When it comes to the ever-changing Miami skyline, keeping track of the latest high-rises can feel like an impossible task. Now, an interactive 3-D map produced by the city’s Downtown Development Authority promises to help developers and the public alike visualize Miami’s present and future urbanization.
In the works for the last year, the Downtown Miami Interactive 3-D Skyline Map outlines all 120 residential, office, hotel and retail projects either proposed (50), planned (6), under construction (54) or recently completed (10) in the city. Click on a slender tower on Biscayne Boulevard, for example, and a pop-up identifies the building as One Thousand Museum, the ultra-luxury condominium under construction by Covin Development. The building was designed by architect Zaha Hadid, who died of a sudden heart attack in Miami last week. “More than anything, this puts critical information into the hands of those making real-time investment decisions and paints a powerful picture of how Miami’s skyline is being reimagined before our eyes,” said Alyce Robertson, executive director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority. Robertson added that the DDA also hopes to educate the public on how Miami “is coming out of the ground and joining the ranks of the world’s most dynamic global cities.” The map is housed on the DDA website and will be updated quarterly as buildings are completed and new projects announced.