Miami 2020

Home » Miami 2020

City of Miami and Miami DDA have great plans for Downtown Miami and Brickell. In a few years we should see most of these projects around and shaping the new Miami 2020, boosting local economy and attracting tourists from all over the world.

Brickell CitiCentre

New York City has Rockefeller Center. San Francisco boasts the Embarcardero Center. Now, Miami could have its version of a vibrant urban gathering place called Brickell CitiCentre.

Brickell CitiCentre is a proposed complex of skyscrapers in downtown Miami, Florida. It was an “approved” project, as was approved by both the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration, but the entire complex was canceled in 2008 due to the market crash. It was expected to begin in late 2007 or early 2008, with completion in late 2009 or early 2010.

In 2011 the complex plan was revived by Hong Kong based owners Swire Properties. On April 28, 2011, it was announced that the complex, which would now contain a walking mall and more property, would begin construction as soon as the year 2011. The CitiCentre would consist of over 4,600,000 square feet (430,000 m2) of retail, office, condo, and even hotel space. The developer of Brickell Key has unveiled its long-awaited plans for a nearly $700 million urban shopping and mixed-use development spread over 9.1 acres just west of Brickell Avenue and south of the Miami River.

Resort World Miami

Resorts World Miami is the name of a 13.9 acre major development proposed for the Omni District of Downtown Miami by the Malaysian based Genting Group. At 10 million square feet and with an estimated cost of $3.1 billion, it is considered one of the largest developments in the history of Florida.

The plan, which includes a large eight story podium and several stylized skyscrapers, is proposed for several lots recently purchased by Genting, including the site of the Miami Herald headquarters building, which will be demolished, and the adjacent Omni International Mall. It will contain vast amounts of retail, entertainment and convention space as well as other unique amenities, including one of the largest swimming pools in the world. Two condominium towers will also have 1000 units.

Malaysian developers Genting Group just released their plans for the site–which will include a resort, casino, shops and residences–and the paper that’s moving to accommodate it dismissed the design as “Sponge Bob Meets the Jetsons.” Ouch. Read more at:RESORT MIAMI
Those ‘biomorphic’ shapes on the ends of the complex would be the 65-story hotel towers, according to the Herald, and they are meant to resemble coral formations.

If the plan goes ahead, the project known as Resorts World Miami will certainly change the shape of the city’s skyline. And we’ll have a local to thank for it—Miami-based Arquitectonica are the architects behind the plan and were also responsible for the nearby American Airlines Arena.

Miami Worldcenter

One of America’s most exciting cities is giving rise to a vibrant new center. At almost 30 acres, Miami Worldcenter achieves the heights of a world-class destination. A dynamic urban core of diversity and excitement, Miami Worldcenter brings a new energy to Miami with a compelling blend of exceptional retail, restaurants, entertainment, hotel, residential and commercial offerings in one unique location.

The Miami World Center is a nine block mixed-use development immediately north of the Central Business District in downtown Miami. It is defined by NE 2nd Avenue to the east, North Miami Avenue to the west, NE 11th Street to the north, and NE 6th Street to the south. Spanning over twenty five acres, the Miami World Center includes a dynamic mix of retail, residential, office, and institutional uses. It will create a vibrant, walkable pedestrian environment with a unique sense of place: a modern design statement driven by Miami’s unique physical context, culture, and architectural heritage.

These nearly 30 acres in the heart of downtown Miami will be transformed into one of the largest private master-planned urban environments in the world. With up to 20 million square feet of buildable area, this is not a project or a development – it is a city within a city

Source: Miami Worldcenter