<p>An official ground-breaking ceremony was held recently for the Miami Worldcenter, the United States’ second-largest mixed-use urban development and the biggest building project in the history of Florida state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The development is a multi-billion-dollar retail, residential, entertainment and transportation complex, built on a 1.1 million square foot (102,195 square metre) site spread across six downtown Miami city blocks. At 27 acres, the project is second in size only to New York’s 28-acre Hudson Yards development. <br /><br />The first phase of construction includes the 60-storey Paramount Miami Worldcenter, the development’s signature residential skyscraper, which is planned to rise 738 feet and cost $500 million. It will include one of the largest private amenities deck in the US, featuring resort-style pools, walking paths, gardens, bungalows, tennis courts and even an outdoor soccer field.<br /><br />Residents will ride in private elevators to the ground floor, which leads to an expansive restaurant and retail promenade. The building will also house an unprecedented collection of two- and three-level high street-style stores. The promenade leads to a sprawling public plaza accented by fountains.<br /><br />The development will combine six other downtown Miami residential and office buildings, a 1,800-room Marriott Marquis and convention centre, and several other hotels.<br /><br />Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said that they are building a city within the city of Miami, which many forecast will be America’s City of the Future. <br /><br />Miami Worldcenter will create thousands of new construction jobs, generate billions of dollars in taxes and revenues, and provide a futuristic infrastructure for generations of Miamians.<br /><br />Adjacent to the complex will be the main terminal of All Aboard Florida, an interstate high-speed railroad connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, The Space Coast and Orlando. The project is scheduled for completion in 2018. AN</p>
<p>An official ground-breaking ceremony was held recently for the Miami Worldcenter, the United States’ second-largest mixed-use urban development and the biggest building project in the history of Florida state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The development is a multi-billion-dollar retail, residential, entertainment and transportation complex, built on a 1.1 million square foot (102,195 square metre) site spread across six downtown Miami city blocks. At 27 acres, the project is second in size only to New York’s 28-acre Hudson Yards development. <br /><br />The first phase of construction includes the 60-storey Paramount Miami Worldcenter, the development’s signature residential skyscraper, which is planned to rise 738 feet and cost $500 million. It will include one of the largest private amenities deck in the US, featuring resort-style pools, walking paths, gardens, bungalows, tennis courts and even an outdoor soccer field.<br /><br />Residents will ride in private elevators to the ground floor, which leads to an expansive restaurant and retail promenade. The building will also house an unprecedented collection of two- and three-level high street-style stores. The promenade leads to a sprawling public plaza accented by fountains.<br /><br />The development will combine six other downtown Miami residential and office buildings, a 1,800-room Marriott Marquis and convention centre, and several other hotels.<br /><br />Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said that they are building a city within the city of Miami, which many forecast will be America’s City of the Future. <br /><br />Miami Worldcenter will create thousands of new construction jobs, generate billions of dollars in taxes and revenues, and provide a futuristic infrastructure for generations of Miamians.<br /><br />Adjacent to the complex will be the main terminal of All Aboard Florida, an interstate high-speed railroad connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, The Space Coast and Orlando. The project is scheduled for completion in 2018. AN</p>
