Espirito Santo Plaza is an office
skyscraper in
Brickell in
Downtown Miami,
Florida,
United States. It was designed by the renowned architectural firm of
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC (KPF). The 505-foot (168 meter), 36-story building is located on the southern end of
Brickell Avenue in the Financial District.
The architecture is based loosely on the
Saint Louis Arch, of which its front façade loosely mimics. One of Miami's common nicknames is "The Gateway to Latin America," which also closely resembles Saint Louis' nickname, "The Gateway to the West." It is said to welcome people to the United States as the arch welcomes people to the west.
The building is the North American headquarters for the
Espírito Santo Bank and contains some Class A office space. A
Conrad Hotel as well as some residential units occupy the remaining space. The building opened July 1, 2004, and is located at 1395 Brickell Avenue, less than a block from the
Financial District Metromover Station.
The building has been featured twice in
Burn Notice, once as headquarters for an architectural company, and again in a skyline shot.
Tenants
Suite 400
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<gallery>Image:Espirito Santo Plaza backside.jpg|View of the backside of the tower from the pool deck of the
Four Seasons hotel in May...
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