Miami Tower Renovating Sky Lobby

MIAMI—As the competition for office tenants heats up in Miami's urban core, Miami Tower is looking to turn heads with what ownership calls an “in the sky” renovation. After inking 100,000-plus square feet of leases in 2012, Miami Tower is looking to keep the momentum rolling with the Sky Lobby upgrade. The Sky Lobby is an indoor and outdoor configuration totaling nearly 35,000 square feet of space.

“The design of the Sky Lobby modernization enables the space to be an accessory to the I.M. Pei design, where the features add character to the building, rather than to compete,” says Eric Groffman, senior vice president with Transwestern, the exclusive leasing agent for Miami Tower. "Less than two years after purchasing the asset, the ownership reinvested into the property, anticipating a strong reaction from existing and prospective tenants alike.”

Key elements of the phase one modernization include an art sculpture that works to attract the eye to a main wall. The wall mounted art sculpture was designed by Miami designer Peggy Nye & Lodin and includes resin panels that run 24 feet by 10 feet by about five feet, with silver waving ridges and brushed stainless steel standoffs.

Next to the art sculpture is a glass wall, which creates a central focus for the Sky Lobby. The glass wall is made up of white back painted glass panels, back lit by LED strip lighting and attached to the wall with brushed stainless steel standoffs.  

The furniture in the space is segmented into quads, featuring orange accent chairs and stools by Knoll Studio, and flat panel monitors, along with the cafe dining furniture, and outdoor lounge chairs, bar stools, bar tables, and several unique shade sails. The interior white leather sofas and lounge chairs were designed by Le Corbusier in the late 1920s.

“We commenced the lobby modernization directly following the overhaul of the lighting system to state of the art LED technology,” says Ty Spearing, managing director with LaSalle Investment Management, the building's owner. “The lobby modernization is the first of a two phase upgrade. Phase two is confidential for now, but will be another great surprising upgrade.”

The 618,990-square foot, 47-story class A tower is one of the world's most recognized office buildings in Miami's famed skyline due primarily to its changing palette of exterior lighting schemes, which alter to seasonal, city, sports, and private events. Located at 100 Southeast 2nd Street, Miami Tower is home to tenants such as UBS, Carlton Fields, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, and Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A., all of which have either renewed, expanded, or both within the past 24 months.