Four Seasons Hotel Miami

25°45′31″N 80°11′29″W / 25.75861°N 80.19139°W / 25.75861; -80.19139Construction started2000Completed2003Opening2003Cost$280 million^[1]HeightTip800 ft (240 m)^[2]Antenna spire800 ft (240 m)Roof781 ft (238 m)Technical detailsFloor count70Design and constructionArchitect(s)Handel ArchitectsDeveloperMillennium Partners MDA AssociatesStructural engineerDeSimone Consulting Engineers^[2]

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] as well as in Florida.^[4][5] The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel property, office space and several residential condominium units on the upper floors.

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

• 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

• List of tallest buildings in Miami
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
• List of tallest buildings in Florida
• Downtown Miami

References

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Arts & Entertainment DistrictBrickellDowntownEdgewaterPark West