Downtown Miami is the urban
city center of
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, Florida, United States. The city's greater downtown region consists of the
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
,
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 ...
, the
Historic District
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
,
Government Center, the
Arts & Entertainment District
The Arts & Entertainment District, or previously known as Omni, is a neighborhood of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami, Florida. It is bound roughly by North 19th Street to the north, North 10th Street to the south, North West 2nd Avenue to ...
, and
Park West. It is divided by the
Miami River and is bordered by
Midtown Miami
Midtown Miami is the collective term for the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods of Miami, Florida. It is located north of Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes co ...
's
Edgewater, and
Wynwood sections to its north,
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 ...
to its east, the
Health District and
Overtown to its west, and
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 ...
to its south.
Downtown Miami is the core of the
Miami metropolitan area
The Miami metropolitan area is a coastal metropolitan area in southeastern Florida. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the lar ...
, the
nation's ninth-largest and world's
34th-largest metropolitan area with a population of 6.158 million people.
Within Downtown Miami,
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 Biscayne Boulevard are the main north–south roads, and
Flagler Street
Flagler Street is a main east–west road in Miami. Flagler Street is the latitudinal baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan as north or south streets (the east-west division is along Miami Avenue). Fla ...
is the main east–west road. The Downtown Miami perimeters are defined by the Miami Downtown Development Authority as the area east of
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
between
Rickenbacker Causeway to the south and the
Julia Tuttle Causeway
Julia may refer to:
People
*Julia (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Julia (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Julia gens, a patrician family of Ancient Rome
*Julia (clairvoyant) (fl. 1689), lady's maid of Qu ...
, which connects Miami and
Miami Beach
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is located on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean an ...
, to the north.
The area is a cultural, financial, and commercial center of the Miami metropolitan area, tracing its present-day history back to the 19th century. In recent years, Downtown Miami has the
third greatest concentration of
high-rises in the United States and is home to many major museums, parks, education centers, banks, company headquarters, courthouses, government offices, theaters, shops and many of the oldest buildings in the city.
History

Downtown Miami is the historic heart of
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
. Along with
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 ...
, Downtown Miami is the oldest settled area of Miami, with early
pioneer settlement dating to the early 19th century. Urban development began in the 1890s with the construction of the
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México.
Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a p ...
by
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company was a Trust (business), corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911. The origins of the trust lay in the operations of the Standard Oil of Ohio, Standard Oil Company (Ohio), which had been founde ...
industrialist
Henry Flagler
Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder ...
down to Miami at the insistence of
Julia Tuttle
Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she's called the "Mother of Miami." She's the only woman ...
. Flagler, along with developers such as
William Brickell and
George E. Merrick helped bring developer interest to the city with the construction of hotels, resorts, homes, and the extension of Flagler's rail line.
Flagler Street
Flagler Street is a main east–west road in Miami. Flagler Street is the latitudinal baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan as north or south streets (the east-west division is along Miami Avenue). Fla ...
, originating in Downtown, is a major east–west road in Miami named after the tycoon; the
Julia Tuttle Causeway
Julia may refer to:
People
*Julia (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Julia (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Julia gens, a patrician family of Ancient Rome
*Julia (clairvoyant) (fl. 1689), lady's maid of Qu ...
, crossing
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 ...
just north of Downtown in
Edgewater, is named in honor of Tuttle.
As of 2009, there are approximately 71,000 year-round residents in Greater Downtown (including Downtown's
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 ...
,
Park West, and
Arts & Entertainment District
The Arts & Entertainment District, or previously known as Omni, is a neighborhood of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami, Florida. It is bound roughly by North 19th Street to the north, North 10th Street to the south, North West 2nd Avenue to ...
neighborhoods), with close to 200,000 populating the Downtown area during the daytime, making Downtown Miami one of the most populous
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 ( ...
s in the U.S. after
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
and
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
. With recent mass construction of high-rise residential buildings and office towers, Downtown has experienced large growth, with new shops, bars, parks, and restaurants opening up, attracting many new residents.
Along with Brickell, Downtown has grown from 40,000 residents in 2000, to over 70,000 in 2009, making it one of the fastest-growing areas in Florida. It was estimated in February 2010, that about 550 new residents move to the Downtown area every month.
As of 2009, over 190,000 office employees work in Downtown and Brickell.
