The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, is a 70-story, 781 feet (238 m) skyscraper in Miami, Florida. Located in downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District, it is the third tallest building in Miami[3] and in Florida.[4][5] The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel property, office space and several residential condominium units on the upper floors.
| Four Seasons Hotel and Tower | |
|---|---|
 Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, Miami, February 2010 | |
  Location within Florida | |
| Alternative names | Millennium Tower[1] |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel, office, residential (mixed-use) |
| Location | 1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°45′31″N 80°11′29″W / 25.75861°N 80.19139°W |
| Construction started | 2000 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Opening | 2003 |
| Cost | $280 million[1] |
| Height | |
| Tip | 800 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Antenna spire | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Roof | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 70 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Handel Architects |
| Developer | Millennium Partners MDA Associates |
| Structural engineer | DeSimone Consulting Engineers[2] |
The building was planned by Gary Edward Handel & Associates and Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc.[1] Post-tensioning reinforcement of the structure was supplied and engineered by Suncoast Post-Tension. The building was constructed with dense steel reinforcing and silica-fume concrete, and is designed to sustain hurricane-force winds.[5] Construction began in 2000, and the building was completed in 2003.[3] The Four Seasons held the title of the tallest building in Miami and Florida until the Panorama Tower surpassed it in 2017.
Specifications
edit- It surpassed Southeast Financial Center as the tallest building in Miami and Florida.
- The tower has 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2) of Class A office space from floors 8 to 17. They are mostly occupied by HSBC Bank USA.[clarification needed]
- There are three lobbies. Two separate lobbies on the first floor and one on the seventh floor. The separate first floor lobbies are for the office/health club portion of the tower and the residences. The seventh floor lobby is for the hotel and conference areas.
- Part of the seventh floor lobby is a two-acre (8,000 m2) outdoor pool terrace, situated atop the six floor, 934 spaces parking garage.
- The Four Seasons Hotel occupies floors 7 to 36. It contains 221 rooms and 84 condo/hotel units. The condo/hotel units range from 611 to 2,062 square feet (57 to 192 m2).
- A total of 186 luxury condominiums occupy floors 40 to 70. They range from 1,114 to 6,499 square feet (103 to 604 m2).
- The tower contains 10,600 square feet (985 m2) of retail space.
- Total construction costs were US$379 million.
- The tower has a total floor area of 1.8 million square feet (167,000 m2).
- A 40,000 square foot (3,700 m2) Sports Club/LA Miami also occupies the tower.
- The building's total building area stands at 690,000 square feet (64,000 m2).[6]
Gallery
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Southeast side
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South side
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East side
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Southeast side, from Biscayne Bay
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Northwest side as seen from the Financial District Station, a Miami Metromover station
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Main entrance to tower with Botero decor
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Hotel lobby on 7th floor with Botero statue
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View of the tower from the 7th floor pool deck
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East side of pool deck with miniature palm islands
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Pool bar with cascade
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Another view of the building
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HSBC part of the building
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Zoom showing roof detail and antennas
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Four Seasons Hotel & Tower | Buildings | EMPORIS". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Four Seasons Hotel & Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "Tallest buildings in Miami" (PDF). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Four Seasons Hotel & Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Project Highlights — Four Seasons Hotel & Tower – Miami, Florida". Norchem. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Four Seasons". CrediFi. Retrieved 19 September 2016.