Miami, FL – December 15, 2014 – Swire Properties hosted a ceremony to celebrate the official top off Brickell City Centre’s east block tower, the first of six buildings under construction at Brickell City Centre, the $1.05 billion master-planned mixed-use development. The east tower will house the project’s luxury lifestyle hotel, EAST, Miami, which is topping off on schedule and in time for its winter 2015 open. A traditional topping off ceremony at the construction site of the east block of Brickell City Centre was held on Monday, marking placement of the last piece of steel into the hotel’s 40th floor. Community leaders, elected officials and over 500 construction workers behind the successful construction milestone celebrated with a ceremonial tree installation and Miami-style pig roast luncheon. After the luncheon, construction workers were provided the rest of the day off. EAST, Miami is artfully integrated into the 5.4 million square-feet of Brickell City Centre, offering 263 rooms and 89 serviced apartments. The hotel will also have a signature restaurant by internationally renowned La Huella and an impressive rooftop bar,  as well as meeting rooms, a pool and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Several other towers at Brickell City Centre are also racing upwards, with the project’s two condominium towers, “Rise” and “Reach”, topping off in January and February, respectively.

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