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of a tall office skyscraper and its 15-story parking garage. It was previously known as the Southeast Financial Center (1984–1992), the First Un ...
was topped off in 1984. The building, although relatively short compared to many of the newer skyscrapers in Miami, remains a symbol of the city. It appears often on most postcards of the skyline and remains a signature building of Miami, due to its being a symbol of prosperity for the Cuban exile community. For just this reason, it appears in a July 1973 article of ''
National Geographic
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'' titled, "Cuba's Exiles Bring New Life to Miami." The building itself was designed by the exiled Cuban architects Humberto P. Alonso, Pelayo G. Fraga & Associates and E.H. Gutierrez & Associates. For their design, the architects received a 1973 Outstanding Concrete Structure in Florida award.
One Biscayne Tower has won five Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards, including the 2007 Miami-Dade TOBY Award and the 2007 BOMA Southern Regional TOBY.
[http://www.onebiscaynetower.com/Building.cfm Building Information]
Gallery
File:One Biscayne Tower from the southwest.jpg, One Biscayne Tower from the Southeast Financial Center
Southeast Financial Center is a two-acre development in Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of a tall office skyscraper and its 15-story parking garage. It was previously known as the Southeast Financial Center (1984–1992), the First Un ...
parking annex
Image:Miamixmastree.jpg, One Biscayne Tower at night during Christmas season 2002. The Christmas tree shown at the time was the tallest one in the United States
File:One Biscayne Tower antenna.jpg, Close up of the antenna on One Biscayne Tower
File:One-Biscayne-Tower.jpg, View from East Flagler Street
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File:One Biscayne Tower - Facade.jpg, Facade
File:Miami downtown by Tom Schaefer - Miamitom.jpg, The building appears front and center in the traditional establishing shot
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of Miami.
File:Biscayne Towers.jpg, One Biscayne Tower with 50 Biscayne in February 2020
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 ...
References
External links
One Biscayne Tower on Emporis
Office buildings completed in 1972
Skyscraper office buildings in Miami
1972 establishments in Florida
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