Miami Tower
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Miami Tower
| image = Bank of America Miami 20100206.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Miami Tower in Downtown Miami
| former_names = CenTrust Tower
NationsBank Tower
TotalBank Tower
Bank of America Tower at International Place
| location = 100 Southeast 2nd Street
Miami, Florida
| map_type = USA Miami Central#USA Florida
| coordinates = {{coord|25.7720|-80.1912|display=inline,title}}
| start_date = 1983
| completion_date = 1987
| opening = 1987
| building_type = Commercial office
| antenna_spire =
| roof = {{convert|625|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| top_floor = 47
| floor_count = 47
| elevator_count = 19
| cost =
| floor_area = {{convert|1160000|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect = Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
| structural_engineer= Crouse-Honderich
| main_contractor = The George Hyman Construction Co.
| developer = Centrust Savings Bank
| owner = CP Group and DRA Advisors
| management = CP Group
| website = {{Official website|https://www.miamitower.net/}}
}}
The Miami Tower is a 47-story, landmark office skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States; previously known as the Bank Of America Tower and CenTrust Tower. It is located in central Downtown. It is currently the 16th tallest building in Miami and Florida. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed it on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places as the Bank of America Tower.[http://www.aiaflatop100.org/Current-Standings.cfm Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places] In 2022, the office skyscraper was purchased by DRA Advisors and CP Group, the largest office landlord in Downtown Miami and Florida.
History
Built for CenTrust Bank in 1987, the 47-story building ranks in the top twenty tallest skyscrapers in Miami and in Florida at a height of {{convert|625|ft|m}} and is known for its elaborate night-time illuminations and its dramatic three glass tiers. Designed by the Pei Cobb Freed & Partners architectural firm, the tower consists of two separate structures: A 10-story parking garage owned by the city and the 47-story office tower built upon the air rights of the garage. Preliminary planning for the tower began in February 1980; construction on the garage began by November. The garage was completed in February 1983 and the tower began construction a year later. In August 1984, while the tower was under construction, a 5-alarm fire began on the ninth floor; construction was subsequently delayed for several weeks. On December 15, 1985, the tower was lit for the first time in Miami Dolphins aqua and snowflakes.
By mid-1986, the tower's exterior was complete and the grand opening for the complex was set for early fall that same year. Due to the uneven settling of the tower's foundation to one side by several inches, and the resulting misalignment of the tower's elevator rails, the grand opening for the complex was delayed until February 1987. The complete complex featured the world's only elevated metro station in a skyscraper (Knight Center station). It also gained notoriety for its luxurious interiors, including a skylobby on the 11th floor covered in marble and gold and a {{convert|10000|sqft|abbr=on}} outdoor terrace. Also its indoor gym features mahogany cabinets. The tower is connected to the James L. Knight Center by a pedestrian walkway and on the first floor is a retail spine covered with green marble. The tower contains {{convert|1.16|e6sqft|m2}} with {{convert|503000|sqft|abbr=on}} of office space and a {{convert|535000|sqft|abbr=on}}, 1,500 space parking garage.
The tower can be seen in the "Streetwise" episode of Miami Vice which aired on December 5, 1986, as well as in the opening credits of the show from season 3.
The building appears during the end credits of the 1986 film Flight Of The Navigator in an aerial shot of Miami. The top floors can clearly be seen still under construction.
The roof of the building was the set of Gloria Estefan's 1994 video for "Turn The Beat Around". The building is also one of many featured on the backdrop of the stage on The Tonight Show.
On January 1, 2010, the building was renamed the Miami Tower.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/local/mreal-bank-of-america-tower-renamed-miami-towers/1868326/ |title=Bank Of America Tower Renamed Miami Towers}}
Many colors of the tower
The tower's three tiers allow it to have multiple color schemes in tribute to certain holidays and seasons. In 2012, a $1.5 million LED system was installed on the tower to allow for more elaborate displays with a much quicker transition time.{{cite web| url = http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/21/3014802/miami-tower-changes-colors-instantly.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005195717/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/21/3014802/miami-tower-changes-colors-instantly.html| archive-date = 2012-10-05| title = Miami Tower changes colors instantly with new LED lights - Business - MiamiHerald.com| website = Miami Herald}} Below are some examples of the various colors used:
Image:Bankofamericawhite.jpg|Tower lit white on most nights of the year
Image:Miami Tower 20101212.jpg|Tower lit red and green for Christmas Season 2010
Image:Bank of America tower in Miami Christmas 2007.jpg|Tower lit blue and decorated with snowflake lights for Christmas Seasons before 2010
Image:Miamiatnightpink.jpg|Tower lit pink for National Breast cancer awareness month
Image:Bankofamericaredpurple.jpg|Tower lit red and purple for Valentine's Day 2008
Image:Miamiatnightstpatrick.jpg|Tower lit green for Saint Patrick's Day
Image:Bankofamericaeaster.png|Tower lit green and pink for Easter
Image:Bankofamericayellow.jpg|Tower lit yellow on several nights of the year
Image:Bankofamericaredwhiteblue.jpg|Tower lit as American flag for American Independence Day, President's Day & Veterans Day
Image:Miamifireworks.jpg|Tower lit as American flag on 4th of July, showing fireworks in foreground
Image:Bank of America Tower Miami red.jpg|Tower lit red for National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims 9/25/2008
Image:Bankofamericatowercolumbus.jpg|Tower lit as Italian flag for Columbus Day
Image:Bankofamericatowerpurple.jpg|Tower lit purple for Halloween
Image:Bankofamericathanksgiving.jpg|Tower lit for Thanksgiving Day
In popular culture
The Miami Tower is referenced in several video games and TV shows. It was featured in the opening sequence of the 1980s TV show Miami Vice, even being referred to as the "'Miami Vice' Tower" when it was sold.{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/2010/11/lasalle-to-buy-miami-vice-tower.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101123175615/http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/2010/11/lasalle-to-buy-miami-vice-tower.html| archive-date = 2010-11-23| title = LaSalle to buy 'Miami Vice' tower {{!}} South Florida Business Journal}} It is also depicted in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in the downtown area and in Driver (video game) and DRIV3R with its name is changed to "The Tower At International Place". The tower appears repeatedly in multiple scenes throughout the movie Miami Vice as well as in the Miami Vice television series and also in a scene in the 2006 version of Casino Royale
See also
References
External links
{{commons category|Bank of America Tower (Miami)}}
- [http://www.miamitower.net/ The Miami Tower website]
{{Bank of America}}
{{I. M. Pei}}
{{Miami skyscrapers}}
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Miami
Category:Bank of America buildings
Category:Office buildings completed in 1987