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Brickell — Neighborhood of Miami — The northern end of the Brickell skyline looking towards the Miami River
Nickname(s): Financial District Brickell neighborhood within the City of Miami
Coordinates: 25°45′29″N 80°11′35″W / 25.758°N 80.193°W Country United States State Florida County Miami-Dade County City Miami Settled 1830s Incorporated into the City of Miami 1896 Subdistricts of Brickell Neighborhoods list- West Brickell
- South Brickell[1]
Government - City of Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff - Miami-Dade Commissioners Carlos A. Giménez and Bruno Barreiro - House of Representatives Luis R. Garcia, Jr. (D) - State Senate Gwen Margolis (D) - U.S. House Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Area - Total 1.19 sq mi (3.1 km2) Population (2010) - Total 31,759 (Brickell population only)
71,000 (includes Downtown population)- Density 37,662/sq mi (14,541.4/km2) - Demonym Brickellite Time zone EST (UTC-05) ZIP Code 33129, 33130, 33131 Area code(s) 305, 786 Website Brickell Area Association
Brickell Homeowners AssociationBrickell (pronounced brick-uhl) is an urban neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. A neighborhood of greater Downtown Miami, Brickell is Miami and South Florida's major financial district. Brickell is also a dense, high-rise residential neighborhood with many upscale, luxury condominium and apartment towers. Referred to as the "Manhattan of the South,"[2] Brickell is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, mostly along Brickell Avenue, Brickell's main north-south avenue and along Miami Avenue, home to many popular Miami restaurants, shops and places of entertainment. A few hundred feet east of the northeastern side of Brickell is Brickell Key, a gated island of upscale, high-rise residential and hotel towers. As of 2009[update], over 190,000 office employees work in Downtown and Brickell.[3] Today, the Brickell and Downtown Miami neighborhoods are the fastest-growing neighborhoods in Miami, growing from 40,000 residents in 2000 to 71,000 in 2010. Brickell is served by the Miami Metrorail at the Brickell station and by 5 stations of the Metromover's Brickell Loop.
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Geography
Brickell and Brickell Key.
Brickell lies south of the Miami River, extending south to SE 26th Road (the Rickenbacker Causeway), and is mostly mixed financial and residential north of Broadway (SW 15th Road), and mostly residential south of Broadway. Brickell is home to 31,759 year-round residents.[4][5] The area of Brickell south of Broadway and is mainly low and mid-rise residential buildings west of Brickell Avenue and high-rise residential to the east of Brickell Avenue. This area of Brickell includes the "Millionaires' Row" section of Brickell Avenue, home to many expensive residences, and home to many of Miami's most expensive apartments and condominiums, as well as some iconic Miami skyscrapers, such as the Atlantis Condominium.
Although Brickell has traditionally been known as a financial district, in recent years, construction of numerous condominium and apartment towers in Brickell, has extended the upscale residential neighborhood feel of lower Brickell into upper Brickell. Recent construction in Brickell has also enlarged the urban core of Brickell from Brickell Avenue west to the Metrorail line, with new office and residential towers, such as Axis at Brickell Village. As of 2010, 31,759 residents live in Brickell, among them, famous celebrities such as José José, Luis Miguel, Clinton Portis, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.[6]
At the center of Brickell is Mary Brickell Village, with an assortment of restaurants, boutiques, services that create a gathering area for high-class retail and restaurants. Some the best and most well-known names are leasing space in the project. The project is designed after a French style village and attracts social gathering and entertainment.
To the north of Brickell is Downtown, with most of the area's public elementary schools and Miami Dade College'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, with Mercy Hospital, CocoWalk, Dinner Key, Villa Vizcaya, as well as many historic sites and parks. Coconut Grove also has many of Miami's best private schools, such as Ransom Everglades, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, and Immaculata-Lasalle High School.
West of Brickell is Little Havana, extending from SW 8th St westward. East of Brickell is Biscayne Bay, and eastward along the Rickenbacker Causeway, is Virginia Key and Key Biscayne. Both keys have many public beaches, nature preserves, parks, and various other cultural venues. Also east, along the MacArthur Causeway is South Beach.
West Brickell
West Brickell is a sub-neighborhood of Brickell, west of the Miami Metrorail line (SW 1st Avenue), and east of I-95, south of the Miami River. It is primarily a residential neighborhood, made up mostly of mid-rise apartment buildings. The Miami based production duo, The Instrumentalists, work out of their studio here.
South Brickell
South Brickell is a sub-neighborhood of Brickell, south of SE 15th Road (Broadway) to the Rickenbacker Causeway, east of I-95, west of Biscayne Bay. It is primarily a residential neighborhood with single-family homes from the early-1900s along South Miami Avenue and high-rise residential towers along Brickell Avenue.[7]
Demographics
The Shops at Mary Brickell Village is a popular dining and shopping destination in Brickell.As of 2010, the population of Brickell had 31,759 people, with a population density of 37,622 per square mile, making it one of the densest neighborhoods in the United States, and the densest neighborhood south of New York City. In the 2010 US Census, the racial makeup of Brickell was 60.2% Hispanic of any race, 33.2% White (non-Hispanic), 1.6% Asian, and 1.4% Black.[8] The zip codes for Brickell include 33129, 33130, and 33131. The area covers 1.084 square miles (2.81 km2).
