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Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in
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, historically referenced at times as "Southside" (being south of the Miami River), located directly east of
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, south of the Miami River, and north of
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. Brickell is known as the financial district of Miami, as well as
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. Brickell was founded in the mid-19th century, growing to become Miami's "
Millionaire's Row The Millionaires' Mile, Millionaires' Row, Billionaires' Row, Golden Mile or Alpha Street are the exclusive residential neighborhoods of various cities, often along one scenic strip such as a riverside or hilltop drive, or a wide city boulevard. ...
" in the early 20th century after the construction of lavish mansions along
Brickell Avenue Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that is part of U.S. Route 1, in Miami, Florida, just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main road throug ...
by
Mary Brickell William Brickell (May 22, 1817(?) – January 14, 1908) joined Julia Tuttle as a co-founder of Miami, Florida. During the Civil War, Brickell and his wife Mary, whom he met and married in Australia, lived in the White House while he worked as an ...
; both the avenue and neighborhood were named for Mary Brickell and her husband, William Brickell. By the 1970s, office towers, hotels and apartments began replacing the historic mansions. Brickell overtook the city's central business district to the north, as one of the largest
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s in the
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. With a fast-growing residential population, Brickell is Miami's most
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neighborhood, with a 2024 population of about 40,000.


History

With rapid urbanization over the decades, very little remains of the original character of Brickell. Brickell was originally platted for
mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word ''manse'' originally defined a property l ...
s and large homes by
Mary Brickell William Brickell (May 22, 1817(?) – January 14, 1908) joined Julia Tuttle as a co-founder of Miami, Florida. During the Civil War, Brickell and his wife Mary, whom he met and married in Australia, lived in the White House while he worked as an ...
, which thus led to the name "Millionaire's Row." With the growth of the city, especially in the 1970s onwards, Brickell's character began to change with the construction of high-rise office towers along
Brickell Avenue Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that is part of U.S. Route 1, in Miami, Florida, just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main road throug ...
, and high-rise residential towers in lower Brickell, south of SE 15th Road (Broadway). A commercial boom in the 1980s brought mass construction of office towers to Brickell, and subsequent construction, would further change the neighborhood into the dense, urban, residential and commercial neighborhood it is today. Some of the historic buildings remaining in Brickell can be seen in the photos below. While not a registered historic landmark, Brickell is home to Tobacco Road, which claimed to be Miami's oldest bar, in business since 1912, with a now-demolished building built in 1915. File:Brickell Mausoleum, Miami, Florida - IMG 7996.JPG,
Brickell Mausoleum The Brickell Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Miami, Florida at 501 Brickell Avenue. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Feder ...
at Brickell Park, built in 1921 File:Miami Circle 20110307.jpg,
Miami Circle The Miami Circle, also known as The Miami River Circle, Brickell Point, or The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site, is an archaeological site in Brickell, Miami, Florida. It consists of a perfect circle measuring 38 feet (11.5m) of 600 postmolds ...
,
Tequesta The Tequesta, also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos, were a Native American tribe on the Southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida. They had infrequent contact with Europeans and had largely migrated by the middle of the 18th century. Loca ...
Indian burial grounds, circa 310-10 AD File:Dr.JamesM.JacksonOffice.jpg,
Dr. James M. Jackson Office The Dr. James Madison Jackson Office is a historic site in Miami, Florida. It is located at 190 Southeast 12th Terrace. The first resident physician of Miami, Dr. James M. Jackson, had his office and surgery in this building. More recently, it b ...
, first physician's office in Miami, 1905 File:Miami FL Southside School01.jpg, Southside School, 1900-1924 File:Stjudechurch.jpg, St. Jude Catholic Church, 1946 File:Miami FL Fire Station 4-01.jpg, Fire Station No. 4, 1922 File:229 SW 9 Street Miami FL 33130 historic apartment 1925.jpg, A former apartment building on SW 9th Street, built in 1925, which is currently the site of a new luxury condominium called Smart Brickell.


