Royal Carribean's New $300 Million Port Of Miami Office Will Be Built 15 Feet Above Sea Level

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Royal Caribbean’s giant crown logo will be emblazoned on the roof to catch the eyes of airline passengers overhead. The design for the adjacent parking garage mirrors the office building. The garage also will hold a fitness center and a soccer field with a running track on top. The concrete and asphalt between the buildings is to be replaced by grass and trees.

Ed. - Priorities, people, priorities!

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Liberty said the company would aim to make the new structures silver-certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design organization. Still, the office location itself is what makes Royal Caribbean among the 15 S&P 500 companies most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, according to Four Twenty Seven, a market intelligence firm that does climate-risk analytics.

To prepare for inevitable sea level rise, the company plans to build the structures 15 feet above sea level and store critical machinery on higher floors. Many climate models project Miami streets will be flooding daily by 2070. “It’s a concern of ours,” said Liberty. “It’s 40 to 50 years from now. We will try our best to manage through.”

Royal Caribbean has been negotiating with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the commission, primarily Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, over the terms of the land and structure lease agreement. The trio has a successful track record: Royal Caribbean’s new cruise terminal at the port opened in November 2018.

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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article229185019.html