Southeast Financial Center

Southeast Financial Center
Interactive map of the Southeast Financial Center area
Former namesSoutheast Financial Center (1984-1992, 2011-)
First Union Financial Center (1992-2003)
Wachovia Financial Center (2003-2011)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Location200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida
Coordinates25°46′20″N 80°11′16″W / 25.772255°N 80.187677°W / 25.772255; -80.187677
Construction started
December 12, 1981
Completed
October 23, 1984
OwnerAmancio Ortega
OperatorJLL
Height
Roof233 m (764 ft)
Technical details
Floor count55
Floor area1,199,990 sq ft (111,483 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectsSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Edward Charles Bassett
Spillis, Candela and Partners, Inc.
DeveloperGerald D. Hines Interests
Southeast Bank Corporation
Corporate Property Investors
Structural engineer
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
References

Southeast Financial Center is a two-acre development in Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of a 765 feet (233 m) tall office skyscraper and its 15-story parking garage. It was previously known as the Southeast Financial Center (1984–1992), the First Union Financial Center (1992–2003) and the Wachovia Financial Center (2003–2011). In 2011, it retook its old name of Southeast Financial Center as Wachovia merged with Wells Fargo and moved to the nearby Wells Fargo Center.

When topped-off in August 1983, it was the tallest building south of Pittsburgh, east of the Mississippi River, taking away the same title from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia. It remained the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. until 1987, when it was surpassed by One Atlantic Center in Atlanta and the tallest in Florida until October 1, 2003, when it was surpassed by the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also in Miami. It remains the tallest office tower in Florida and the fourth tallest building in Miami.