The building was planned by Gary Edward Handel & Associates and Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc.[1] Post-tensioning reinforcement of the structure was supplied and engineered by Suncoast Post-Tension. The building was constructed with dense steel reinforcing and silica-fumeconcrete, and is designed to sustain hurricane-force winds.[5] Construction began in 2000, and the building was completed in 2003.[3] The Four Seasons held the title of the tallest building in Miami and Florida until the Panorama Tower surpassed it in 2017.
The tower has 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2) of Class A office space from floors 8 to 17. They are mostly occupied by HSBC Bank USA.[clarification needed]
There are three lobbies. Two separate lobbies on the first floor and one on the seventh floor. The separate first floor lobbies are for the office/health club portion of the tower and the residences. The seventh floor lobby is for the hotel and conference areas.
Part of the seventh floor lobby is a two-acre (8,000 m2) outdoor pool terrace, situated atop the six floor, 934 spaces parking garage.
The Four Seasons Hotel occupies floors 7 to 36. It contains 221 rooms and 84 condo/hotel units. The condo/hotel units range from 611 to 2,062 square feet (57 to 192 m2).
A total of 186 luxury condominiums occupy floors 40 to 70. They range from 1,114 to 6,499 square feet (103 to 604 m2).
The tower contains 10,600 square feet (985 m2) of retail space.
Total construction costs were US$379 million.
The tower has a total floor area of 1.8 million square feet (167,000 m2).
A 40,000 square foot (3,700 m2) Sports Club/LA Miami also occupies the tower.
The building's total building area stands at 690,000 square feet (64,000 m2).[6]
