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Metropolitan Miami (development)
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Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development
expected to consist of four skyscraper
s and a lifestyle center
in the Central Business District of Downtown
Miami, Florida
. The first phase was completed in 2008 with Met 1
, a condo
tower, and will be followed by Met 2, making up the Wells Fargo Center
(previously called the Met 2 Financial Center) and Met 2 Marriott Marquis
simultaneously in late-2010.
Met 3 would be one of the tallest approved buildings in Miami, and residential structures in the United States south of New York City at 828 ft (252.4 m), behind the Brickell Financial Centre II
at 903 ft (275.2 m). Both towers would also surpass the incumbent Four Seasons Hotel Miami
. The Wells Fargo Center itself is currently the fifth tallest building in Miami and Florida at 647 ft (197.2 m).
The project has gained significant attention due to NBA
star Shaquille O'Neal's
involvement, by forming The O'Neal Group as a joint-venture with M. D. M. Development Group. The site where Metropolitan Miami is being developed was formerly surface parking, when the Royal Palm Hotel
and grounds were destroyed in 1930.
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...
expected to consist of four 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...
s and a lifestyle center
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...
in the Central Business District of 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...
. The first phase was completed in 2008 with Met 1
Met 1
Met 1 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 1 was finished in 2007....
, a condo
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
tower, and will be followed by Met 2, making up the Wells Fargo Center
Wells Fargo Center (Miami)
The Met 2 Financial Center, is part of the Metropolitan Miami complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in early 2010....
(previously called the Met 2 Financial Center) and Met 2 Marriott Marquis
Met 2 Marriott Marquis
The JW Marriott Marquis Miami is the first JW Marriott Marquis hotel to premiere in the JW Marriott property portfolio, with the next one under construction in Dubai, UAE. The hotel is situated in Miami's new Metropolitan Miami development...
simultaneously in late-2010.
Met 3 would be one of the tallest approved buildings in Miami, and residential structures in the United States south of New York City at 828 ft (252.4 m), behind the Brickell Financial Centre II
Brickell Financial Centre
The Brickell World Plaza, also known as 600 Brickell, and formerly known as the Brickell Financial Center, is an under construction high rise office building in Miami, Florida, United States in the Downtown neighborhood and financial district of Brickell at 600 Brickell Avenue...
at 903 ft (275.2 m). Both towers would also surpass the incumbent 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...
. The Wells Fargo Center itself is currently the fifth tallest building in Miami and Florida at 647 ft (197.2 m).
The project has gained significant attention due to NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
star Shaquille O'Neal's
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
involvement, by forming The O'Neal Group as a joint-venture with M. D. M. Development Group. The site where Metropolitan Miami is being developed was formerly surface parking, when the Royal Palm Hotel
Royal Palm Hotel (Miami)
The Royal Palm Hotel was a large resort hotel built by well-known railroad magnate Henry Flagler in Miami, Florida. Opening its doors in 1897, the Royal Palm Hotel was one of the first area hotels in Miami. Five stories tall with a sixth-floor salon, the Royal Palm Hotel featured the city's first...
and grounds were destroyed in 1930.
See also
- Met 1Met 1Met 1 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 1 was finished in 2007....
- Met 2 Marriott MarquisMet 2 Marriott MarquisThe JW Marriott Marquis Miami is the first JW Marriott Marquis hotel to premiere in the JW Marriott property portfolio, with the next one under construction in Dubai, UAE. The hotel is situated in Miami's new Metropolitan Miami development...
- Wells Fargo Center (Miami)Wells Fargo Center (Miami)The Met 2 Financial Center, is part of the Metropolitan Miami complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in early 2010....
- Met 3Met 3Met 3 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 3, the tallest of the four towers, was originally under construction and planned for completion in 2011. However, the project was put on hold...
- List of tallest buildings in Miami