{"id":373623,"date":"2026-08-17T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373623\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:16:09","slug":"citadels-miami-move-doesnt-halt-new-york-tower-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/373623\/","title":{"rendered":"Citadel\u2019s Miami move doesn\u2019t halt New York tower plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami billionaire Ken Griffin\u2019s plans to build one of Manhattan\u2019s tallest skyscrapers are moving forward, with a Virginia steelmaker preparing to process 50,000 tons of structural steel for the massive project.<\/p>\n<p>The update, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/16\/business\/major-update-for-ken-griffins-350-park-ave-tower-plans\/\">reported by the New York Post on Sunday,<\/a> offers another sign that Griffin remains committed to a major New York presence even as his financial empire has increasingly centered its operations in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The 62-story, 1,469-foot tower at 350 Park Ave. is expected to be completed in 2032. Griffin\u2019s Citadel and Citadel Securities will be the anchor tenants, occupying roughly half of the building\u2019s 1.8 million square feet, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>                                     <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"images.jpg\" alt=\"Citadel CEO Ken Griffin\u2019s 62-story, 1,469-foot tower at 350 Park Avenue is expected to be completed in 2032. Griffin\u2019s Citadel and Citadel Securities will be the anchor tenants.\"\/>                                                                                    Citadel CEO Ken Griffin\u2019s 62-story, 1,469-foot tower at 350 Park Avenue is expected to be completed in 2032. Griffin\u2019s Citadel and Citadel Securities will be the anchor tenants.                                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>The $4.5 billion project is a partnership among Griffin, Vornado Realty Trust and the Rudin organization. Foster + Partners is designing the skyscraper, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Demolition of older buildings at the Park Avenue and East 52nd Street site is already underway. Banker Steel, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, has been tapped to fabricate the tower\u2019s structural steel.<\/p>\n<p>For Miami, where Griffin moved Citadel\u2019s headquarters in 2022 and where he&#8217;s also planning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/business\/real-estate-news\/article315089537.html\">to build a 1,049-foot tower massive headquarters<\/a> in Brickell, the New York skyscraper is a reminder that the billionaire\u2019s influence extends well beyond South Florida. Griffin is simultaneously reshaping Miami\u2019s financial landscape while maintaining a major corporate and real estate footprint in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The progress comes after questions about whether Griffin would remain committed to New York following a public clash with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/ken-griffin-zohran-mamdani-put-me-in-harms-way\/\">Mamdani drew Griffin\u2019s ire<\/a> earlier this year after using the billionaire\u2019s $200 million Manhattan penthouse in a video promoting a proposed tax on expensive second homes. Griffin, who has sharply criticized New York\u2019s tax policies and business climate, had questioned his future commitments to the city.<\/p>\n<p>But the billionaire and his partners have continued with the Park Avenue project.<\/p>\n<p>Citadel has become one of Miami\u2019s most prominent financial firms since Griffin moved the hedge fund from Chicago. Griffin has also been expanding his real estate holdings and philanthropic footprint in South Florida, including plans for a major new headquarters in Brickell.<\/p>\n<p>The Park Avenue tower, meanwhile, is expected to become a defining part of Midtown\u2019s skyline and provide space for thousands of workers, with Griffin\u2019s companies occupying about 850,000 square feet, the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MIA_04GRITTINVISITBOOKERT.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"MIA_04GRITTINVISITBOOKERT.JPG\" alt=\"Billionaire Ken Griffin is moving ahead with a 62-story, 1,469-foot tower at 350 Park Avenue in Manhattan\"\/>                                                                                    Billionaire Ken Griffin is moving ahead with a 62-story, 1,469-foot tower at 350 Park Avenue in Manhattan                                                                                            Carl Juste                                                                            cjuste@miamiherald.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644720\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786968969_347_Luisa Yanez.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Luisa Yanez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Luisa Yanez covers real estate and the impact of wealth migration in South Florida for the Miami Herald. In her work, she will be using both traditional reporting and AI tools.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami billionaire Ken Griffin\u2019s plans to build one of Manhattan\u2019s tallest skyscrapers are moving forward, with a Virginia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-373623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}