Geography

Brickell lies immediately east of
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, including Southwest 3rd Avenue, and extends to the
Biscayne Bay Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is large ...
. Brickell extends north to the Miami River and south to SW 26th Road (the
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). The neighborhood comprises mostly financial and residential buildings north of Broadway (Southwest 15th Road), and mostly residential buildings south of Broadway. Brickell is home to 31,759 year-round residents. Although Brickell was known as a financial district, in recent years, construction of numerous residential and mixed-use towers has reshaped the neighborhood into a residential community. Brickell now offers residents a walkable lifestyle, where work and entertainment converge. Ongoing development has expanded the dense urban core of Brickell from Brickell Avenue west to Interstate I95, making the
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line and new and expanding Underline Park the center of the neighborhood. As of 2010, 80,000 residents live in Brickell, among them, famous celebrities such as
José José José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer. Also known as ''El Príncipe de la Canción'' (The Prince of Song), his performance and vocal style have influenced ma ...
,
Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...
,
Clinton Portis Clinton Earl Portis (born September 1, 1981) is an American college football coach at Delaware State University and former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played col ...
,
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and
Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...
. Within Brickell is Mary Brickell Village, which was the center of the neighborhood's entertainment district when it opened in 2006. It remains to be a popular gathering spot that includes restaurants, boutique retail shops, and a variety of service providers. The project design was inspired by a mediterranean-style village with open squares that facilitate social gatherings and entertainment events. Its design now contrasts to the steel Manhattan-like skyscrapers that surround it, but offers a welcoming scale more akin to coastal Mediterranean villages in Europe. Plans are in place to redevelop a portion of this space. To the north of Brickell is
Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...
, with most of the area's public elementary schools and
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's Wolfson Campus. Downtown is also home to the Miami Main Library, as well as various parks, theatres, museums, and sporting venues. South of Brickell is
Coconut Grove Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as "The Grove", is an affluent and the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhoods of Miami, neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by North Prospect Driv ...
, with Mercy Hospital,
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,
Dinner Key Dinner Key is a marina complex in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, along the shore of Biscayne Bay on South Bayshore Drive. It was originally an island, but was connected to the mainland in 1914 by filling in the intervening space ...
,
Villa Vizcaya The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick- International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day Coconut Grove neighb ...
, as well as many historic sites and parks. Coconut Grove also has many of Miami's best private schools, such as Ransom Everglades,
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, and Immaculata-Lasalle High School. West of Brickell is
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, extending from Interstate I95 westward. East of Brickell is
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, and eastward along the
Rickenbacker Causeway The Rickenbacker Causeway is a causeway that connects Miami, Florida to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay. Background The Causeway is a toll road, owned and operated by Miami-Dade County. Automobile ...
, is
Virginia Key Virginia Key is an barrier island in Miami, Florida. It is located in Biscayne Bay south of Brickell and north of Key Biscayne and is accessible from the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway. The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Ke ...
and
Key Biscayne Key Biscayne () is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and sout ...
. Both keys have many public beaches, nature preserves, parks, and various other cultural venues. Also east, along the
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is
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.


Demographics

As of 2010, the population of Brickell had 27,776 people, with a population density of 37,622 per square mile, making it one of the densest neighborhoods in the United States. In the 2010 US Census, the racial makeup of Brickell was 62.0%
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of any race, 33.2% White (non-Hispanic), 1.6% Asian, and 1.4%
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. The zip codes for Brickell include 33129, 33130, and 33131. The area covers . Many of its daily occupants work in banking, law, and finance. As of 2000, there were 5,557 males and 5,972 females. The median age for males was 38.4 years old, while the median age for females was 40.6 years old. The average household size had 1.8 people, while the average family size had 2.6 members. The percentage of married-couple families (among all households) was 30.3%, while the percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households) was 8.5%, and the percentage of single-mother households (among all households) was 4.3%. The percentage of never-married males 15 years old and over was 20.2%, while the percentage of never-married females 15 years old and over was 16.0%. As of 2000, the percentage of people who speak English not well or not at all made up 27.7% of the population. The percentage of residents born in Florida was 17.1%, the percentage of people born in another U.S. state was 13.7%, and the percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S. was 3.9%, while the percentage of foreign-born residents was 65.3%. Brickell is a highly educated and affluent neighborhood. As of 2014, an estimated 75% of residents older than 25 hold at least a bachelors level degree with 34% holding an advanced degree. The approximate average household income of $125,500 is more than twice the average for the City of Miami.