Downtown is served by the
Miami Metrorail at
Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre,
Government Center, and
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 ...
stations, accessible from
Broward and
Palm Beach counties via
Tri-Rail transfer station. The Metro connects to the Downtown
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 ...
, which encompasses 22 stations on the clockwise Inner (or Downtown) loop and counterclockwise Brickell and Omni branch loops. Government Center station is Downtown's main station and allows for transfers to all Metromover loops, Metrorail trains, and Metrobus lines at the
Stephen P. Clark Government Center.
Neighborhoods
Downtown Miami is centered on the
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
(CBD), best known by locals as simply "Downtown". Although distinct neighborhoods with different characters, all the following neighborhoods are often labeled under the
umbrella term
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of "Downtown Miami":
Central business district ("downtown")
The
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
(CBD), often referred to locally as simply "Downtown", is the historic center of Miami. The CBD is bound by Northeast Sixth Street to the north,
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 ...
to the east, and the
Miami River to the west and south. The majority of Miami's historic buildings are located in this district, including
Flagler Street
Flagler Street is a main east–west road in Miami. Flagler Street is the latitudinal baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan as north or south streets (the east-west division is along Miami Avenue). Fla ...
, museums, libraries, offices, schools, the vast majority of local, county, state and federal government offices and courthouses, and Miami's
Historic District
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
and
Government Center.
The CBD is directly served by the
Miami Metrorail at
Government Center Station and by 13
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 ...
stations on the Downtown, Brickell, and Omni Loops.
Miami Jewelry District
The Miami Jewelry District is a sub-neighborhood within the Central Business District historically known for its numerous jewelry stores,
jeweler
A bench jeweler is an artisan who uses a combination of skills to make and repair jewelry. Some of the more common skills that a bench jeweler might employ include antique restoration, silversmithing, goldsmithing, stone setting, engraving, ...
s and gem dealers. It is where a variety of
jeweled products are sold and is one of the three jewelry districts in the United States. It comprises four city blocks, bounded by North
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 ...
, Northeast Second Avenue, East
Flagler Street
Flagler Street is a main east–west road in Miami. Flagler Street is the latitudinal baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan as north or south streets (the east-west division is along Miami Avenue). Fla ...
and Northeast Second Streets. Shoppers can find designer jewelry,
precious stones
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewellery, jewelry or other adornments. Certain Rock (geology), rocks (such ...
, and
gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...
and silver items at street level in various retail jewelry stores. The Jewelry District can be accessed by public transportation through 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 ...
and
Metrorail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the List ...
.
Brickell
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 ...
is south of the Miami River, and is a mixed upper-class residential neighborhood as well as Miami's major
financial district
A financial district is usually a central area in a city where financial services firms such as banks, insurance companies, and other related finance corporations have their headquarters offices. In major cities, financial districts often host ...
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 ...
.
The Shops at Mary Brickell Village, Brickell City Center, and Simpson Park are located within Brickell. Brickell is directly served by the
Miami Metrorail at
Brickell Station, and by five
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 ...
stations on the Brickell Loop.
Arts and Entertainment District
The
Arts & Entertainment District
The Arts & Entertainment District, or previously known as Omni, is a neighborhood of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami, Florida. It is bound roughly by North 19th Street to the north, North 10th Street to the south, North West 2nd Avenue to ...
is an urban neighborhood with numerous hotels, and high-rise residential buildings. The neighborhood's former name ''Omni'' comes from the
Omni International Mall on
Biscayne Boulevard. The district borders
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 ...
the east, NE 2nd Ave to the west, NE 21st St to the north and
I-395 to the south. Pace Park,
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and the (former)
Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Fl ...
headquarters are located within the district. The Arts & Entertainment District is served by the
Miami Metrorail at:
Government Center Station, and by two
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 ...
stations on the Omni Loop.
Park West
Park West is the neighborhood just west of
Museum Park, east of NW 1st Ave, south of
I-195, and north of NE 6th St. Park West was primarily known for its
nightclubs
A nightclub or dance club is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment. Nightclubs often have a bar and discotheque (usually simply known as disco) with a dance floor, laser lighting displays, and ...
, and in recent years has been the talk of much revitalization and project proposals for the revitalization of the area. By the end of 2015 most of the nightclubs along the former club row west of the MetroMover from the Freedom Tower station to the Eleventh Street Station have been demolished to make way for planned construction of
Miami World Center.
Park West is directly served by the
Miami Metrorail at:
Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station, and by three
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 ...
stations on the Omni Loop.
