The city of Miami is experiencing a remarkable digital transformation in its urban infrastructure, as more than half a dozen developers race to build the first supertall skyscrapers in the city’s history.
For the first time, Miami is witnessing the simultaneous development of seven “supertall” towers – defined as structures exceeding 984 feet in height. This unprecedented surge in tall tower projects signals a new era of ambition and technical innovation in the city’s real estate industry.
“Miami is the center of the tech world right now, with a real estate market that has never been hotter,” says Dan Kaplan, managing principal at PMG, the development company behind the 1,049-foot-tall Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences Miami – the most advanced of the supertall projects.
The influx of new tech companies and high-net-worth individuals to South Florida has injected billions in capital investment, providing the necessary resources to tackle the unique technical challenges of constructing supertall buildings in Miami. Despite the city’s complex geographic and environmental constraints, developers are demonstrating their engineering expertise and cutting-edge solutions to transform the skyline.
“Many of these towers are now selling condos at price points of over $4 million,” notes Juan Arias, CoStar’s director of market analytics for South Florida. “That’s allowed developers to justify the substantial research and development costs required for supertall towers due to their size, complexity and scale.”
The supertall projects in the works include RFR Realty’s 1,049-foot tower, Florida East Coast Realty’s 1,049-foot One Bayfront Plaza, and Gencom and Hyatt’s Miami Riverbridge development, featuring a 1,044-foot residential tower. These developments are attracting a new caliber of experienced, technologically-savvy developers, many hailing from tech-centric hubs like New York.
“Developers with longer histories of deploying cutting-edge construction technologies have also been coming to the market, again a lot from New York,” Arias says.
While Miami still has ground to cover before challenging the skyscraper supremacy of tech-forward cities like New York and Chicago, the rapid advancement in the city’s tall tower capabilities is undeniable. In the coming years, Miami could join the exclusive club of American cities with offices, hotels and homes powered by state-of-the-art skyscraper software, cementing its status as a global tech-real estate powerhouse.
The future looks bright for Miami’s skyline, as the city’s developers continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible, leveraging the latest in construction innovation and digital infrastructure. This is just the beginning of Miami’s remarkable supertall transformation.
Fonte: CoStar
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