There is an abundance of quick facts about Miami in this video that do a nice job of highlighting how awesome the area has developed leadership positions in so many areas. Some of the facts include:
- Largest concentration of international banks in the USA
- Latin American HQ for 1,400 international corporations
- 50 new skyscrapers under construction (as of March 2014)
- Airport the 2nd largest entry-port in the USA – 40 million passengers annually
- Largest international freight airport in the USA
- 4.3 million cruise passengers annually
- 14 million international visitors annually
- $22 billion tourism industry
- Warmest average temperature in the United States (75 degrees Fahrenheit)
- #5 on Christie’s Top 10 International Luxury Real Estate Markets List
- Named richest city in the U.S. by UBS
- World’s largest collection of art deco buildings
- Home to largest dance event (Ultra Music Festival) in the world
- Largest population of international born residents in the USA
- Home of Art Basel, referenced in the New York Times as “Cannes Film Festival of Art,” drawing 75,000 collectors, visitors, and investors, with 18 satellite art fairs and 250 concurrent art gallery shows
- Over 70 galleries and museums
- Home to area NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, (and soon) MLS teams, major tennis and golf tournaments
- Second largest performing arts center in the United States
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Toward the end of the video it ties in Brickell CityCentre, who published this video to promote their development. Included among the mentioned features is their Climate Ribbon, a 150,000 square feet feature designed to create a “microclimate” underneath it, providing shade from the sun, collecting rain water for reuse, and creating air flow, harnessing breezes from the bay to keep air flowing at a moderate pace in public spaces. Quite cool (pun intended).