Florida to get new "tallest" tower

[thelakelander]

If they become reality, these new South Florida projects will nearly twice the height of downtown's MODIS.

Miami skyline could reach new heights



Two mega-skyscrapers are designed to break through the 1,000-foot threshold, making them among the tallest in the world.

By ANDRES VIGLUCCI
aviglucci@MiamiHerald.com

You think those new towers rising in downtown Miami are tall?

Well, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Get ready for the Great Leap Upward -- a new class of super-tall skyscrapers that would make those big new high-rises seem like relative pygmies.

Undeterred by the real estate downturn, and aided by a little-noticed relaxation of downtown height limits protecting Miami International Airport's flight paths, two local developers want to take you higher -- over the 1,000-foot threshold, rare heights in the United States outside of New York and Chicago.

On Thursday, the Miami City Commission will consider Maclee Development's proposed Empire World Towers, a pair of rounded residential cloud-busters that would rise 93 stories over Biscayne Boulevard across from Bayside Marketplace. The city's planning board has recommended approval.

full article: http://www.miamiherald.com/884/story/434960.html

One Bayfront Plaza

Already approved by the commission: veteran Miami developer Tibor Hollo's One Bayfront Plaza, a 1,010-foot glass office tower resembling a twisting, billowing mainsail. The $1.8 billion project, which also includes a shorter hotel tower, would replace an existing 19-story ''high-rise'' at 100 S. Biscayne Blvd., across from Bayfront Park.

Both developers say they fully intend to build. Because of their size and complexity, both projects would take years to design, review, and construct. They wouldn't be finished until the mid-2010s, allowing plenty of time for the sagging market to rebound, the developers say.

Both mega-towers would exceed Miami's current height champ, the 4-year-old, 789-foot Four Seasons Hotel & Tower on Brickell Avenue, by more than 200 feet. That's roughly 20 stories, or what used to be considered a skyscraper in Miami.

[Jason]

Go Miami!

I was wondering is the Empire towers would ever come to fruition.  Sounds like the buzz is still alive.  The drive to live is Florida is still strong, IMO and this market lull should shift to boom soon enough.

[Timkin]

I cannot imagine living in a building that tall..   I mean I do like a view , but I dont wanna look out my windows and see clouds below me

[Ocklawaha]

Nice Avatar Timkin!

Hey, I've got an idea, maybe we can get the parking garages for these Miami buildings. Hell South Florida is runnning out of land, so they could build the garages here and JTA could connect them with a new BRT line!
Ocklawaha