At 800 feet tall, the Four Seasons building will eclipse the738-foot, 55-story Downtown First Union Financial Center and reignas Miami's tallest structure when it is completed in 2002.

Joint ventured by New York City's Millennium Partners and localdeveloper Terremark Worldwide, the project will contain a 297-roomFour Seasons Hotel, 200,000 sf of office space, 190 high-end condoapartments, retail space and a sports club. Projected office rentsare in the $37 to $42 per sf range.

The foundation work took eight months because it is the deepestever dug in Miami, according to local construction sources. Atypical foundation for a large building here goes down 40 feet. Butthis tower required digging 145 feet below the surface. Enoughconcrete was used to pave 128 miles of sidewalk.

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