Ken Griffin is anticipating to interrupt floor subsequent yr on a 54-story tower in Miami that may function headquarters of his Citadel monetary empire, enlisting a Philadelphia developer as a marketing consultant on the venture.
The proposed constructing at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive could have 1.7 million sq. toes, combining workplaces and a roughly 413,000-square-foot lodge on the higher flooring, in accordance with plans filed with Miami-Dade County on Monday. The waterfront venture is anticipated to interrupt floor within the third quarter of 2025, a spokesperson for Griffin mentioned.
The billionaire founding father of hedge fund Citadel and market maker Citadel Securities first proposed the venture in 2022, with its value estimated to be greater than $1 billion. That very same yr, Griffin relocated his household and his companies to Miami after leaving his longtime residence in Chicago. His companies will function anchor tenants for the brand new tower.
The constructing, set to be one the town’s tallest, will “redefine the Miami skyline,” the spokesperson mentioned, including that it’s going to bolster Miami’s repute as a “destination for talented professionals and their families, businesses and culture.”
Griffin, 55, has tapped Philadelphia-based Gattuso Growth Companions to seek the advice of on the venture, the filings present. The agency’s co-founder, John Gattuso, has labored on a number of initiatives with Comcast Corp. Griffin beforehand dropped Chicago-based Sterling Bay from the venture.
Foster + Companions is dealing with the design for the Miami tower, which can even embrace retail and waterfront restaurant area, in accordance with the filings, in addition to a public pedestrian path alongside the water.