Economy

Brickell is a dense, high-rise residential neighborhood with many upscale, luxury condominium and apartment towers. Brickell is home to many popular Miami restaurants, shops, art galleries, and places of entertainment. A few hundred feet east of the northeastern side of Brickell is
Brickell Key Brickell Key is a artificial island, man-made island off the mainland Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Also called Claughton Island, the neighborhood is just east of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami and the Miami River (Florida), Mi ...
, an island of high-rise residential and hotel towers, including the Mandarin Oriental. , over 190,000 office employees work in greater Downtown. Today, greater
Downtown Miami Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida, United States. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and ...
is one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in Miami, booming from 40,000 residents in 2000 to 80,000 in 2010. Brickell is served by the
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at the
Brickell station Brickell station is a Metrorail rapid transit station in Miami, Florida, serving the system's Green and Orange Lines. One of the core stations of Miami's public transport network, it serves the financial district of Brickell. Combined, the Metro ...
and by 5 stations of the
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's Brickell Loop.


Banking and consulates

As South Florida's
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, Brickell is the core of Miami's banking, investment, and financial sectors. Additionally, along with
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, Brickell has most of the state's foreign consulates, including the consulates of
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, the
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,
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,
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,
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, and the
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, amongst others.


Education and institutions


Elementary schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the South ...
operates area public schools: *Southside Elementary School Private schools: *First Presbyterian International Christian School (Christian) *Gordon Day School (Jewish) *Prima Casa Montessori School


Colleges and universities

*
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( Downtown Campus), a public university *
University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...
, a private research university in neighboring
Coral Gables Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida and is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Cora ...


Libraries

* Miami Main Library


Places of worship

Places of worship in the Brickell neighborhood include: *First Presbyterian Church of Miami *Crossbridge Church in Brickell * St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church *The Rok Family Shul: Chabad Downtown Jewish Center *Beth David Congregation


Transportation

Brickell is served by
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throughout the area, the
Miami Metrorail Metrorail is a rapid transit system in Miami and Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Metrorail is operated by Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County. Opened in 1984, it is Florida's only rapid transit ...
, and the
Metromover Metromover is a fare-free automated people mover system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods. Metromover con ...
: Metrorail: *
Brickell Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, historically referenced at times as "Southside" (being south of the Miami River), located directly east of Interstate 95, south of the Miami River (Florida), Miami River, and north of Coconut Gr ...
(SW 11th Street and 1st Avenue) Metromover: * Brickell Loop Public Transportation in the
Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...
/Brickell area is used more than in any other part of Miami and is a vital part of Brickell's life.
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, Miami's
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system, has one station in Brickell at the
Brickell Station Brickell station is a Metrorail rapid transit station in Miami, Florida, serving the system's Green and Orange Lines. One of the core stations of Miami's public transport network, it serves the financial district of Brickell. Combined, the Metro ...
. In addition to Metrorail, the
Metromover Metromover is a fare-free automated people mover system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods. Metromover con ...
train system runs 3 lines throughout Downtown (the Downtown Loop, the Omni Loop, and the Brickell Loop). The Metromover connects with Metrorail and is free. Metromover stations can be found at roughly every two blocks in Brickell. Metrorail has stops throughout Miami with connections to
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, all Miami-Dade County bus lines,
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and
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. The main bus station in Downtown is located next to the Arsht Center at the
Adrienne Arsht Center Station Adrienne Arsht Center station, formerly Omni station, is a Metromover station in the Arts & Entertainment District neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States. The station is adjacent to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing ...
. Plans are in place to connect the Metrorail to Midtown and South Beach. As an urban and
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area with an extensive
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network, Brickell (along with
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, Omni, and
South Beach South Beach, also nicknamed colloquially as SoBe, is a Neighborhoods of Miami Beach, Florida, neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. It is located east of Miami between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses Miami Beach south ...
) is one of the areas in Miami where a car-free lifestyle is commonplace. Many Brickellites get around by foot, bicycle, scooter,
Metromover Metromover is a fare-free automated people mover system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods. Metromover con ...
, taxi, or ride share app. The Metromover is a popular alternative to walking in the area, especially on rainy, hot or cold days, as the Metromover is free, and stations are located roughly every two blocks throughout the area. The City of Miami, along with the Downtown Development Authority, has begun bicycle initiatives promoting citywide bike parking and
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, which have made bicycling much more popular for residents.
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and bike sharrows are currently planned for the majority of Downtown streets to be painted by the end of 2010. Decobike, the popular bike-sharing program in Miami Beach, announced a launch in Brickell/Downtown Miami in mid-2014. The
Venetian Causeway The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on a barrier island in the Miami metropolitan area. The man-made Venetian Islands and non-bridge portions of the causeway were created by materials wh ...
is a bicycle commuter route that connects
South Beach South Beach, also nicknamed colloquially as SoBe, is a Neighborhoods of Miami Beach, Florida, neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. It is located east of Miami between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses Miami Beach south ...
to Downtown. The
Rickenbacker Causeway The Rickenbacker Causeway is a causeway that connects Miami, Florida to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay. Background The Causeway is a toll road, owned and operated by Miami-Dade County. Automobile ...
is very popular on weekends for recreational bicyclists, and bicycles can outnumber cars on the causeway.


