Capital at Brickell

The future site of Capital at Brickell as of May 2008
The same sign three years later in March 2011
The same sign six years later in July 2014

Capital at Brickell was a proposed complex of two skyscrapers in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The site is bounded by South Miami Avenue to the east, SW 14th Terrace to the south, SW 1st Avenue to the west, and SW 14th Street to the north. The project was cancelled due to financial reasons caused by the Great Recession. The complex was to consist of two towers made up of residential, office, a hotel and retail, "Capital at Brickell Tower I" and "Capital at Brickell Tower II." Tower II will be the taller one, rising to a height of 806 feet (246 m). Tower I was to be 607 feet (185 m) tall, and will be located to the south of Tower II.

Tower I was to be 53 floors and Tower II will have 57 floors. Although not the tallest buildings currently proposed during the Miami "Manhattanization wave" from 2006-2008, the towers were planned to be some of the more striking architecturally. Both towers were designed to be reminiscent of the Chrysler Building in New York City. The tops of the buildings will be especially similar, with the "crown" at the top of each building and a similar spire. The towers were part of the recent push to build more skyscrapers in the western side of the Brickell neighborhood, which does not border Biscayne Bay as does most of Downtown.

The architect of the complex was Fullerton-Diaz Architects, Inc. The developer was Cabi Developers, led by VP of Development Miroslav "Misha" Mladenovic. In July 2011, two developers began competing for the lot.[1]

In December 2014, the site was sold to Chinese developers for US$74 million, who plan a redesign.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Paola Iuspa-Abbott, Jose Pagliery (July 29, 2011). "Two developers battle for prime Brickell parcel". Daily Business Review (requires registration). Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  2. ↑ Melendez, Eleazar David (December 30, 2014). "Chinese Enter Brickell Picture, Buy Former Cabi Site". Daily Business Review. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

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