The 1221 Brickell Building is a high-rise tower in

downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...

Miami, Florida Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

. It is located in the Brickell area of Miami's financial district. It is on

Brickell Avenue Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that is part of U.S. Route 1, in Miami, Florida, just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main road throug ...

near Southeast 12th Street, three blocks west of

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. The building is known for its all-glass, tiered sides, and was completed in 1986. In 2005, the building lost many glass panels during

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. It provides more than of floor space, is tall, and has 28 floors. It is used entirely for offices and is one of Brickell's financial centers.

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