Brickell CitiCentre Complex
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Brickell CitiCentre is a proposed complex of skyscrapers 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
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

. It was an "approved" project, as was approved by both the City of Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

 and the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
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, but the entire complex was canceled in 2008 due to the market crash. It was expected to begin in late 2007 or early 2008, with completion in late 2009 or early 2010. In 2011 the complex plan was revived by Hong Kong based owners Swire Properties
Swire Properties
Swire Properties Limited is a property developer in Hong Kong and mainland China, with its headquarters in Hong Kong. The company is a subsidiary of publicly-listed Swire Pacific...

. On April 28, 2011, it was announced that the complex, which would now contain a walking mall and more property, would begin construction as soon as the year 2011. The CitiCentre would consist of over 4600000 square feet (427,354 m²) of retail, office, condo, and even hotel space.

Overview

If it was built according to the original plan, the three main buildings would have ranked in the top ten of the tallest buildings in Miami. Brickell CitiCentre III, the tallest of the three, was to be 808 ft (246 m) tall, and contain 76 floors. The 76 floors would have tied it with Met 3
Met 3
Met 3 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 3, the tallest of the four towers, was originally under construction and planned for completion in 2011. However, the project was put on hold...

 for the lead in the tallest building in Miami in terms of floors. The second main building in the complex is Brickell CitiCentre II, which was 769 ft (234 m)-tall, equivalent to 72 floors. Brickell CitiCentre I, the shortest of the three, was going to be 69 floors and 740 ft (226 m) tall, and located on the west side of Miami Avenue, across the street from the other two buildings. The CitiSquare center, connecting the buildings at their bases, was planned for construction after the three main towers are completed. The complex was set to be built at the corner of South Miami Avenue and Tenth Street, in the western Brickell Financial District of Miami. The Tenth Street Metro Station
Tenth Street/Promenade (Metromover station)
Tenth Street/Promenade is a Metromover station in the Brickell district of Downtown, Miami, Florida.This station located on Southwest First Avenue and 10th Street, opening to service May 26, 1994.-Places of interest:*Mary Brickell Village...

 was one block west of the complex. The architect of the buildings was Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica
Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, with offices in ten other cities throughout the world...

.

As of June 15, 2011 the project has been revived and the complex is planned to consist of four towers, but none of them will be as tall as the original three; Arquitectonica is still the architect. Two additional lots were bought by Swire in 2011 (Brickell Tennis Club and Eastern National Bank building) in order to qualify for Special Area Plan zoning, making the entire development site over 9 acres (36,422 m²), with the additions also giving the project direct access to the Eighth Street Metromover Station. The project will feature many unique qualities such as two levels of underground parking, covered sidewalks, and interconnectivity between all the buildings. This has earned it its "city within a city" nickname. The City Commission gave the project its final approval in July 2011.
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