Miami Tower (formerly CenTrust Tower)

Planned from February 1980, the project answered Miami's rapid growth in the early 1980s as a hub of international trade and finance. CenTrust savings bank wanted a skyline presence of its own among the towers then going up, while giving the street a civic dimension. The lot was small, squeezed by an elevated highway at the edge of the business district, with no waterfront and no prominent address: the building's identity had to come from its architecture.

The garage, built for the City of Miami, was finished in February 1983, the tower in February 1987. Its lead designers were I. M. Pei and Harold Fredenburgh of I. M. Pei & Partners, with Ferendino / Grafton / Spillis / Candela of Coral Gables as associate architect. First named CenTrust Tower, it later became the Miami World Trade Center and then the Bank of America Tower at International Place, before taking the name Miami Tower on 1 January 2010. In July 2022 CP Group bought it in partnership with DRA Advisors.

The tower sits on the air rights of a ten-level garage that another client built over the whole lot, with an elevated metro station running through it. Stepping back on this base to leave room for a three-quarter-acre (about 0.3 ha) rooftop park, it then reaches out toward Biscayne Bay in three rounded tiers. Its straight back answers the neighbouring towers, while its deeply notched sides cut it out against the sky. At night, changing lighting for seasons and special occasions makes it stand out over the city; it is known for its glass tiers and LED light installations.

At street level, a shopping arcade cuts through the building and gives shade. From it, walkways lead under the highway to Miami's convention centre, an escalator climbs to the elevated metro station, and a lift rises to the rooftop park. The building has 37 office levels above its 10 parking levels, with shops at street level and a raised lobby, the Sky Lobby.

The building is an office tower, connected to the Hyatt Regency Miami. Its raised terrace, with a reflecting pool and a garden, is used for receptions and corporate events.

The tower stands in central Miami, facing the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. It is a private office building, seen from outside; a Metromover station is inside the building.