Marquis Miami
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Marquis is a 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 Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States
United States
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. It is located in northeastern 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...

, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall
Biscayne Wall
The Biscayne Wall refers to a wall of skyscrapers on the west side of Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The "Biscayne Wall" begins at the Met 1 tower in the Central Business District and ends with the Marquis Residences tower to the north in Park West.-List of buildings...

, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...

 along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was topped out in March 2008. The tower is 700 feet (213.4 m) tall and contains 67 floors, making it the building with the most floors in Miami. The building currently stands as the 3rd tallest building in Miami and the state of Florida, behind the Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...

 and the Southeast Financial Center. It also stands as the tallest all-residential building in the city and the state. The building is located across from Bicentennial Park
Bicentennial Park (Miami)
Bicentennial Park is a public, urban park in downtown Miami, Florida. The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was named "Bicentennial Park" to celebrate the bicentennial of the United States in that same year...

 in northern downtown on Biscayne Boulevard between Northeast 11th Street and 12th Street, adjacent to the Eleventh Street Metromover Station
Eleventh Street (Metromover station)
Eleventh Street is a Metromover station in the Park West neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida.This station, opened May 26, 1994, is located at the intersection of Northeast Second Avenue and 11th Street, just southeast of the Omni.-Places of interest:...

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Levels 1-3 are used by retail & the hotel. Floors 5-14 are used for parking, hotel units and amenities, and floors 15-67 contain residential units. It is one of the more expensive buildings in the downtown area, with some units priced at over $7,000,000 (USD).

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