Taxis and ride share services

Taxis and ride share services, like Uber and Alto, are popular in Brickell, especially from Brickell to
South Beach South Beach, also nicknamed colloquially as SoBe, is a Neighborhoods of Miami Beach, Florida, neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. It is located east of Miami between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses Miami Beach south ...
, Design District or to
Coconut Grove Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as "The Grove", is an affluent and the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhoods of Miami, neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by North Prospect Driv ...
. Since many Brickell residents choose to not have cars, taxis and ride share services are also popular for rides within Downtown neighborhoods, especially after midnight when the
Metromover Metromover is a fare-free automated people mover system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods. Metromover con ...
stops running. Taxis can be hailed on the street or telephoned, and ride sharing services can be ordered using mobile apps.


Media

'' Brickell Magazine'' is a magazine covering Brickell and
Downtown Miami Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida, United States. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and ...
. Launched in 2008, it is published by TAG Media, Inc.
Jorge Arauz Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios' ...
is the
editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...
.


Brickell skyscrapers


Office towers

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830 Brickell 830 Brickell is a 55-story office skyscraper in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown Miami. Completed in 2023, the building rises making it the sixth tallest building in Miami. The building was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill architec ...
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Brickell World Plaza The Brickell World Plaza, also known as 600 Brickell, and formerly known as the Brickell Financial Center, is an office skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States in the Downtown Miami, downtown neighborhood and financial district of Brickell ...
*Colonnade Plaza *
Four Seasons Hotel Miami The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, is a 70-story, skyscraper in Miami, Florida. Located in downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District, it is the third tallest building in Miami and in Florida. Th ...
* 1450 Brickell *
Brickell Arch Brickell Arch is an office skyscraper in Brickell in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC (KPF). The , 36-story building is located on the southern end of Brickell A ...
* Sabadell Financial Center * 701 Brickell Avenue *Colonnade Plaza *1001 Brickell Bay Tower *Latitude One International Business Center *
Brickell Bayview Center Brickell Bayview Center, also known as the Brickell City Tower, is a skyscraper in the Brickell financial district of Miami, Florida, USA, at 80 SW 8th Street. The building is about with 30 floors and was designed in 1984 by South Miami architec ...