Demographics
As of 2010, the population of Downtown Miami was 65,696 people, with a population density of 27,487 per square mile. In the 2010 US Census, the racial makeup of Downtown was 57.6%
Hispanic
The term Hispanic () are people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or broadly. In some contexts, Hispanic and Latino Americans, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an Ethnici ...
of any race, 30.8%
White (non-Hispanic), 7.2%
Black
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, and 2.9%
Asian.
The zip codes for Brickell include 33129, 33130, and 33131. The area covers .
In 2000, Downtown had a population of 39,176 residents, with 15,333 households in 1990 with an average of 2.2 residents per household, 17,130 households in 2000 with a household average of 2.1, and 33,600 households in 2009 with a household average of 2.0 residents. By 2014, the population of Downtown is expected to grow to 85,000 with 42,400 households. The median household income was $29,396 in 2000 and $40,180 in 2009.
The zip codes for Downtown include 33128, 33130, 33131, and 33132. The area covers . As of 2000, there were 6,451 males and 4,792 females. The median age for males were 34.5 years old, while the median age for females were 35.8 years old. The average household size had 1.9 people, while the average family size had 2.8 members. The percentage of married-couple families among all households was 25.5%, 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 5.8%. 15.3% of the population was in correctional institutions. 1.6% of the population was in other group homes. The percentage of never-married males 15 years old and over was 27.6%, while the percentage of never-married females 15 years old and over was 13.9%.
As of 2000, the percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all made up 23.1% of the population. The percentage of residents born in Florida was 26.9%, the percentage of people born in another U.S. state was 25.0%, and the percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S. was 6.4%, while the percentage of foreign born residents was 41.7%.
2009 Census projections indicate that the area's residential base has increased from 40,000 to 71,000 since 2000, with an expected Downtown population of 85,000 by 2014. As of 2006, 189,164 residents live in the immediate Downtown/Brickell area.
Transportation
Public transportation in the Downtown area is used more than in any other part of Miami and is a vital part of Downtown life.
Metrorail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the List ...
, Miami's
heavy rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas:
Rapid transit
A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleratio ...
system, makes three stops in Downtown on both the green and orange lines at the
Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station,
Government Center Station, and the
Brickell Station. In addition to Metrorail, the
automated
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...
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 three lines (the Downtown Loop, the Omni Loop, and the Brickell Loop) with 22 stations throughout Downtown. The Metromover is a free service and stations can be found at roughly every two blocks in Downtown and Brickell.
Downtown Miami is served by
Metrobus throughout the area, the
Miami Metrorail, 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:
*
Government Center (NW 1st Street and 1st Avenue)
*
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)
*
Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre (NW 8th Street and 1st Avenue)
Metromover:
* Downtown/Inner Loop
* Omni Loop
* Brickell Loop
Metrorail has stops throughout Miami with connections to
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary international airport serving Miami and its Miami metropolitan area, surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Florida. It hosts over 1, ...
, all Metrobus lines,
Tri-Rail
Tri-Rail is a commuter rail service linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. The ''Tri'' prefix in the name refers to the three counties served by the railroad: Palm Beach County, Palm Beach, Broward Count ...
and
Amtrak
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. The main bus station in Downtown is located next to the Arsht Center at the
Adrienne Arsht Center Station.
As an urban and
pedestrian-friendly area with an extensive
public transit
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of wh ...
network, Downtown (along with
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 ...
, the
Arts & Entertainment District
The Arts & Entertainment District, or previously known as Omni, is a neighborhood of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami, Florida. It is bound roughly by North 19th Street to the north, North 10th Street to the south, North West 2nd Avenue to ...
, 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 Downtown residents get around by foot, bicycle,
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 ...
or by taxi. 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.
Recently, the City of Miami, along with the Downtown Development Authority, has begun bicycle initiatives promoting citywide bike parking and
bike lanes, that have made bicycling much more popular for residents.
Bike lanes and
bike sharrows are currently planned for the majority of Downtown streets to be painted by the end of 2010.
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 popular
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 is very popular on weekends for recreational bicyclists, and often, bicycles can outnumber cars on the causeway.
Tri-Rail expansion
In the 2025 and 2030 long range transportation plans, Miami's
commuter rail
Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter town ...
system,
Tri-Rail
Tri-Rail is a commuter rail service linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. The ''Tri'' prefix in the name refers to the three counties served by the railroad: Palm Beach County, Palm Beach, Broward Count ...
