The Miami skyline looked very different when Terra built 900 Biscayne. The northern side of downtown Miami had almost been forgotten, except for what was then the nearby American Airlines Arena and the recently-opened-at-the-time Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Terra saw an under-realized stretch of city coastline with unobstructed views of Biscayne Bay, along one of the most historically significant streets in the city, Biscayne Boulevard.