Update: Swire Properties, which owns the land at the south end of Brickell Key, has released a statement:
“Swire Properties has not engaged or commissioned any work with the firm Varabyeu Partners. The firm created renderings of a development on Brickell Key of its own accord, without Swire’s knowledge.”
What would a supertall tower look like on Brickell Key?
Architect Varabyeu Partners has just released a series of renderings showing a potential tower.
The architect is based in based in Miami, Minsk, and Brest, according to its website.
The renderings release comes a few weeks after a Federal Aviation Administration filing requesting approval for two possible new towers on the south end of Brickell Key.
The first tower is planned to rise 1,049 feet, with a second tower proposed to rise 700 feet, the FAA filing states.
(photo: Phillip Pessar)