The SunTrust International Center is a building in

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. It is located in the heart of the

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, on Southeast 1st Street near 3rd Avenue. It is one block west of

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. The tower rises from a six-story parking pedestal, and consists of 31 floors. It is 125 m (375 ft) in height, which gives it a very low position on the list of tallest buildings in Miami. However, as the building opened in 1973, it appears in most photos of the Miami skyline, and is one of the more famous buildings in the city. However, since the completion of 50 Biscayne, the tower is obstructed if seen from

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. The building is the Miami headquarters of

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and is almost entirely composed of Class A office space. It was built by

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. Crocker Partners acquired the building for $82.4 million in 2011. In May 2018, PCCP bought it for $127 million using a $101.8 million mortgage from

Invesco Invesco Ltd. is an American independent investment management company that is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional branch offices in 20 countries. Its common stock is a constituent of the S&P 500 and trades on the New York stock exc ...

. The nearest

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stations are Inner Loop and

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