Residential towers

* Brickell Ten * 500 Brickell *
Brickell House Brickell House is a condominium tower in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It was built by Newgard Development Group. Proposed in 2011, the tower stands at roughly with 46 floors and is opened in 2014. Construction began in spring of ...
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Echo Brickell Echo Brickell is a skyscraper in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was developed by Kevin P. Maloney's Property Markets Group. Incidents On October 19, 2016, one person was killed and several others were injured ...
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Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
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Jade at Brickell Bay The city of Miami, Florida has the List of tallest buildings in the United States, third-tallest skyline in the United States (after New York City and List of tallest buildings in Chicago, Chicago) with 439 high-rises, over 100 of which st ...
*Emerald at Brickell *Costa Bella *
The Courts The Courts Garden is an English country garden in Holt, near Trowbridge Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies south ...
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The Mark on Brickell The city of Miami, Florida has the third-tallest skyline in the United States (after New York City and Chicago) with 439 high-rises, over 100 of which stand taller than and 70 which are taller than . The tallest building in the city is ...
*The Four Ambassadors * Santa Maria * Plaza on Brickell *
Axis at Brickell Village Axis at Brickell Village is a high-rise building complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. The complex, designed by the renowned Arquitectonica architecture firm, consists of two residential twin towers, Axis at Brickell Village North ...
*The Fortune House Hotel - Hotel and condos * Four Seasons - Hotel and condos *Skyline *Brickell Mar *Brickell Place Phase I *Brickell Place Phase II *Brickell View West *
Brickell on the River Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida, historically referenced at times as "Southside" (being south of the Miami River), located directly east of Interstate 95, south of the Miami River, and north of Coconut Grove. Brickell is known ...
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Avenue on Brickell Avenue on Brickell is a residential high-rise complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida, United States. The project consists of two high-rise residential towers, Avenue on Brickell East Tower and Avenue on Brickell West Tower. Both to ...
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Latitude on the River In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from −90° at the south pole to 90° at the n ...
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The Palace ''The Palace'' is a British drama television series that aired on ITV (TV network), ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of t ...
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Atlantis Condominium The Atlantis Condominium is a landmark 20-story luxury condominium building in Miami, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexic ...
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Solitair Brickell Solitair Brickell is a high-rise apartment building in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida, USA. It contains 420 apartments and is about high with 48 floors when completed in 2017. The building was built in the place of a ramp to a parking ...
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Panorama Tower Panorama Tower is a mixed-use 85-story skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. Located in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, it is the tallest building in Miami, and the tallest building in Florida. Construction on Panorama Tower ...
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Brickell City Centre Brickell City Centre is a large mixed-use complex consisting of two residential high-rise towers, two office buildings, a high-rise hotel, and an interconnected five-story shopping mall and lifestyle center covering located in the Brickell ...
* One Broadway *
One Tequesta Point Tequesta Point is a complex of residential high-rises in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of three skyscraper buildings located on Brickell Key, an urban island to the east of the Central Business District. Three Tequesta Poi ...
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Carbonell Condominium Carbonell Condominium is a residential high-rise building located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The tower is one of the tallest buildings located on Brickell Key, a small island located due east of Brickell at the mouth of the ...
* The Club at Brickell Bay *
Infinity at Brickell Infinity at Brickell is a condominium in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Miami's Brickell Financial District. When it topped out, it was the 6th tallest building in Miami and Florida. Although not in the same complex, it was built ...
* Icon Brickell North Tower 1450 Brickell *The Sail *Neo Vertika *
Tequesta Point Tequesta Point is a complex of residential high-rises in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of three skyscraper buildings located on Brickell Key, an urban island to the east of the Central Business District. Three Tequesta Poi ...
*Villa Regina * Vue at Brickell *The Yacht Club *
Brickell Heights Brickell Heights are two twin towers in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Together, the towers have 690 units with a ground floor Equinox Gym. Ground for the towers was broken in 2014 following the groundbreaking of SLS Brickell.The ...
*SLS Lux *1100 Millecento *1060 Brickell (previously Avenue on Brickell East Tower) *1050 Brickell (previously Avenue on Brickell West Tower) *The Bond on Brickell


