IN PROGRESS: Marquis Miami

[Aessotariq]

The former Howard Johnson hotel on Biscayne Blvd is ready to come down. In its place will be the new Marquis, a new mixed-use residential tower, at 1100 Biscayne Blvd. Designed by Arquitect

[Urban_Legend]

Ooh, I like this building! It's so shiny, it reminds me of a Biscayne version of the Four Seasons. Their site was cool too...

[bobliocatt]

This is one of my favorite looking buildings planned for downtown Miami. Hopefully, Arquitect

[Aessotariq]

It is suggested that if you want to see the implosion, you should be at Bicentennial Park no later than 7:30am, as that's probably when the streets are going to get closed off... Biscayne Blvd, NE 2nd Avenue, all the major ones...

[Aessotariq]

HOJO IMPLOSION

7:40am Howard Johnson Hotel, Ten Museum Park under construction on left

7:58am Two minutes before implosion

8:00am, Mayor Diaz orders the detonation. Charges have been fired...

down she goes...

going... going...

gone

Video coming soon... I'll put it up later.. it's really late.

[asonj23]

Make way for the big, shiny, and new!

Thanks for the pics, can't wait to see the vid.

[Urban_Legend]

Awesome pics! Thanks for posting all this! I'm glad to see that lame building go.

Here's to some more new world-class towers!

[Brickell]

Great shots. Thanks for sharing.

[Aessotariq]

Here's the Herald's account of the events:

Former Howard Johnson reduced to rubble

[pawnmaster]

Video coming soon... I'll put it up later.. it's really late.

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Yes vid please

[Toucano]

Can anyone guesstimate about how many people were there to watch the implosion? I unfortunately couldn't make it (Partied too Hard) but i'm always curious about such things...

[Aessotariq]

I would say there were about 20-30 people where I was, at Bicentennial Park. Seems a good chunk of them were mostly the developer, demolition company, media, a few city and county employees, their families, etc. It was a very low-key event. The developer wanted it that way.

[Florida]

Aessotariq, your shots are awesome. I think you do some of the best reporting on UP.

[Urban_Legend]

Any idea why the developer wanted it low-key?

[Brickell]

Maybe he doesn't want potential buyers to actually see the neighborhood they're buying in.

[Aessotariq]

It was kept low key for religious reasons. The developer is Jewish, and Sunday is solemnly observed as the day the house of Israel fell.

Thanks for the compliment, TJ...

[Aessotariq]

Latest model of Marquis -- courtesy up+down=midtown