Tag: Brickell City Centre

Demolition Permits Filed For One Brickell City Centre

Posted on by Sarah Elles Boggs

 
We are one step closer to having a supertall tower on Brickell Avenue. Demolition permits have been filed by Swire to raze the 10-story office tower at 700 Brickell Avenue. When the permit is approved, work can begin late in the 1st quarter of 2023 (within the next 2 months), making way for One Brickell City Center.

The tower has undergone some changes during the planning phases, including reducing the number of floors that will be built but increasing the height of the ceilings on each of the 68 floors that will be built to 15-19 feet. The physical height of the One Brickell City Centre will remain around 1,000 feet in total, adding 1.5 million square feet of office space, wellness amenities and a high-end restaurant to the bustling neighborhood.

Rendering of One Brickell City Centre Street View

Rendering of One Brickell City Centre Street View

Brickell City Centre’s signature climate ribbon will be extended around One Brickell City Centre, offering a covered walkway from the office development to Phase 1 of the mega project that includes the mall, hotel, additional offices as well as the Reach and Rise residential towers. The 8th Street Metromover platform will also be upgraded in the scope of the project as well as the addition of a rooftop helipad.

700 Brickell Avenue Google Maps 2023

700 Brickell Avenue Google Maps 2023

There is a second tower currently on the 2.5-acre build site, at 799 Brickell Plaza. No demolition permit has currently been filed for this 9-story office tower that was built in 1981. This permit is expected to be filed soon. There is currently no anticipated groundbreaking date for the site work and construction, as this commencement date depends upon the demand of pre-leasing in the tower.

Related Companies, the entity behind New York’s Hudson Yards, and Swire have stated that there is a great momentum in leasing the office spaces. The open concept office spaces with the larger 40,000-60,000 square foot floor plates have been a distinguishing characteristic of One Brickell City Centre compared to the competing new towers that are going up nearby.

Rendering of One Brickell City Centre Balcony

Rendering of One Brickell City Centre Balcony

Rendering of One Brickell City Centre

Rendering of One Brickell City Centre

 

MLH Picks | Top 9 Miami Real Estate News Stories of 2018

Posted on by Michael Light

 
2018 was an eventful year for the Miami and Miami Beach real estate markets, so the Miami Luxury Homes Group at Douglas Elliman Real Estate has chosen its Top 9 Real Estate News Stories of 2018…in no particular order.

  1. Miami Luxury Homes Ranks #1 Private Real Estate Blog in Miami & #15 Nationally

  2. ‘The Harbour’ in Coconut Grove’s Waterfront Gets the Green Light

  3. Douglas Elliman Ranks #3 Nationwide in Sales Volume with Only 7k Agents

  4. 25 Units Already Sold in 1 Week at UNA Residences in Brickell

  5. Swire Plans to Expand Brickell City Centre…2 More Condo Towers

  6. Park Grove Amenities Unveiled | NEVER-BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS

  7. Michael Light Joins Elite Sports & Entertainment Division at Douglas Elliman

  8. 57 Ocean Miami Beach | Renderings, Video & Floor Plans of New Oceanfront Condo Project

  9. The Waldorf Astoria will Soar Over Downtown Miami as Florida’s Tallest Tower

Miami is an ever-evolving city that remains one of the most sought-after places to live in the United States and around the globe. If you are interested in learning more about the Miami and Miami Beach real estate markets, please contact broker associate Michael Light, Senior Director of Luxury Sales at Douglas Elliman Real Estate. You may reach Michael on his cell at (786) 566-1700 or via email at michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.

Swire Plans to Expand Brickell City Centre…2 More Condo Towers

Posted on by Michael Light

 
Brickell City Centre, the 9-acre, billion-dollar, mixed-use development that opened late 2016 in the epicenter of Brickell, Miami’s financial district, is expanding an entire city block and will include 2 new condo towers.

