Miami Tower
In one of South Florida's biggest investment plays so far this year, a Japanese firm has paid $220 million for the iconic Miami Tower in downtown Miami.
County records show a fund controlled by Chicago's LaSalle Investment Management transferred the air rights of the office tower at 100 Southeast Second Street to an affiliate of the Sumatomo Corporation of Americas, in what is likely a precursor to an outright property transfer. Though no monetary amount was attached to the lease, The Real Deal calculated its document tax to the $220 million closing price.
LaSalle paid $105 million for the famous tower in 2010. At 47 stories, it's Miami's eighth-tallest building and one of its most recognizable amidst a rapidly changing skyline. At night, the building's $1.5 million LED system lights up the tower in myriad colors depending on the holiday or occasion.
With 600,000 square feet of office space, this most recent purchase breaks down to nearly $367 per square foot.
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas is the Western Hemisphere division of Sumitomo Corp., a multinational trade company based in Japan. The company is no stranger to Miami real estate: it sold Miami Center, another well-known downtown office building, to Crocker Partners for $265.2 million in 2012.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available
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