Luis Ramirez

Office:

Miami

Credentials:

PE, SI, and FRSE

Title:

Managing Principal

Working across DeSimone’s Miami and New York offices, Luis Ramirez has leads the development of innovative structural engineering solutions for a diverse portfolio of outstanding, architecturally and structurally significant projects, including residential and office towers, mixed-use developments, gaming and resort properties, and cultural and healthcare facilities.

Over the past decade, Luis has played a key role in the development of increasingly taller towers in South Florida, enabling him to hone a special expertise in the structural design of supertalls in the Miami area. Among the many such prominent projects he’s spearheading are the 650-foot-tall, super-slender Villa Miami, a luxury waterfront condominium tower in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, slated for completion in 2027 and 1111 Brickell Bay Drive, a 2.5M SF mixed-use development featuring 1,049-foot-tall and 900-foot-tall towers. He’s also leading the structural design of the 60-story, 730-foot-tall, Bugatti Residences Miami.

Recently completed projects include the award-winning Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, Eagle + West, two mirrored, ziggurat-inspired residential towers along Brooklyn’s East River waterfront, the expansion of Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Resort & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, featuring the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel tower, and One Brickell Riverfront.

In the civic and government buildings realm, Luis led the structural engineering team for the new Osvaldo Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center—a 23-story complex known for its column-free courtrooms—while collaborating closely with DeSimone’s façade and building envelope team.

As Managing Principal, Luis oversees structural engineering teams delivering some of the industry’s most ambitious and technically challenging developments. His current portfolio includes the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at Metropolitan Park in New York City, a 5M SF entertainment destination incorporating a hotel, casino, and 4,500-seat arena. Through his technical leadership and collaborative approach, Luis continues to advance innovative structural solutions for projects that shape the built environment.