As of 2000, there were 5,557 males and 5,972 females. The median age for males were 38.4 years old, while the median age for females were 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%.[9]
As of 2000, the percentage of people that 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%.[9]
Education and institutions
Elementary schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates area public schools:
- Southside Elementary School
- Ada Merritt Elementary School
- Riverside Elementary School
Private schools:
- First Presbyterian International Christian School (Christian)
- Gordon Day School (Jewish)
- Prima Casa Montessori School
Colleges and universities
- Florida International University (Downtown Campus)- public university, 1101 Brickell Avenue
Libraries
Places of worship
- First Presbyterian Church (1898)
- St. Jude Catholic Church (1946)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Central Korean Presbyterian Church
- The Shul of Downtown and Brickell
- Crossbridge Church
Transportation
Brickell is served by Metrobus throughout the area, the Miami Metrorail, and the Metromover:
Metrorail:
- Brickell (SW 11th Street and SW 1st Avenue)
Metromover:
- Brickell Loop
Aon Corporation, a company in Brickell.Public Transportation in the Downtown/Brickell area is used more than in any other part of Miami and is a vital part of Brickell life. Metrorail, Miami's heavy rail system, has one station in Brickell at the Brickell Station. In addition to Metrorail, the Metromover 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 Miami International Airport, all Miami-Dade County bus lines, Tri-Rail and Amtrak. 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 network, Brickell (along with Downtown, Omni, and South Beach) is one of the areas in Miami where a car-free lifestyle is commonplace. Many Brickellites get around by foot, bicycle, Metromover 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 initiaves promoting city-wide 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. The Venetian Causeway is a popular bicycle commuter route that connects South Beach to Downtown. The Rickenbacker Causeway is very popular on weekends for recreational bicyclists, and often times, bicycles can outnumber cars on the causeway.[10]
Taxis
Taxis are popular in Brickell, especially from Brickell to South Beach, Design District or to Coconut Grove. Since many Brickell residents choose to not have cars, taxis are also popular for rides within Downtown neighborhoods, especially after midnight when the Metromover stops running. Taxis can be hailed on the street, or phoned. For a list of taxi stands in Downtown, Park West, Omni, and Brickell see: Downtown Miami Taxi Stands
Brickell skyscrapers
Florida's tallest building, the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, is in Brickell.
Looking north on Brickell Avenue.
The Icon Brickell complex marks the northern entrance to the Brickell Financial District on Brickell AvenueOffice towers
- Four Seasons Hotel Miami
- 1450 Brickell
- Espirito Santo Plaza
- Sabadell Financial Center
- Brickell Financial Centre
- 701 Brickell Avenue
- Brickell Bay Office Tower
- Latitude One International Business Center
Residential towers
- Jade at Brickell Bay
- The Mark on Brickell
- Santa Maria
- Plaza on Brickell North Tower
- Plaza on Brickell South Tower
- Axis at Brickell North Tower
- Axis at Brickell South Tower
- Asia
- The Fortune House Hotel - Hotel and condos
- Four Seasons - Hotel and condos
- Vue at Brickell
- Brickell on the River North Tower
- Brickell on the River South Tower
- Avenue on Brickell East Tower
- Avenue on Brickell West Tower
- Latitude on the River
- The Palace
- Atlantis Condominium
- Three Tequesta Point
- Two Tequesta Point
- One Broadway
- The Yacht Club
- The Sail
- One Tequesta Point
- Carbonell Condominium
- The Club at Brickell Bay
- Infinity at Brickell
- Icon Brickell North Tower
- Icon Brickell South Tower
- 500 Brickell West Tower
- 500 Brickell East Tower
- Viceroy Tower
- Brickell Mar
- Brickell Place Phase I
- Brickell Place Phase II
- Brickell View West
Parks
Simpson Park Hammock in Brickell- Simpson Park- (nature preserve) S. Miami Ave and Broadway
- Alice Wainwright Park- (nature preserve) Brickell Ave and the Rickenbacker Causeway
- Southside Park- SW 1st Ave and SW 11th St
- Allen Morris Brickell Park- SE 10th St and SE 1st Ave
- Brickell Park- Brickell Ave and SE 5th St
- Miami Circle- Brickell Avenue Bridge (next to Icon Brickell towers)
- Brickell Key Park- 805 Claughton Island Dr
Historic Brickell
See also: Downtown Miami Historic DistrictWith rapid urbanization over the decades, very little remains of the original character of Brickell. Brickell was originally platted for mansions and large homes by Mary Brickell. Thus, where the name "Millionaire's Row" came about. 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, 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 are:
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Brickell Mausoleum at Brickell Park, built in 1921
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Miami Circle, Tequesta Indian burial grounds, circa 310-10 AD
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Dr. James M. Jackson Office, first physician's office in Miami, 1905
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Southside School, 1900-1924
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St. Jude Catholic Church, 1946
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Fire Station No. 4, 1922
Gallery
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American Indian monument on bridge over the Miami River connecting Brickell with Downtown
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View of Brickell
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Club 50 on the 50th floor of Viceroy in Brickell
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Asia on Brickell Key
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Upper Brickell before recent construction boom
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Lower Brickell before recent construction boom
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The northern Brickell skyline at night as seen from the Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key
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Brickell skyscrapers under construction in 2006
See also
References
- ^ http://miamidda.com/pdf/Population_and_Demographic_Profile_Nov2009.pdf
- ^ Brickell (Manhattan-of-the-South) neighborhood, detailed profile
- ^ http://www.miamiherald.com/103/story/1030124.html
- ^ Brickell Homeowners Association
- ^ http://brickellhomeowners.com/news/winter2009/BHAWinter09.pdf
- ^ Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony To Acquire 10 Units at Icon Brickell | Miami Condos | Miami Real Estate
- ^ http://miamidda.com/pdf/Population_and_Demographic_Profile_Nov2009.pdf
- ^ Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census - NYTimes.com
- ^ a b "Demographics of Brickell Miami, FL.". city-data. http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Brickell-Miami-FL.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Do bicyclists and pedestrians outnumber cars on the Rickenbacker Causeway on weekend mornings? | Transit Miami
External links
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- Economy of Miami, Florida
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