Met 1 is a residential skyscraper located in the
Metropolitan Miami complex in the
central business district
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Downtown
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Met 1 was the first building to be completed in the complex. Completed in 2007, the building rises 40 stories and . It is a residential building, designed to supplement the much larger Met 3 tower, of which it is similar architecturally.
The Metropolitan Miami project has gained attention due to NBA star
Shaquille O'Neal
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's involvement in the project. He formed the O'Neal Group, a building-development company. The Metropolitan Miami project is the group's first.
Gallery
File:Met 1 Building in Miami.jpg, The Metropolitan Miami Tower #1 as it nears completion 3/2/2007.
See also
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Metropolitan Miami (development)
Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development consisting of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida. It was considered at the time one of the largest mixed-use project in the city’s history, given its scope ...
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Met 2 Marriott Marquis
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Wells Fargo Center (Miami)
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Met 3
Met 3 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 3 was proposed as the tallest of the four towers, was originally under construction during the 200 ...
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List of tallest buildings in Miami
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Residential buildings completed in 2007
Residential skyscrapers in Miami
Residential condominiums in Miami
2007 establishments in Florida
Central Business District (Miami)
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