900 Biscayne Bay
900 Biscayne Bay is a 63-story residential skyscraper at 900 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown Miami, on Biscayne Bay. The tower opened in 2008 and stands tall. It is the 12th-tallest building in Miami and in the state of Florida, behind Four Seasons Hotel Miami, Southeast Financial Center and Marquis Miami. It was the tallest all-residential skyscraper in the city and the state until 2019.
Site
900 Biscayne Bay is located at 900 Biscay Boulevard across the street from the Frost Science Museum, the Pérez Art Museum and the Kaseya Center. It is also adjacent to Ten Museum Park, another Miami residential high-rise, and the Park West Metromover station.Architecture
The 1,500,000 square feet tower has 516 residential condominiums and 800 parking spaces. Units include 1, 2, 3 and 4‑bedroom layouts with private terraces, floor‑to‑ceiling impact‑resistant windows and energy‑efficient sliding glass, and oversized walk‑in closets. Many residences feature European style kitchens with premium appliances such as Sub‑Zero and Miele. There are eleven typical units on each of the lower floors, with two‑level townhomes and penthouses on the uppermost floors. Penthouses occupy the highest levels with larger floor plans and high‑end interior finishes. The bottom three floors consist of a three‑story lobby, retail shops, restaurant, and an outdoor café. The three storey main lobby is located 18 feet above the ground and there is a separate porte cochere entrance and lobby for the offices.Post-tensioned slabs with concrete shear walls and columns comprised the primary structure; other aspects for the project required innovative and creative analysis The primary structural design for the project was performed in less than 3 months in order to meet overall project scheduling needs.
Originally planned to rise and 65 floors, the Building went through a height reduction during its construction, with a decorative rooftop spire and two floors being removed from the final plans.
History
The tower was built from 2005 to 2008 by architect Luis Revuelta of Revuelta, Vega and Leon architects, for $165 million.In 2015, NBA player Kevin Durant sold his former penthouse at 900 Biscayne Bay, which was then put on lease for a record $18,000 per month. The property then went on sale in 2019 for $3.6 million. It has 4000 square feet of space inside and 1000 square feet of terrace space, 3 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and a private cinema, among other lavish features.
In 2016, Colombian restaurant and bar chain Kukaramakara opened a branch at 900 Biscayne Bay, relocating from Brickell where they operated for eight years.
In 2020, Miami federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit against Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso, a Congolese minister of parliament, son of the president of the Republic of Congo, for purchasing in 2012 a $2.8 million penthouse at 900 Biscayne Bay with misappropriated funds. Prosecutors alledged that Nguesso "embezzled millions of dollars from" Congo's state-owned oil company, and sued to seize the penthouse in what they called an "international money laundering conspiracy." The prosecutors alledged that Nguesso spent $29 million between 2007 and 2017 acquiring properties in Miami and Paris for himself and his family. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrienne Rosen stated that Nguesso was able to exert his influence over Congo's petroleum industry, being the president's son and deputy manager at Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo.