While the upcoming Banco Santander Tower in Brickell won’t reach supertall status, the cranes building it will come close.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) filing, three construction cranes are planned for the site — the tallest reaching 960 feet, with the other two rising 945 feet above ground. Installation is expected to begin around December 15.
For reference, a supertall building is typically defined as one exceeding 300 meters (984 feet) in height.
The FAA has already issued a determination approving the proposed crane heights, confirming in a letter to the project’s contractor earlier this month that the temporary structures do not pose a hazard to air navigation.
The Santander Tower itself will top out at 784 feet above ground to the tip of its lightning rod, or 795 feet above sea level. A bulkhead railing at the tower’s roofline is approved at 761 feet above ground.
When complete, the 41-story Santander Tower will rank just below Miami’s Four Seasons Hotel and Tower on Brickell Avenue, which rises 789 feet, and the Southeast Financial Center, currently the city’s tallest all-office building at 764 feet.
Demolition at the Santander site began last year, and Miami’s Building Department issued a site work permit in August, marking continued progress toward vertical construction.
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