, has envisioned moving to or adding service on the
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México.
Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a p ...
(FEC) corridor, which runs along the region's densest neighborhoods, parallel to
Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, and Federal Highway in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Tri-Rail service on the FEC line would bring Tri-Rail to Downtown's transit hub,
Government Center Station, connecting Downtown directly to
Midtown Miami
Midtown Miami is the collective term for the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods of Miami, Florida. It is located north of Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes co ...
/
Miami Design District,
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side, sometimes abbreviated UES, is a neighborhood in the boroughs of New York City, borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded approximately by 96th Street (Manhattan), 96th Street to the north, the East River to the e ...
/
Miami Shores,
North Miami,
North Miami Beach/
Aventura, Downtown
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood ...
, and Downtown
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it ...
. Currently, rail commuters must transfer onto the
Metrorail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the List ...
in
Hialeah
Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in Miami-Dade County in the Miami met ...
to get to Downtown. Miami's Downtown Development Authority along with Miami-area politicians are actively lobbying to bring Tri-Rail to the city core.
Taxis
Taxis are popular in Downtown, especially from Downtown 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 Downtown residents choose to not have cars, taxis 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 phoned.
Economy

Downtown is home to many companies, corporations and organizations. Downtown has about of office space, and is the central financial and business hub of
South Florida
South Florida, sometimes colloquially shortened to SoFlo, is the Regions of the United States#Florida, southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the two others are ...
.
[Miami Downtown Development Authority](_blank)
. Miamidda.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-16. Some private companies with headquarters in Downtown are
Akerman LLP
Akerman is a United States–based law firm. It is among the 100 largest firms in the United States, according to rankings by ''The American Lawyer''. The firm has 25 offices across the United States and approximately 750 lawyers, with its large ...
,
Arquitectonica,
Espírito Santo Financial Group,
Florida Justice Institute,
Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig is a multinational law firm, law and lobbying firm founded in Miami in 1967 by Mel Greenberg, Larry J. Hoffman, and Robert H. Traurig.
As of 2025, it is the eighth-largest law firm in the United States. The firm has 49 locati ...
,
Holland & Knight,
Macy's Florida, ''
Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Fl ...
'', ''
Miami Today
''Miami Today'' is a weekly newspaper headquartered in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The newspaper reports on business, government and civic life in Miami-Dade County commentating on the economy, real estate and development, ...
'',
Shutts & Bowen,
Terremark Worldwide,
Vector Group
In electrical engineering, a vector group, officially called a connection symbol, is the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) method of categorizing the high voltage (HV) windings and low voltage (LV) winding configurations of three-ph ...
, World Property Channel, and Zyscovich Architects. Sanford Group Company and Sanford Fiduciary Investor Services, Inc., and
LTU International had headquarters in Downtown.
Public organizations with their main offices in Downtown include, the central offices of the Beacon Council, the Downtown Development Authority,
Miami-Dade County government,
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 ...
,
Miami Police Department, Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation], and other City of Miami departments despite
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
's location in
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 ...
.
Consulates
Several countries have
consulates
A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth countries, a h ...
based in Downtown, most of which are located along
Biscayne Boulevard and
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 ...
. These include:
*
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
*
Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...
*
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
*
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
*
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
*
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
*
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
*
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
*
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
*
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
*
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
*
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
*
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
*
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
*
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
*
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
*
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
*
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
*
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
*
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
*
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
*
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
*
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
*
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
*
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
Japan first opened its consulate in Miami in 1992. As of 1992 this consulate gives logistical support to Japanese embassies in the Caribbean and Latin America. Japan opened a consulate in Miami after Japanese investors purchased several major real estate properties in Florida.
Chambers of commerce
Downtown is also home to many international
chambers of commerce, these include:
*British American Business Council
*Italy-America Chamber of Commerce
*Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce
*German American Business Chamber
*Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce
*French American Chamber of Commerce.
Historic districts
Downtown has three
U.S.
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ...
historic districts
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from ce ...
. The Downtown Miami Commercial Historic District, the Downtown Miami Historic District, and the Lummus Park Historic District.
