Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel, is another step closer to getting his tower in Brickell.
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to approve plans for Citadel’s planned global headquarters, at 1201 Brickell Bay Dr. The bayfront development will include a 54-story tower with office space, a hotel, restaurants, stores and retail, a gym, and also feature a publicly accessible waterfront pedestrian path.
On Thursday, the County Commission granted a zoning variance that will allow the project to be built 40 feet from Biscayne Bay instead of the typically required 50 feet…