Currently, Brickell City Centre spans 3 large city blocks along South Miami Avenue offering a true live/work/play urban center, which has shown to be a great addition to the core of Downtown Miami. Now, Brickell City Centre features a 3-level open-air shopping center with its innovative $30 Million Climate Ribbon and 565,000 square feet of retail space, 2 residential condo towers called ‘Reach’ and ‘Rise,’ the trendy EAST Miami hotel and 2 Class-A office buildings. But, Swire Properties, the developer of Brickell City Centre, is planning to expand the multi-level commercial development to a 4th city block.

Specifically, Swire has filed plans with the City of Miami for an extension of its existing special plan, according to the Miami Herald, that would include an additional 2 residential condo towers, which would be connected to each other and also connected to the existing 3-block complex by new skybridges. The new condo towers would occupy the triangular block that stretches across South Miami Avenue and 7th Street from the existing complex. This triangular block used to be home to the iconic Tobacco Road Bar and is still home to the popular River Oyster House, which will move to a completely different location.

The expansion plan, designed by Miami-based Arquitectonica who also designed the existing complex, will be built in 2 phases according to Kieran Bowers, the President of Swire’s U.S. operations. Specifically, the 588-unit, mixed use tower will be built first on the triangular block and will include a 3-level retail base with 87,000 square feet of enclosed retail space. The second condo tower will be developed at a later time and will likely be a ‘boutique’ residential tower.

Swire is anticipating a city approval for the expansion plan by the end of this year and estimating a start date for construction on the first condo tower in the first half of 2020.

Rendering of Proposed Condo Towers Adjacent to Existing Brickell City Centre

Rendering of Proposed Condo Towers Adjacent to Existing Brickell City Centre

Rendering of Proposed Condo Tower Over Retail Podium at Brickell City Centre

Rendering of Proposed Condo Tower Over Retail Podium at Brickell City Centre

If you would like more information about luxury condos at Brickell City Centre, please contact Michael Light, Senior Director of Luxury Sales at Douglas Elliman. You may reach Michael directly at (786) 566-1700 or michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.

Downtown Miami in the News: Named Global Up-and-Coming Neighborhood; New 73-Story Proposed Mixed-Use Project; and Elysee Secures $16.5 M Construction Loan

Posted on by Michael Light

 
Knight Frank Names Downtown Miami Global Up-and-Coming Neighborhood

Experts from Knight Frank carefully and strategically identified the 5 neighborhoods across global cities that are the top up-and-coming neighborhoods on the rise to buy a home, and of course, Downtown Miami made the list. Downtown Miami was only one of two neighborhoods in the United States to make this list, along with Buda, which is a booming neighborhood in Austin, Texas. The other neighborhoods on the rise across the globe were St. Leonards in Sydney, Australia; Harumi in Chuo Ward, Tokyo; and Sarria-Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, Spain.

Why Downtown Miami?

Greater Downtown Miami, which includes Brickell, Midtown and Edgewater, has completely transformed over the past few years, becoming a thriving live, work and play neighborhood. This cosmopolitan city which used to literally shut down at 6 pm on weekdays has prospered into a booming area where people want to live, work and play, and the massive amount of residential development, completion of urban centers such as Brickell City Centre and the nearly completed Miami Worldcenter has significantly impacted the rise of Downtown Miami. Further, the continued infrastructure of public transportation has also contributed to the success of this area of the Magic City.

Knight Frank Residential is the world’s largest privately-owned global property agency and consultancy firm. Exclusively and strategically partnered with Douglas Elliman Real Estate in the United States, Knight Frank reaches over 488 offices in 59 countries across 6 continents.

New 73-Story Proposed Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Miami

Renderings of the Proposed 73-Story Mixed Use Project Dubbed "The Sterling"

Renderings of the Proposed 73-Story Mixed Use Project Dubbed “The Sterling”

Dubbed “The Sterling,” a sleek, tulip-inspired 73-story mixed use project has recently been proposed by Turkish developer, Okan Group, for 555 N. Miami Avenue in Downtown Miami, just west of the American Airlines Arena and south of the highly-anticipated Miami World Center.

Designed by Behar Font, the proposed mixed-use project is planned to include 362 residential units, 300 hotel rooms, 55,400 square feet of office space, 3,030 square feet of retail space and 9,820 square feet of restaurant space.