The
Downtown Miami Historic District comprises in the heart of Downtown with over 60 buildings within its jurisdiction. Many of the buildings within the area are of the
Moderne style and
Classical Revival
Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassic ...
style with uses for government, residential, and commercial. Periods of significance within this area are from 1900 to 1924, 1925 to 1949, and 1950 to 1974. The Downtown Miami Commercial Historic District was designated a historic district in 1988 and comprises 20 buildings on the east side of Downtown with 19th and early 20th-century revival styles.
The
Lummus Park Historic District is west of Downtown in the neighborhood of Lummus Park. It is west of
I-95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
surrounding
Lummus Park along the
Miami River. The historic district was designated historic in 1988 and then expanded in 2006. The area is large with 43 different buildings mostly owned by private entities and the local government. Prominent styles include late 19th and early 20th-century revival styles,
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ...
, and
Bungalow
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is typically single or one and a half storey, if a smaller upper storey exists it is frequently set in the roof and Roof window, windows that come out from the roof, and may be surrounded by wide ve ...
style, with prominent periods of 1900–1924 and 1925–1949.
Parks

Downtown's largest and most popular parks are
Bayfront Park,
Museum Park, and Pace Park. Bayfront Park is host to the free DWTWN Concert Series, put on weekly in the park's amphitheater, as well as various other annual events such as the Orange Drop for New Year's, Bike Miami, and the "America's Birthday Bash at Bayfront Park" for Independence Day. Bayfront Park hosts many large outdoor concerts such as
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a Concert tour, touring Rock music, rock music festival that toured the United States and Canada each summer from 1995 until 2019, and returned in 2025 for its 30th anniversary. By 2015, Warped was the largest traveling music ...
and
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an annual outdoor electronic music Music festival, festival that takes place in March in Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes.
It was first held on Miami Beach, but bes ...
. Formerly Bicentennial Park, Museum Park has been redone, and is now the site for new buildings for the
Miami Art Museum and the
Miami Science Museum.
Other parks in the Downtown area include:
*
Fort Dallas Park, Central Business District
*
Lummus Park, Central Business District
*Paul S. Walker Park, Central Business District
*Joan Lehman Sculpture Plaza, Central Business District
*Robert F. Clark Plaza, Central Business District
*Southside Park, Brickell
*
Simpson Park, Brickell
*
Alice Wainwright Park, Brickell
*Brickell Park, Brickell
*Miami Circle, Brickell
*Brickell Key Park, Brickell
*Brickell Plaza Mini Park, Brickell
Government and infrastructure

As the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
of Miami-Dade County, Downtown is home to the central offices and departments of the
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County () is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most-populous coun ...
government, mainly located in the
Government Center area. The
Stephen P. Clark Government Center is the central headquarters of Miami-Dade government with the offices of the Miami-Dade Mayor. Although city hall for the City of Miami is in
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 ...
, many offices of Miami's city government are in Downtown, including the city's Planning Department. The
Miami Police Department also has its central offices in Downtown.
Downtown is home to many city, county, state, and federal courthouses, jails, judge offices, and law firms. Some of the courthouses in Downtown are the Dade County Family Court, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. District Court Clerk,
Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Federal Courthouse, U.S. Magistrate Judge, City of Miami courthouses and many others.
The
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the executive branch of the federal governmen ...
operates two post offices in Downtown. They are the Brickell Post Office and the Flagler Miami Post Office. The
Federal Detention Center, Miami, operated by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for all List of United States federal prisons, federal prisons ...
, is located in Downtown.
Fire stations
The
City of Miami Fire and Rescue Department operates 4 of its 14 fire stations within the Downtown area. Each are listed below.
*Fire Station # 1 – 144 NE 5th Street – Midtown/Overtown (''Downtown'')
*Fire Station # 2 – 1901 N Miami Avenue – Wynwood/Edgewater
*Fire Station # 3 – 1103 NW 7th Street – Little Havana/Overtown
*Fire Station # 4 – 1105 SW 2nd Avenue – Brickell/The Roads (''Downtown'')
Cost of living
The average apartment sale price was $347,729 in 2010, up 15% from 2009, with the average apartment price at $300 per square foot. During the
Miami building boom of the first decade of the 21st century, 23,628
condominium
A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership regime in which a building (or group of buildings) is divided into multiple units that are either each separately owned, or owned in common with exclusive rights of occupation by individual own ...
and
apartment
An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), tenement (Scots English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that ...
s were built
in numerous high-rise towers that quickly transformed the city. Over 85% of these apartments are now occupied as of early 2011. It is estimated that about 550 new residents move to Downtown every month. Renters make up 56% of the residents in Downtown.
