Brickell at Night
Brickell is a popular and urban neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. Brickell is famous for being South Florida and Miami’s main financial district and it has a large infrastructural network to support this. Brickell’s modern settlements have their roots in the mid 1800s and it grew to become Miami’s prime “Millionaire’s Row” in the early 1900s. This was after the development of lavish mansions and homes along Brickell Avenue. Hotels, office Towers and apartments had replaced the historic mansions by the 1970s and as of today, Brickell stands as the prime financial district in Miami overtaking the historic central business district that is located to the north. Brickell is now the largest financial district in the United States. As a result, it is the fastest growing residential hub with a dense neighborhood whose population was 31,000 in 2010.
Brickell’s population has a high concentration of rich Colombian, Nicaraguan, Venezuelan, Argentine and Cuban residents who mostly live and work in the trade and financial sectors or live part-time in Brickell. Brickell has many upscale and luxurious apartments and condominium. It is a dense, flamboyant high-rise residential and financial district often referred to as the “Manhattan of the South”. It has the largest concentration of international banks in the entire country mostly situated along Brickell’s main north south avenue, Miami avenue and Brickell Avenue. These streets are also home to the most popular Miami Shops, restaurants and entertainment spots. Located on the northeastern side of Brickell is an upscale, hotel towers and high-rise residential island known as Brickell Key.
Brickell, with its signature buildings including the Four Seasons Hotel, 1450 Brickell Avenue, and the soon to be addition of Brickell City Centre, is South Florida’s main financial district at at the core of Miami’s investment, financial and banking sectors. It is situated in Miami’s 33131 zip code, with demographics evidencing its affluent, professional population. Pput together with Downtown Miami, it has the largest number of foreign state consulates including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Peru, among many others.
Brickell’s transportation system is served by Metromover’s Brickell Loop that has 5 stations and the Miami Metrorail at Brickell Station. Public transportation is a vital part of the Brickell community and the Brickell station serves a key role in Miami’s heavy railway system. Metromover trains run 3 lines in Downtown Miami. They are the Omni Loop, the Brickell Loop and the Downtown Loop. Roughly every two blocks, you will run across a Metromover station which makes it very accessible to the residents of Brickell. On the other hand, Metrorail provides direct access to all Miami Dade County bus lines, Tri-Rail, Miami International Airport and Amtrak.
Biking is also very popular among Brickell’s residents and as a result, the city of Miami introduced bicycle initiatives through bike lanes and city wide bike parking areas. This has consequently made biking even more popular. Taxis are also very common in Brickell. They mainly run from Brickell to Design District, Coconut Grove or South Beach. Most Brickell residents prefer not to own cars and this makes taxis very common for rides withins Brickell’s Downtown. Their popularity increases after midnight when the Metromover closes down for the night.