Okan Tower Anchored By Hilton Hotel Breaks Ground In Downtown Miami — PROFILE Miami

Okan Tower, the new Downtown Miami megaplex, with residences anchored by a Hilton Hotel, broke ground on Friday, June 17 with all the fanfare of a major international milestone, attended by a who’s who of the business, political, civic, hospitality and real estate brokerage community. Okan Tower represents the largest Turkish investment in the United States with a design inspired by the country’s native flower, the tulip.

Notable dignitaries in attendance included City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Binali Yildrim, Former Prime Minister of Turkey, Murat Mercan, Turkish Ambassador to the United States, Turkish Consulate of Miami Feyza Barutcu Altug, Burc Ceylan, Former Turkish Consulate of Miami, Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales, Commissioner Ken Russell, and Fortune International CEO, Edgardo Defortuna.

Okan Tower is located at 555 North Miami Avenue and marks the first U.S. development for Okan Group who oversees an extensive portfolio of renowned mixed-use projects that has earned the firm a global reputation in the construction, banking, textile, production and tourism industries, among others.