In July 2011, Downtown's office vacancy rate was reported at 21% dropping from a high of 26% in mid-2010. Downtown also reported an average commercial asking rate of $36.33, making it the eighth-highest in the nation after Manhattan, Washington DC, Fairfield County, Connecticut, San Francisco, and Boston.
Downtown has over 6,000 hotel rooms in numerous hotels. Downtown has Miami's largest concentration of hotel rooms, and is the city's hub for business travellers. Many of these hotels are geared for business travellers, mostly 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 ...
, some for luxury leisure stays, and others as bargain tourist hotels.
Retail

Historically,
Flagler Street
Flagler Street is a main east–west road in Miami. Flagler Street is the latitudinal baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan as north or south streets (the east-west division is along Miami Avenue). Fla ...
has been Downtown's major shopping street dating back to the 19th century. Today, it is still Downtown's major shopping street, with Florida's flagship Macy's (formerly Burdines) on Flagler Street and
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 ...
from 1912 to 2018, as well as Miami's own local department stores: La Época, on Flagler and SE 2nd Av; Alberto Cortes, on Flagler and SE 3rd Av. Flagler Street is also home to many well-known and established jewelry, jewelers, many of whom have been in Downtown since the early 20th century (i.e.: Morays Jewelers, founded in 1900). This area is called the Miami Jewelry District and comprises four Downtown blocks from Miami Avenue to SE 2nd Av on Flagler Street and NE 1st St.
After many years of decay, recently, much focus has been placed on revitalizing Flagler Street to its former grandeur. In recent years, a renewed investment interest has been placed on Flagler Street, and many new restaurants and stores have opened up, new landscaping and pavers have been placed, as well as enforced security and tourist guides. Three new pocket parks opened on Flagler St in 2009, Paul S. Walker Park, Robert F. Clark Plaza, and the Joan Lehman Sculpture Plaza. These new parks have brought more green space, benches, art, and rest areas to the street.
Besides Flagler Street, Downtown has two other major shopping areas, Bayside Marketplace and Mary Brickell Village in
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 ...
. Bayside Marketplace was built in 1987, and is one of Miami's most visited tourist attractions averaging over 15 million visitors a year. It is an outdoor shopping mall overlooking
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 ...
at
Bayfront Park. Bayside Marketplace has many national retail chains, as well as local Miami stores. Mary Brickell Village is on Miami Avenue and SE 10th Street in Brickell. Mary Brickell Village is a major nightlife area and has many of Miami's upscale bars and restaurants that stretch along Miami Avenue from around SE 6th Street to Broadway (SE 15th Road).
Education
Public 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 Downtown Miami's public schools, which include:
Elementary schools
*Downtown Miami Charter School
*Southside Elementary School
*Miami Children's Museum School
*Bridgepoint Academy of Greater Miami (Charter)
High schools
*Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial High School, a magnet school
*New World School of the Arts, an arts magnet school
Public school zoning
Downtown children are zoned based on the neighborhood they live in within Downtown, roughly split into Brickell, Central Business District (CBD), and Arts & Entertainment District/Edgewater.
