February 28th, 2008 5:57pm
The topography of the Miami skyline will soon be forever changed with the massive addition of two of the tallest buildings in the world. The Empire World Twin Towers will reach heights of 1020 feet in the air. At 93 stories, the towers will rise high across the Bayside marketplace and were the subject of a city commission meeting this week. The project, which will not be completed till 2010, is slated to be a residential condo. Still, it has a long way to go before they can break ground. Among some of the hurdles they face are Federal Aviation Authorities studies that will determine the impact the buildings will have on air traffic. Maclee Development's, the buildings developers also have to go face some scrutiny today from the Miami city commissioners. To see what the rest of Miami is saying about the towers click
here. For more detailed history of the project check out this
story.
