Brickell House is a condominium tower in the
Brickell
Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida located directly east of Interstate 95, south of the historic CBD, and north of Coconut Grove. Brickell is known as the financial district in Miami, as well as South Florida.
Brickell was founded ...
neighborhood of
Miami
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,
Florida
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. It was built by Newgard Development Group. Proposed in 2011, the tower stands at roughly with 46 floors and is opened in 2014. Construction began in spring of 2012, making it one of the first condominium projects to go ahead in Miami since the
2007 housing bust and
late 2000s recession
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. Construction of the tower was estimated to create 300 to 400 jobs.
![Brickell House site](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Brickell_House_site.jpg)
The financing model, popular in
Latin America
Latin America or
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, is for the $170 million project is for at least 70% of the units are presold before construction begins, which ensures financing and reduces the likelihood of foreclosure. The tower is located in Miami's
Brickell Financial District at 1330 Brickell Bay Drive. It features 374 units and a
robotic parking garage.
Units ranged from studios to 3-bedroom units, as well as penthouses. The ground level features retail and restaurant space. The architect is Sieger Suarez and the interior designer is Yabu Pushelberg. Brickell House is located one block east of the
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 head offices. In major cities, financial districts are often home to s ...
Metromover
Metromover is a free mass transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods. M ...
station and three blocks southeast of the
Brickell
Brickell ( ) is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida located directly east of Interstate 95, south of the historic CBD, and north of Coconut Grove. Brickell is known as the financial district in Miami, as well as South Florida.
Brickell was founded ...
Metrorail
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and Metromover transfer station.
In 2015, management and design issues led to a closure of the robotic parking garage, which had already been operating slower than expected
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Miami
The U.S. city of Miami, Florida has the country's third-tallest skyline (after New York City and Chicago) with 439 high-rises, over 100 of which stand taller than and 65 which are taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 85 ...
References
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Residential buildings completed in 2014
Residential condominiums in Miami
2014 establishments in Florida