Everglades on the Bay
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Vizcayne is an urban development in the City of Miami, Florida
Florida
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, United States
United States
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. It is located in northeastern Downtown
Downtown Miami
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, 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 consists of two residential skyscrapers, North Tower and the South Tower as well as a retail center. The buildings were topped out (reached full height) in 2007, and were completed in early 2008. They are located on Biscayne Boulevard between Northeast 2nd and 3rd Streets. The complex consists of two twin towers and the Everglades Plaza. Both towers are 538 ft (164 m) tall, and each has 49 floors. The Everglades Plaza is a retail and community center at the base of both towers, connecting both and occupying the entire city block. The main entrance to the plaza is on Biscayne Boulevard itself. The towers provide retail on the street level and the rest of the floors are used for residential units. Specifically, floors 2-7 are flats and lofts, and floors 8-49 are condo units. The architect of these buildings is Fullerton-Diaz Architects, Inc. The developer is Cabi Developers, a division of GICSA. The complex is located at the site of the former Everglades Hotel, which was demolished in 2003 and imploded on January 23, 2005 to make room for the new towers.

As of April 2011, Vizcayne offers 11 units for sale with price ranging from $153,000 to $653,000
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