Eight upcoming skyscrapers set to change the Miami skyline
Ahead of Design Miami and Miami art week, we have rounded up eight in-progress skyscrapers in the city including residential towers from car and fashion brands, and even a Michelin star-winning chef.
Alongside other US cities, Miami has seen an increase in skyscrapers and other development set for its urban areas and coastline, mostly in the city's Brickell neighbourhood, Miami Beach and the Design District.
Notably, several of these skyscrapers are the first residential or mixed-used developments from fashion brands, such as Dolce & Gabbana and automotive brands including Bentley and Mercedes-Benz, a trend that Dezeen examined earlier this year.
Developers are also racing to complete the city's first supertall skyscraper, which if completed, is currently between the Waldorf Astoria Miami and a Dolce & Gabbana tower at 1,049 feet (320 metres), both set for completion in 2028.
Read on for eight upcoming skyscrapers set to change Miami's skyline.
Bentley Residences, by Sieger Suarez Architects and Dezer Development
A joint venture between Sieger Suarez Architects and Dezer Development, the first branded residential project in the US from Bentley is set to have a car elevator, as well as several garage ports for every unit.
The Dezervator car elevator will transport drivers from ground level to their respective apartments and will also be able to rotate the vehicles to correct their orientation.
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Aman Miami Beach, by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Built for the luxury hospitality brand Aman, Aman Miami Beach will be the first residential tower in the US from Kengo Kuma and Associates, which will feature a facade covered in wooden lattices.
Set to open in 2026, it will host 23 private condominiums and be part of a surrounding complex that includes a 1940s art deco hotel being restored by Jean-Michel Gathy.
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Waldorf Astoria Miami, by Sieger Suarez Architects and Carlos Ott
Racing against another in-progress skyscraper, the Waldorf Astoria Miami may be the first supertall skyscraper completed in Miami at 1,049 feet (320 metres) high.
Set to be completed in 2028, it is made up of a series of stacked, offset cubes, meant to be an "iconic sculpture that defies the laws of gravity" according to architect Carlos Ott.
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Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences, by Arquitectonica and Yabu Pushelberg
The 48-storey tall Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences will be located in the Design District, and, besides luxury condominiums, hold a restaurant by the famous chef.
The building will be clad in terraces that wrap fully around each level and sit on a multi-level podium that is covered in greenery. It's slated for 2027 completion.
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1201 Brickell Bay Drive, by Foster + Partners
Set to break ground in 2025, the 1201 Brickell Bay Drive skyscraper is part of a larger, future mixed-use development by Foster + Partners located in the city's Brickell neighbourhood.
"The tower's tapered form unifies its various functions, enhances structural efficiency, and creates an elegant marker on the Miami skyline," said Foster + Partners head of studio Nigel Dancey.
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Located in the Brickell neighbourhood, 848 Brickell by SOM features an "exposed" structure, which supports a series of rectangular volumes that make up the tower and rise above two outdoor terraces.
It will host office and retail space, a restaurant and fitness centre and reach 51 storeys high. There is no set construction date for the tower as of now.
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888 Brickell, by Dolce & Gabbana and Studio Sofield
888 Brickell is set to rise 1,049 feet high (320 metres), the same height as the in-progress Waldorf Astoria Miami, with completion slated for 2028.
Its facade, which is clad in gold and black, was designed to invoke "quintessential modernist skyscrapers and Milanese mid-century design and fashion" according to the team.
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Mercedes-Benz Places, by SHoP Architects and the Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes Benz Places will be the first branded skyscraper by the German car brand and will be located in Miami's Brickell neighbourhood.
Made of a series of perpendicular, stacked volumes, at 2.5 million square feet (232,257 square metres) it is one of the largest projects currently under construction in Florida according to the project team and is slated for completion in 2027.
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