Amertec Building

The Amertec Building was an office building, located at 149 W 21st St, Hialeah, Florida.

Amertec Building
General information
Type	Office building
Architectural style	Biomorphic
Location	Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Address	149 W 21st St. Hialeah, Florida
Coordinates	25.8411°N 80.2847°W / 25.8411; -80.2847
Demolished	February 2017
Client	Amertec Granada LLC
Technical details
Floor count	2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Chayo Frank

History

The building was designed by Chayo Frank, who received the task from his father, the owner of Amertec-Granada, Inc. Chayo was tasked with creating a space for his father's architectural woodworking and to house his fixture manufacturing business. The building was an example of what Frank called an "organic entity."

Some areas of the building stood completely in free-form, such as the water flumes on the exterior, and the curved rebar, which was used to form the large geometric shapes.

In 1981, the Amertec building was sold by Frank's father and was offered for sale several times until its foreclosure in 2011. The building was then repainted white from its original metallic color and sold to Produce LLC for $1,000,000. In 2013, the Amertec building was again repainted to include orange and aqua colors. Frank's father's business operated until it was sold in 2002. In later years, the building was painted white and used as storage for a produce company. The building was demolished in February 2017.