Epic (skyscraper)
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Epic Tower is an urban residential skyscraper
in Downtown
Miami, Florida
, United States
. Epic is 500 ft (152 m) tall and has 48 floors. The tower is located on the north bank of the Miami River
in Downtown's Central Business District
. It is bordered by Biscayne Boulevard Way on the west, Southeast 2nd Street to the north, the Miami River
to the south, and Southeast 5th Avenue to the east. The architect of the complex is Revuelta Vega Leon.
Epic was part of the EPIC Miami Residences and Hotel
two-tower residential complex, consisting of the Epic Tower and the Dupont Tower, but the taller of the two, Dupont Tower, was canceled. If it had been built, the Dupont Tower would have stood 609 ft (186 m) tall and contain 60 floors. The Dupont Tower was named after the Alfred I. DuPont Building
, a National Historic Building
from the 1930s that is also in Miami.
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
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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Epic is 500 ft (152 m) tall and has 48 floors. The tower is located on the north bank of the Miami River
Miami River
Miami River may refer to:Florida*Miami River , a tributary of Biscayne BayNew York*Miami River , a tributary of Lewey LakeOhio*Great Miami River, a tributary of the Ohio River*Little Miami River, a tributary of the Ohio RiverOregon...
in Downtown's Central Business District
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. It is bordered by Biscayne Boulevard Way on the west, Southeast 2nd Street to the north, the Miami River
Miami River
Miami River may refer to:Florida*Miami River , a tributary of Biscayne BayNew York*Miami River , a tributary of Lewey LakeOhio*Great Miami River, a tributary of the Ohio River*Little Miami River, a tributary of the Ohio RiverOregon...
to the south, and Southeast 5th Avenue to the east. The architect of the complex is Revuelta Vega Leon.
Epic was part of the EPIC Miami Residences and Hotel
EPIC Miami Residences and Hotel
EPIC Miami Residences and Hotel is a condo-hotel being constructed in Miami, Florida by Lionstone Hotels and Resorts. Lionstone bought the former DuPont Plaza Hotel in August 2001 with the intention of renovating it at a cost of $80 million, but instead demolished it between April 2004 and January...
two-tower residential complex, consisting of the Epic Tower and the Dupont Tower, but the taller of the two, Dupont Tower, was canceled. If it had been built, the Dupont Tower would have stood 609 ft (186 m) tall and contain 60 floors. The Dupont Tower was named after the Alfred I. DuPont Building
Alfred I. DuPont Building
The Alfred I. DuPont Building is a historic building in Miami, Florida. It is located at 169 East Flagler Street. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building was built in 1939 and is 260 feet tall with 21 floors...
, a National Historic Building
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
from the 1930s that is also in Miami.