The Congress Building, Mediterranean Revival skyscraper in Downtown Miami, United States
The Congress Building is a 21-story skyscraper at 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue in Downtown Miami, Florida. It began as a five-story structure, and the remaining 16 floors were added later. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1985.
The Congress Building opened in 1923 as a five-story structure; sixteen floors were added later, bringing it to twenty-one stories. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1985, and is identified as a historic site in the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact. It held offices until 1999, when it was restored and converted to apartments.
The structure transitioned from office spaces to residential apartments in 1999, maintaining its original architectural elements while adapting to modern urban needs. Residents and visitors can experience today how historical details coexist with contemporary living throughout the building.
The building stands at 111 Northeast 2nd Avenue in Downtown Miami, within the Miami-Dade County area. Street-level retail space is leased to a financial establishment, The Loft condo sales center, a beauty salon and a café, so the ground floor can be entered without going up to the apartments.
The Congress Building began as a five-story structure; the upper sixteen floors were added later, bringing it to twenty-one stories. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1985, and is identified as a historic site in the Downtown Miami Development of Regional Impact.
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