At the time it was the second tallest building in the area after the historic Vanderbilt Hotel.

The building was designed by Syracuse University graduate architect Pedro Méndez and built by contractor firm Beltrán, Miró and Benítez at the cost of $90,000 ($1,979,294.24 in 2023).

[3] The building design decisively set the trends of Art Deco style in Puerto Rican architecture of the mid 20th-century along with the Aboy Building, and it is considered the finest example of Art Deco architecture in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

The building façade is famous for its traditional Art Deco designs, particularly the main structure of the entrance with its glass doors, glass brick windows, and the name MIAMI written in the Art Deco variation of the Metro typeface.

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