900 Biscayne Bay

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900 Biscayne Bay
Construction started2005
Completed2008
Opening2008
Height
Architectural650 ft (198 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count63
Lifts/elevators13
Design and construction
Architect(s)Revuelta Vega Leon
DeveloperTerra-Adi International Developments
Structural engineerDeSimone Consulting Engineers
Other information
Parking800 Spaces

900 Biscayne Bay is a

Park West Metromover station
. Originally planned to rise 712 feet (217 m) and 65 floors, the Building went through a height reduction during its construction, with a decorative rooftop spire and two floors being removed from the final plans.

The 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) tower has 516 residential condominiums and 800 parking spaces. There are eleven typical units on each of the lower floors, with two-level

townhomes and penthouses
on the uppermost floors. The bottom three floors consist of a three-story lobby, retail shops, restaurant, and a outdoor café. The three storey main lobby is located 18 feet (5.5 m) above the ground and there is a separate porte cochere entrance and lobby for the offices.

Post-tensioned slabs with concrete shear walls and columns (up to 12 ksi strength) comprised the primary structure; other aspects for the project required innovative and creative analysis (e.g., site settlement during construction, creep/shortening analysis of vertical members and effects on slab levelness.) The primary structural design for the project was performed in less than 3 months in order to meet overall project scheduling needs.

Gallery

  • 900 Biscayne Bay in December 2007
    900 Biscayne Bay in December 2007
  • View from the street
    View from the street

See also

References

  1. ^ "900 Biscayne Bay". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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