Brickell World Plaza facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brickell World Plaza
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	600 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida, United States
Construction started	2006
Completed	2011
Opening	December 2011
Height
Roof	520 ft (158 m)
Technical details
Floor count	40
Floor area	1,089,391 square feet (101,208 m2) total 614,905 sq ft (57,127 m2) leasable
Design and construction
Architect	RTKL Associates Inc.
Developer	Foram Group

The Brickell World Plaza, also called 600 Brickell, is a large office building in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in the Brickell area, which is a busy financial part of Downtown Miami.

This tall building is about 520 feet (158 meters) high. It has 40 floors and is one of the tallest buildings in Miami. The 600 Brickell building is easy to reach, as it's located between the Fifth Street and Eighth Street Metromover stations.

The building offers over 600,000 square feet (55,742 square meters) of office space for rent. It also has an eleven-story parking garage with 927 spaces. On the ground level, there is a public plaza that is about 30,000 square feet (2,787 square meters). This area was also planned to have an outdoor stage for events.

Building History

The construction of this 40-story building began in 2006. It reached its full height in early 2009. However, building work slowed down a lot for more than two years. This was because of a time when many new buildings were being built, and there wasn't enough demand for all the new office spaces.

The building was originally called the Brickell Financial Center. It was later renamed Brickell World Plaza. In early 2011, the building received a large loan of $130 million. This money helped finish the rest of the construction. The building officially opened in December 2011.

When 600 Brickell opened, it added a lot of office space to Miami. This meant that many offices in downtown Miami were empty for a while. To help fill the building, a new team was hired to find tenants. They successfully signed new companies, like Doral Money and JAMS, to rent space. A law firm called Gunster also moved its Miami office to the 35th floor of the building.

Cool Features and Green Design

The building lights up at night in a variety of colors.

The Brickell World Plaza is special because it's South Florida's first "Cisco Connected Commercial Office Building." This means it has its own super-fast and secure internet connection, thanks to a partnership with Cisco Systems Inc.

The building was designed by a company called RTKL. The developer, Foram Group, wanted to create a very modern office building. Their goal was to make it a leader in technology and being environmentally friendly. Loretta H. Cockrum, the CEO of Foram, said they designed the building to be very efficient. They wanted to avoid wasted space or energy.

The Brickell World Plaza is the first building in Florida to be "pre-certified" with a LEED Platinum rating. This is the highest award from the U.S. Green Building Council. It means the building is very good for the environment.

One way it earned this rating is through its water system. The building collects all the rainwater and water from its cooling towers. This water is stored in a 10,000-gallon (37,854-liter) tank. It is then reused to water plants and fill the fountains at the plaza.

The building also has an 18,000 square foot (1,672 square meter) area on the ground floor for restaurants and cafes. There is also an outdoor stage for events. The first eleven floors above the plaza are for parking. The remaining 28 floors are all office spaces.

At night, the outside of Brickell World Plaza lights up with different colors, similar to the Miami Tower. This tradition started in December 2011 with a special ceremony.

Brickell Financial Centre II (Planned Building)

There were plans for a second building called Brickell Financial Centre Phase II. This building was designed to be 903 feet (275 meters) tall with 68 floors. If it had been built, it would have been the tallest building in Miami and Florida.

The original plan for the Brickell Financial Centre complex was to build two towers. The second building was supposed to be much larger than the Brickell World Plaza. It would have included offices, a hotel, and apartments. However, the second building was never built. The area where it would have stood is now a parking lot.