(Crystal Proenza is associate editor of Real EstateFlorida.)
MIAMI-Last week, architect David Fisher revealed design plansfor a rotating tower here that would be similar to mixed-usedprojects he has under way in Dubai and Moscow. The $1 billion,80-story DynamicTower in Dubai will include 20 floors of office, 15 floorsof luxury hotel rooms, 45 floors of residential apartments and 10floors of luxury villas, and is set for completion in 2010. Thestructure will be the world's first "building in motion," with theability to change shape and appearance, according to Fisher'sItaly-based firm, Dynamic Architecture.
Now the creator of Dynamic Tower says he is in talks with bothlocal and international developers who are interested inconstructing the same type of building in Miami. However, localexperts say such an undertaking is a huge risk in today'seconomy.
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