Miami’s Urban Development Review Board is scheduled to review the plans for The Sterling on October 6th, according to The Next Miami.

Elysee Secures $16.5 M Construction Loan

Rendering of Elysee Miami

Rendering of Elysee Miami

Elysee, a 57-story luxury pre-construction condo tower planned to rise along Biscayne Bay at 700 NE 23rd Street in the Edgewater neighborhood of Greater Downtown Miami, has secured a $16.5 Million construction loan from Mosaic Real Estate Credit, according to Curbed.

Securing this construction loan allows the developers of Elysee, Two Roads Development, to move along with the initial phase of construction for the waterfront development. Installing pilings, excavation work and pouring the foundation will start soon, so that Elysee can be on its ways for a slated completion of 2019.

Click HERE to learn more about Elysee.

If you are interested in buying or selling luxury properties in Miami, or simply want to learn more about the luxury real estate market in Miami, please contact Michael Light, Broker Associate and Founder and Owner of the Miami Luxury Homes Group at Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

Take a Peek Inside the Newly-Opened Brickell City Centre

Posted on by Michael Light

 
Brickell City Centre opened its doors to the public on Thursday, November 3 after 4 long years of construction.

The 3-level open-air shopping center with the one-of-a-kind $30 Million Climate Ribbon encompasses 565,000 square feet of retail space anchored by a 107,000-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue and an ultra-luxe movie theater, Cinemex.

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Brickell City Centre

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Brickell City Centre

Brickell City Centre's Famous Climate Ribbon

Brickell City Centre’s Famous Climate Ribbon

Currently, 92% of the retail space has been leased at Brickell City Centre, according to Curbed Miami and includes such tenants as Cole Haan, Ted Baker London, Victoria’s Secret, Lulu Lemon Athletica and Zara. Click Here for a full list of retailers in Brickell City Centre.

The $1.05 Billion mega-mixed-use project developed by Swire Properties includes a theme of a live, work, play-type urban center, which seems to be a perfect fit for the core of Downtown Miami. Brickell City Centre offers 2 residential condo towers dubbed Reach and Rise, EAST Miami hotel that opened in May of this year, 2 office buildings and of course the premium retail shopping center and restaurants.

Brickell City Centre is truly a much-needed project that is a first for Miami and has been a key factor in the transformation of Downtown Miami. President of Swire Properties, Stephen Owens said that “Brickell City Centre is certainly a first for Miami and will inevitably solidify the city as a true world-class destination. What we’ve done here is unique; there’s no handbook or manual for it because it hasn’t been done before.” Stephen went on to say “we have carefully created a vertical shopping experience that is very urban in its design, with many firsts and many internationally-recognized retailers. I feel privileged to finally share with the world what we felt was always missing in Brickell, a destination.”

If you would like more information about Brickell City Centre, or are interested in purchasing a luxury condo at the Reach or Rise towers at Brickell City Centre, please contact Michael Light of Douglas Elliman. You may reach Michael at (786) 566-1700 or via email at michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.

Brickell City Centre Mall

Brickell City Centre Mall

Brickell City Centre Mall

Brickell City Centre Mall

$1.05 Billion Brickell City Centre Misspells Brickell on Actual Building

Posted on by Michael Light

 
*UPDATE* 6:18PM – I was contacted by the PR firm for Brickell City Centre who wanted to provide me with a clarification:

“Hi Michael,

Hope all is well. Sending along a correction on your recent Brickell City Centre article. BCC is still an active construction site, the project is not complete. That being said the building does not have a misspelling, rather is waiting for the final panel of the “L” to be installed. I can totally understand how it could be perceived that way, however the misspelling is not the case. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.” 

In the last 4 hours since publishing this article, it has been shared over 2,900 times on Facebook. In all of the comments I have received about it, this picture was included in one of them:

Brickell City Centre's Missing "L" Clarification

Brickell City Centre’s Missing “L” Clarification

 
Brickell City Centre, the brand-new $1.05 Billion mega, mixed-use urban development in the epicenter of Brickell, is almost complete and has a glaring misspelling on the side of the building.