Parks

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Alice Wainwright Park Alice Wainwright Park is a waterfront park and nature preserve located in northern Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States, on the southern border of Brickell. It is named for Alice C. Wainwright, who was the first woman elected to serve o ...
- (nature preserve) Brickell Ave and the Rickenbacker Causeway *Allen Morris Brickell Park- SE 10th St and SE 1st Ave *Brickell Park- Brickell Ave and SE 5th St *Marti Park- SW 3rd Ave and SW 6th Street (next to forthcoming Brickell River District) *
Miami Circle The Miami Circle, also known as The Miami River Circle, Brickell Point, or The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site, is an archaeological site in Brickell, Miami, Florida. It consists of a perfect circle measuring 38 feet (11.5m) of 600 postmolds ...
- Brickell Avenue Bridge (next to Icon Brickell towers) *
Simpson Park Hammock Simpson Park, officially Simpson Park Hammock, is a urban park and nature preserve located between Brickell and The Roads neighborhoods of Miami, Florida. The park was originally known as Jungle Park, as were set aside in 1913 by a group of i ...
- (nature preserve) S. Miami Ave and Broadway *
Southside Park Southside Park is, at , one of the largest parks in the City of Atlanta. It is located along Jonesboro Road in the southern part of the city just north of the Perimeter (I-285). Although it once ranked as the city's largest park, the new Wests ...
- SW 1st Ave and SW 11th St *Brickell Key Park- 805 Claughton Island Dr (Private temporary park, soon to be redeveloped into residences and hotel)


Gallery

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Miami Avenue Miami Avenue is a main north–south street running through Coconut Grove, Brickell, Downtown, and Midtown in Miami, Florida. It is the meridian road dividing the street grid of Miami and Miami-Dade County into east and west avenues. Route ...
File:Infinity at Brickell north.jpg, View of Brickell File:Club 50 Viceroy Downtown Miami.jpg, Club 50 on the 50th floor of
Viceroy A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...
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Four Seasons Hotel Miami The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, is a 70-story, skyscraper in Miami, Florida. Located in downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District, it is the third tallest building in Miami and in Florida. Th ...
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Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
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Brickell Key Brickell Key is a artificial island, man-made island off the mainland Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Also called Claughton Island, the neighborhood is just east of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami and the Miami River (Florida), Mi ...
File:Espirito Santo Plaza Downtown Miami 20100206.jpg,
Brickell Arch Brickell Arch is an office skyscraper in Brickell in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC (KPF). The , 36-story building is located on the southern end of Brickell A ...
File:Axis at Brickell Village Towers.jpg,
Axis at Brickell Village Axis at Brickell Village is a high-rise building complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. The complex, designed by the renowned Arquitectonica architecture firm, consists of two residential twin towers, Axis at Brickell Village North ...
File:701 Brickell Avenue.jpg, 701 Brickell Avenue File:Washington Mutual Building; Miami, Florida.jpg,
Brickell City Tower Brickell Bayview Center, also known as the Brickell City Tower, is a skyscraper in the Brickell financial district of Miami, Florida, USA, at 80 SW 8th Street. The building is about with 30 floors and was designed in 1984 by South Miami architec ...
File:Plaza on Brickell.jpg, Plaza on Brickell towers File:Atlantiscondominium.jpg,
Atlantis Condominium The Atlantis Condominium is a landmark 20-story luxury condominium building in Miami, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexic ...
File:Brickellavenue.jpg,
Brickell Avenue Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that is part of U.S. Route 1, in Miami, Florida, just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main road throug ...
File:Brickell 01.jpg, Early phase Brickell Key and Brickell skyscrapers. File:DaySouth.jpg, Early phase Brickell skyscrapers. File:Northern Brickell skyline at night 20081203.jpg, The northern Brickell skyline at night as seen from the
Mandarin Oriental Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited is a multinational hospitality and management group focusing on luxury hotels, resorts, and residences, with a total of 43 properties worldwide, 20 of which it either wholly or partially owns ...
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Brickell Key Brickell Key is a artificial island, man-made island off the mainland Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Also called Claughton Island, the neighborhood is just east of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami and the Miami River (Florida), Mi ...
File:Miami Underconstruction.jpg, Brickell skyscrapers under construction in 2006 File:Brickell Cloudy Day.jpg, Cloudy day in Brickell, Summer of 2016.


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{{Greater Miami Economy of Miami Financial districts in the United States Neighborhoods in Miami Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida