SIEGER SUAREZ ARCHITECTS ENJOYS A DISTINGUISHED 42-YEAR REPUTATION FOR AWARD-WINNING, DESIGN-FORWARD, QUALITY ARCHITECTURE. OWNED AND MANAGED BY CHARLES M. SIEGER AND JOSE J. SUAREZ, THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED A MULTITUDE OF AWARDS, IN ADDITION TO PEER AND COMMUNITY RECOGNITION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING WORK OVER THE DECADES.
THE FIRM IS KNOWN FOR ITS INNOVATION OF THE “FLOOR THROUGH/SEE THROUGH” UNIT DESIGN, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DESIGN CONCEPTS IN THE HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL MARKET. INNOVATIONS SUCH AS PRIVATE ELEVATORS AND ROBOTIC PARKING HAVE ALSO RAISED THE BAR OF QUALITY AND EXPECTATION IN LUXURY HIGH-RISE RESIDENCES.
OVER THE YEARS, SIEGER SUAREZ ARCHITECTS HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE WILLIAM A. EAGER OF EGS2 CORPORATION, A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION MAKING THEM ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE FIRMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
THE FIRM HAS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF PROJECT EXPERIENCE IN LUXURY HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL, HOTELS, RETAIL, MIXED USE AND RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS, RESULTING IN AN EXCESS OF TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS OF CONSTRUCTION. THE FIRM HAS DESIGNED MANY OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDING SUCH NOTABLE NEW PROJECTS AS PORSCHE DESIGN TOWER - SUNNY ISLES BEACH, ST. REGIS HOTEL AS RESIDENCES - BAL HARBOUR, APOGEE - MIAMI BEACH, BRICKELLHOUSE AND 50 BISCAYNE IN MIAMI. IN ADDITION, SIEGER SUAREZ ARCHITECTS HAVE ALSO DESIGNED MULTIPLE MIXED-USE COMPLEXES SUCH AS HALLANDALE BEACH CLUB I,II, AND III, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL RESORT AND TOWERS, TRUMP TOWERS I,II AND III, MURANO GRANDE AND ICON ON MIAMI BEACH, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
CHARLES SIEGER WAS BORN IN NEW YORK IN 1946, THOUGH AT AN EARLY AGE HIS FAMILY MOVED TO FLORIDA AND HE WAS RAISED IN MIAMI. MR. SIEGER RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE, CUM LAUDE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN 1969 AND ALSO STUDIED AT THE ECOLES D'ART AMERICAINES, AT FONTAINBLEAU IN FRANCE. IN 1970 HE OBTAINED HIS MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNDER LOUIS KAHN. MR. SIEGER WAS ELECTED TO THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IN 1987, ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HONORS BESTOWED UPON AN ARCHITECT BY HIS PEERS. MR. SIEGER HAS BEEN A PRACTICING ARCHITECT WITH N.C.A.R.B. REGISTRATIONS IN MANY STATES SINCE 1972. IN ADDITION, DURING HIS DECADES OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, HE HAS OVERSEEN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING MIXED-USE HIGH AND MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AS WELL AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, COMMERCIAL/RETAIL AND RELIGIOUS PROJECTS.
JOSE SUAREZ WAS BORN IN CUBA IN 1957, IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED SATES IN 1961. RAISED IN MIAMI, MR. SUAREZ RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE, CUM LAUDE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE IN 1981. MR. SUAREZ HAS BEEN A PRACTICING ARCHITECT WITH N.C.A.R.B. REGISTRATIONS IN MANY STATES SINCE 1985. IN 1980 MR. SUAREZ JOINED THE CHARLES SIEGER ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES AS AN APPRENTICE, AND IN 1987 BECAME A PARTNER IN WHAT IS NOW ONE OF THE AREA’S MOST RESPECTED LUXURY HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS. WITH OVER 75,000 RESIDENCES DESIGNED BY THE FIRM IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA MARKET ALONE, THE PARTNERSHIP HAS ITS EXTENSIVE PORTFOLIO MEASURED IN THE MILLIONS OF SQUARE FEET AND IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. MR. SUAREZ HIMSELF IS MOST PROUD OF HAVING BEEN AN INTEGRAL FORCE IN RESHAPING THE SKYLINE OF HIS HOMETOWN, MIAMI.
WILLIAM EAGER RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IN 1981 AND HAS BEEN A PRACTICING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SINCE 1983. HE FOUNDED EGS2 CORPORATION IN 1993 AS A FULL SERVICE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL AND LAND PLANNING FIRM. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE LAND PLANNING, HARDSURFACE, WATER FEATURE, PLANTING, LIGHTING, GRADING AND IRRIGATION DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED NEUMEROUS GROUNDBREAKING RESIDENTIAL HIGH RISE PROPERTIES, HOTELS, RETAIL AND PRIVATE HIGH END RESIDENCES.
JAVIER HENRIQUES RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FROM ST. LEO COLLEGE IN 1977. HE HAS BEEN A PRACTICING ACCOUNTANT SINCE 1978 AND JOINED THE SIEGER SUAREZ ARCHITECTURAL PARTNERSHIP IN 1991. AS CFO, MR. HENRIQUES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS OF SIEGER SUAREZ ARCHITECTS AND AFFILIATE COMPANIES, INCLUDING PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING BUDGETS, CASH MANAGEMENT, AND LIAISING WITH BANKERS AND INSURANCE AGENTS REGARDING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. IN ADDITION TO HIS ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS, MR. HENRIQUES IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF SIEGER SUAREZ ARCHITECTS AND ITS AFFILIATE COMPANIES.