{"id":438581,"date":"2025-12-10T21:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/438581\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T21:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:01:27","slug":"four-out-of-nine-cubes-completed-on-miamis-first-supertall-skyscraper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/438581\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Four out of nine&#8221; cubes completed on Miami&#8217;s first supertall skyscraper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/miami\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami&#8217;s<\/a> first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/supertall-skyscrapers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">supertall skyscraper<\/a>, set to become the city&#8217;s tallest, is currently under construction in the city, with four of the building&#8217;s nine offset cubes now structurally complete.<\/p>\n<p>Located in Downtown Miami, Waldorf Astoria Hotel &amp; Residences Miami was designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siegersuarez.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sieger Suarez Architects<\/a> and Uruguayan architect <a href=\"https:\/\/carlosott.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Ott<\/a>. Once complete, it is set to rise a total of 100 storeys and will top out at 1,049 feet (319.7 metres), making it a supertall skyscraper and the city&#8217;s tallest building.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2278691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waldorf-astoria-hotel-residences-miami-construction_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x638.jpg\" alt=\"Waldorf Astoria Hotel &amp; Residences\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1770\"  \/>The Waldorf Astoria Hotel &amp; Residences has reached 50 out of 100 storeys<\/p>\n<p>The building consists of nine glass-enclosed cubic volumes stacked on top of one another, and slightly offset from the volume above and below, as shown in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/05\/13\/sieger-suarez-architects-carlos-ott-supertall-miami-waldorf-astoria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">renderings released on its announcement in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When finished, it will be Miami&#8217;s first built supertall skyscraper, although other supertall skyscrapers, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/04\/03\/dolce-gabbana-first-branded-supertall-hotel-miami\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolce &amp; Gabbana tower<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/08\/27\/foster-partners-1201-brickell-supertall-skyscraper-citadel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Foster + Partners project<\/a> are not far behind for the title.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2278689 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waldorf-astoria-hotel-residences-miami-construction_dezeen_2364_col_4-852x638.jpg\" alt=\"Waldorf Astoria Hotel &amp; Residences\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1770\"  \/>Once complete, it will consist of nine offset cubes<\/p>\n<p>According to the team, concrete has been poured up to the 50th storey, marking the completion of four of nine of the building&#8217;s cubes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The project has successfully poured 50, or half, of its 100 floors and is rapidly progressing with an average of pouring one floor every 10 days,&#8221; said the team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2278686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/waldorf-astoria-hotel-residences-miami-construction_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x638.jpg\" alt=\"Miami supertall skyscraper\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1770\"  \/>Glass cladding has been installed on the bottom storeys<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the completion of the 50th floor, four of the tower&#8217;s signature glass cubes now rise above the Miami skyline, offering a first glimpse of the iconic silhouette taking shape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Construction images also show some glass cladding wrapped around the lower stories, and two large cranes and scaffolding travelling the length of the building.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/08\/hariri-pontarini-one-pinnacle-100-storeys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skytower-skyline-photo--191x191.jpg\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image\" alt=\"Skytower construction\" decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"  \/><\/p>\n<p> Canada&#8217;s tallest skyscraper becomes first in country above 100 storeys\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/propertymg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PMG<\/a>, one of the developers behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/04\/04\/shop-architects-111-west-57th-street-skinniest-skyscraper-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">111 W 57th Street<\/a> in New York, the building is set to contain 360 private residences and 205 hotel guest rooms managed by Hilton Management Services.<\/p>\n<p>It is set to be completed in 2028, two years after its original completion goal of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Miami has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/11\/14\/eight-upcoming-skyscrapers-miami-skyline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">several skyscrapers under construction<\/a> across the city, although reports show that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/12\/19\/sinking-skyscrapers-miami\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">buildings are incrementally sinking in the city&#8217;s barrier islands<\/a>, such as Porsche Design Tower, Faena Hotel and Trump Tower III.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere across North America, a skyscraper designed by\u00a0Hariri Pontarini Architects under construction in Toronto just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/08\/hariri-pontarini-one-pinnacle-100-storeys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">became the Canada&#8217;s tallest building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The images are by <a href=\"https:\/\/bluewaterdrones.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Water Drones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami&#8217;s first supertall skyscraper, set to become the city&#8217;s tallest, is currently under construction in the city, 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