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. It was completed in 2010 and is the ninth tallest building in Miami, as well as the tenth in Florida. The Wells Fargo Center is adjacent to the

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, a 31-story, building which is occupied by a

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building. The two structures are connected to each other via a

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. The Metropolitan Miami project gained attention due to NBA star

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's involvement in the project. In 2006, he formed the O'Neal Group, a building-development company. The Metropolitan Miami project was the group's first project.

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File:Met 2 Miami 20110307.jpg, From the north; the

(left), and the Wells Fargo Center (right). File:Met 2 Miami (Wells Fargo Center).JPG, From the southwest File:Metropolitan Miami II.jpg, Met 2 from the west in January 2010 before the

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signage was put on. File:Wells Fargo Center, Miami - broken window.jpg, A broken window and facade panel on the Wells Fargo Center after a crash in 2011. File:Wells Fargo Center, Miami (main entrance).jpg, The main entrance to the Wells Fargo Center at 333 Avenue of the Americas.

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