The photograph above, which was taken yesterday from a condo at Mint, clearly shows that someone forgot the second “L” at the end of Brickell.

Brickell City Centre Original Rendering

Brickell City Centre Original Rendering

Brickell City Centre Today - Same Angle as Rendering

Brickell City Centre Today – Same Angle as Rendering

After spending over a billion dollars, you would think that Swire Properties (the developer) would have paid someone to spell-check the almost finished product. Let’s see how long it takes them to fix it.

Apple to Open Largest Florida Store at Brickell City Centre

Posted on by Michael Light

 
Apple will launch its largest store in Florida in the brand-new, $1.05 Billion mega-project Brickell City Centre, which is slated to open this fall.

Although it has been speculated since early 2014 that Apple may add to its collection of stores in South Florida by branding it into Brickell City Centre, it has just been confirmed according to sources of The Real Deal. The Apple store will be among 70 high-end stores and restaurants at the open-air luxury shopping center in Brickell.

Apple already has 4 successful locations in South Florida which include Lincoln Road, Dadeland Mall, Aventura Mall and The Falls.

Brickell City Centre, which has been referred to as a “city within a city” since you can literally live, work and play all in the same urban development, also includes 2 luxury residential condo towers, Reach and Rise, that will offer luxury living within the multi-dimensional hotspot. If you, or someone you know, are interested in purchasing a luxury condo at Brickell City Centre, please contact your Miami condo specialist, Michael Light. You may reach me directly at my office at (305) 350-9842, on my cell at (786) 566-1700 or via email at michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.

Photo Source: The Real Deal

Brickell City Centre Secures 12 More Luxury Tenants

Posted on by Michael Light

 
Brickell City Centre, the 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in the epicenter of Brickell, is on track to open in the next several months, and new luxury tenants have been added to the retail collection.

Swire Properties, along with its co-developers Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group, have recently secured leases for 12 premium retailers that include luxury brands, international household names, local favorites and first-time Miami flagships. The newest tenants include:

  • Acqua di Parma – an Italian perfume company also selling skincare, premium leather goods and a home collection.
  • IRO – a French fashion label of sleek street-style apparel for celebrities and elite fashionistas.
  • Stuart Weitzman – U.S.-label luxury footwear designer that is internationally celebrated.
  • Coach – New-York based handbag leader.
  • Porsche Design – A high-end lifestyle label which sells ready-to-wear pieces for women and men, handbags and accessories.
  • Michele Lopriore – A bespoke Italian women’s shoe designer.
  • Mirto – The leading Spanish tailor famous for quality menswear and womenswear.
  • Adolfo Dominguez – An elegant Spanish apparel brand for men.
  • Capritouch – An Italian footwear company where shoppers meet cobblers to design custom sandals that are uniquely crafted by skilled artisans from the original shop located on the Island of Capri.
  • Santa Maria Novella – The oldest surviving pharmacy in the world by Florence-based Maria Novella which sells hand-made skincare, body care and fragrances that trace back to its original medicinal roots in Italy.
  • Diptyque – A Parisian retailer selling luxury home and body fragrances.
  • Nest Casa – A Miami-based showroom by former model Sara Colombo which sells a curated collection of luxury home accessories and décor.

Other luxury stores that have already been announced for Brickell City Centre include anchor-tenant Saks Fifth Avenue which will occupy 3 floors of the mega shopping center, Valentino, Chopard, Lululemon, Harmont & Blaine, Cole Haan, Illesteva, OndadeMar, Ted Baker, Agent Provocateur, 100% Capri, Addict, Vilebrequin, APM Monaco, Giuseppe Zanotti, La Perla, Bally and Kiton. Eateries at Brickell City Centre will include Pubbelly Sushi, Pasion del Cielo, Quinto La Huella and Sugar. Cinemex Theatre, an ultra-luxury dine-in cinema, will also be an anchor to Brickell City Centre.

Courtney Lord, vice president of leasing for Whitman Family Development believes that “this curated mix of tenants meets the diverse demand of our visiting, local and daytime business customers and will secure Brickell’s new role as a world-class flagship destination for successful global luxury brands.”

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