Services Near You
*Elementary schools:
**Southside Elementary School, for Brickell children
**Riverside Elementary School, for CBD children
**Frederick Douglass Elementary School, for CBD children
**Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, for Arts & Entertainment District and Edgewater children
*Middle schools:
**Shenandoah Middle School, for Brickell children
**José de Diego Middle School, for CBD, Arts & Entertainment District and Edgewater children
*High schools (open to all Downtown residents):
**Young Women's Preparatory School, all-girls
**Young Men's Preparatory School, all-boys
**The Booker T. Washington High School (Miami, Florida), Booker T. Washington High School
Private schools
Plans are currently underway for a 1,700-student University-preparatory school, preparatory school in Brickell at 1742 SW 2nd Avenue, named "Brickell Preparatory Academy". Other private schools in Downtown are:
*First Presbyterian International Christian School
*Gordon Day School (Jewish)
*Prima Casa Montessori School
Colleges and universities
*Florida International University (Florida International University#Downtown Miami Center, Downtown Center), a public university at 1101 Brickell Avenue
*Miami Dade College (Miami Dade College (Wolfson Campus), Wolfson Campus), a public college
*Miami International University of Art & Design, a private university
*Miami Culinary Institute, a public college
*University of Miami, highly ranked private research university in neighboring Coral Gables, Florida, Coral Gables
Cultural institutions
Museums and historic sites
*Pérez Art Museum Miami
*Historical Museum of Southern Florida
*Miami Children's Museum
*Wagner Home
*Freedom Tower (Miami), Freedom Tower
*City of Miami Cemetery
* Downtown Miami Historic District
* Lummus Park Historic District
*Miami Circle
Theatres and performance arts
* Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
**Ziff Ballet Opera House
**Knight Concert Hall
**Florida Grand Opera
*Olympia Theater and Office Building, Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
*Miami City Ballet
*Miami Wind Symphony
Libraries
*Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami Main Library
Places of worship
* Central Baptist Church (Miami, Florida), Central Baptist Church (Built in 1925)
* First Church of Christ, Scientist (Miami, Florida), First Church of Christ Scientist (1925)
* First Presbyterian Church (Miami, Florida), First Presbyterian Church (1898)
* First United Methodist Church (Miami, Florida), First United Methodist Church (1966)
* Gesu Church (Miami, Florida), Gesu Catholic Church (1896)
* Greater Bethel AME Church (Miami, Florida), Greater Bethel AME Church (1927)
* Miami Central Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church (Miami, Florida) (1925)
* St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, St. Jude Catholic Church (1946)
* Temple Israel of Greater Miami (1926)
* Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Miami, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (1925)
* Immanuel Lutheran Church
* Temple Israel of Greater Miami
* Central Korean Presbyterian Church
* The Shul of Downtown and Brickell
Bookstores
* Books and Books – Wachovia Financial Center
* Miami Book Fair International, an annual literary festival held at Miami Dade College
Festivals and events
*DWNTWN Concert Series, free performances every 2nd Friday of the month at 5:30pm, Bayfront Park
*New Year's Big Orange Drop, Bayfront Park
*Miami Marathon, marathon held in January
*Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is an annual outdoor electronic music Music festival, festival that takes place in March in Miami, Florida. The festival was founded in 1999 by Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes.
It was first held on Miami Beach, but bes ...
, electronic music festival held in March
*Miami International Film Festival, held in March
*Winter Music Conference, held in March
*Independence Day Celebration, Bayfront Park
*Miami Book Fair International, literary festival held in November
*Art Basel Miami, art exhibition held in December
*Miami International Boat Show
*The Arts Of Storytelling, held in March
*The Best of the Best Reggae Concert
Sports facilities
*American Airlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat
Downtown skyscrapers
Office towers
*Four Seasons Hotel Miami
*Southeast Financial Center
*Bank of America Tower (Miami), Miami Tower
*One Biscayne Tower
*1450 Brickell
*701 Brickell Avenue
*Brickell Financial Centre
*Brickell Arch
*Sabadell Financial Center
*Brickell Bay Office Tower
*Latitude on the River, Latitude One
*SunTrust International Center
*Alfred I. DuPont Building
*Miami Center
*Courthouse Center (Miami, Florida), Courthouse Center
*Museum Tower (Miami), Museum Tower
*Dade County Courthouse (Florida), Dade County Courthouse
*New World Tower
* Stephen P. Clark Government Center
*Metropolitan Miami (development), Met 2 (Wells Fargo Center)
Residential towers
*900 Biscayne Bay
*Ten Museum Park
*1800 Club
*Wind (Miami), Wind
*Marinablue
*One Miami, One Miami East Tower
*One Miami, One Miami West Tower
*Opera Tower
*Quantum on the Bay, Quantum on the Bay North Tower
*Quantum on the Bay, Quantum on the Bay South Tower
*Riverfront West, The Ivy
*Marquis Miami
*Riverfront West, Mint
*50 Biscayne
*Met 1
*The Loft 2
*Everglades on the Bay, Everglades on the Bay North Tower
*Everglades on the Bay, Everglades on the Bay South Tower
Hotel towers
*Four Seasons Hotel Miami (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 ...
)
*Hotel Intercontinental Miami, Hotel InterContinental
*The Grand Doubletree
See also
*Midtown Miami
Midtown Miami is the collective term for the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods of Miami, Florida. It is located north of Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes co ...
* Downtown Miami Historic District
References
External links
Official website
Miami Downtown Development Authority
{{Authority control
Central business districts in the United States, Miami, Downtown
Economy of Miami
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Miami
Neighborhoods in Miami
Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida