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The 1101 Brickell Building is a planned condominium and office tower skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 in downtown
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...

 Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
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. It was originally approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
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 in 2006. The building was to contain 270000 feet (82,296 m) of office space, 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) of retail as well as 650 residences. It's proposed height was to be about 259 meters (848 feet) with 74 floors. Two buildings already exist at 1101 Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...

 as part of an office complex known as 1101 Brickell Avenue. The North Tower is 19 floors while the South Tower is 11. Construction of the skyscraper would require demolition of the South Tower, which was sold in May 2005 for $70,000,000. The original proposal was put on hold during the recession, but has been revived in 2011 as 724 unit residential building, with developer Tibor Hollo stating that it is one of his next projects, along with One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza is a skyscraper approved for construction in the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. If completed, the building would stand at , with 80 floors. One Bayfront Plaza would primarily consist of offices and hotel space, but also would include a retail mall and parking garage on the lower...

. The complex is large for downtown at 3.2 acres, spanning from Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue
Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...

 to Brickell Bay Drive.
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