One Thousand Museum
- Famed architect Zaha Hadid's "exoskeleton" skyscraper in Miami, One Thousand Museum, is finally finished after seven years, Candace Taylor reported for The Wall Street Journal.
- The total construction costs came to just under $300 million, the developer confirmed to Business Insider.
- About 64% of the 84 residences have already been sold.
- The 62-story tower has reached completion amid a surplus of luxury condos on the market in Miami.
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Miami's eye-catching "exoskeleton" skyscraper is finally complete after seven years and almost $300 million in construction costs, Candace Taylor reported for The Wall Street Journal.
The 62-story building is one of the last designed by legendary Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, who was nicknamed "Queen of the Curve" before her death in 2016. It has a distinctive "exoskeleton" exterior that's made up of more than 4,800 pieces of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete shipped from Dubai.
The tower, called One Thousand Museum, includes 84 luxury residences, about 64% of which have already been sold since sales started in 2013, according to the developer. The rest are selling for $5 million for a half-floor residence to upwards of $25 million for a full floor. Residents have access to lavish amenities including a private rooftop helipad, a sky lounge, a double-height aquatic center with an indoor swimming pool, a juice bar, and a beauty salon.
"We wanted it to function like a five-star hotel," one of the developers, Louis Birdman, told the Journal.
Sales and marketing are being handled by ONE Sotheby's International Realty.
Take a look inside the 700-foot luxury tower.