Brickell, also known as the Financial District of Miami, is home to a large number of international banks such as HSBC, Espirito Santo Bank, and Banco Santander. These Brickell Miami banks are predominantly located along Brickell Avenue – the main thoroughfare running through Brickell Miami and extending north to south from the Brickell Avenue Bridge to the Rickenbacker Causeway. Brickell Miami is considered to be one of South Florida’s most prestigious neighborhoods and is a perennial favorite place to live among affluent, young professionals. See also:
The History of Brickell.
The Brickell Lifestyle (Shopping, Restaurants, and Entertainment)
At the heart of Brickell, located along South Miami Avenue, are two large-scale, mixed-use developments – Mary Brickell Village and Brickell City Centre. Mary Brickell Village, the smaller of the two developments, includes 200,000 square feet of bars, shops, and restaurants. Toscana Divino, Blue Martini, Shake Shack, North Italia, and P.F. Chang's and are some of the noteworthy tenants at Mary Brickell Village. Brickell City Centre See our list of the
top 10 best restaurants in Brickell.
Brickell City Centre, which opened in November of 2016, is a development of great significance and mammoth proportions. Spanning over nine acres and at a cost of over $1 Billion, Brickell City Centre is an urban oasis to live, work, and shop. It includes 500,000 square feet of open-air retail featuring luxury brands such as Chopard and Valentino, a 5-star hotel called East Hotel, and 780 luxury condo residences in the Brickell City Centre towers called Rise and Reach. Brickell City Centre also includes a high-end movie theater and an Italian food hall called Casa Tua Cucina.
Brickell Condo Buildings
Brickell is considered one of the safest neighborhoods in Miami. It is a densely populated neighborhood where towering apartment and condominium buildings abound. Some of the more distinguished condo buildings in Brickell include
Icon Brickell,
SLS Lux,
Echo Brickell,
Four Seasons Residences, and
Brickell Flatiron.
Una Residences is the only condominium development that is currently under construction in Brickell. See our
full list of Brickell condo buildings.
Celebrities Who Have Lived in Brickell Miami
Over the years, a number of well-known celebrities have lived in Brickell Miami, including Pharrell (Bristol Tower), Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony (Icon Brickell), Andy Murray (Jade at Brickell Bay), Serena Williams, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez (Jade at Brickell Bay), Luis Miguel (Jade at Brickell Bay), Joanna Krupa (Four Seasons Residences Miami), Juan Pablo Montoya (Jade at Brickell Bay), and Trey Songz (Brickell Heights).
Brickell Miami's Location
Brickell Miami is located just south of Downtown Miami (immediately south of the Brickell Avenue Bridge), east of the Brickell Metrorail station, and north of the Rickenbacker Causeway. By car, Brickell is 10 minutes from Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne and 20 minutes from South Beach, the Miami International Airport, Midtown Miami, and the Design District.