Downtown Miami - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...

and Biscayne Boulevard are the main north-south roads, and Flagler Street is the main east-west road.

Commonly called simply Downtown, the area is a cultural, financial, and commercial center of South Florida, tracing its history back to the 19th century

19th century

The 19th century was a period in history marked by the collapse of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Holy Roman and Mughal empires...

. In recent years, the area has grown to become the fastest-growing area in Miami. Downtown is home to many major museums, parks, schools and colleges, banks, courthouses, government offices, theaters, shops and historic buildings.

Background

As of 2009, there are approximately 71,000 year-round residents in Downtown (including Downtown's Brickell

Brickell

Brickell 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.-Background:...

, Park West

Park West (Miami)

Park West is a neighborhood of greater Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States. It is roughly bound by Biscayne Boulevard to the east, West First Avenue to the west, North 10th Street to the south and Interstate 395 to the north. As of 2010, about 4,655 residents live in Park West...

, and Omni neighborhoods), with close to 200,000 residents living in the immediate Downtown area, making Downtown Miami one of the most populous downtown

Downtown

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....

s in the U.S. after New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

and Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

. With recent mass construction of high-rise residential buildings and office towers, Downtown has experienced large growth, with new shops, bars, parks, and restaurants opening up, attracting many new residents. Along with Brickell, Downtown has grown from 40,000 residents in 2000, to over 70,000 in 2009, making it one of the fastest-growing areas in Florida. It was estimated in February 2010, that about 550 new residents move to the Downtown area every month. As of 2009, over 190,000 office employees work in Downtown and Brickell.

Downtown is served by the Miami Metrorail

Metrorail (Miami)

The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...

at Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre, Government Center, and Brickell stations, accessible from Broward

Broward County, Florida

-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...

and Palm Beach

Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...

counties via Tri-Rail transfer station

Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station

Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, in metropolitan Miami.This station is located near the intersection of East 25th Street and 11th Avenue, officially opening to service March 6, 1989. The station was built as a connection...

. The Metro connects to the Downtown Metromover

Metromover

The Miami Metromover, officially Metromover, is a free rapid transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Omni neighborhoods. Metromover connects directly with Metrorail at...

, which encompasses 22 stations on the clockwise Inner (or Downtown) loop and counterclockwise Brickell and Omni branch loops. Government Center station is Downtown's main station and allows for transfers to all Metromover loops, Metrorail trains, and Metrobus lines at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center

Stephen P. Clark Government Center

The Stephen P. Clark Government Center, known also as Government Center, Miami-Dade Center, or County Hall, is a skyscraper in the Government Center district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is the headquarters building of the Miami-Dade County government. Many county offices are...

History

Downtown Miami is the historic heart of Miami, and along with Coconut Grove, is the oldest settled area of Miami, with early pioneer

Pioneer

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settlement dating to the early 19th century. Urban development began in the 1890s with the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway

Florida East Coast Railway

The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad.Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Morrison...

by Standard Oil

Standard Oil

Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refiner in the world and operated as a major company trust and was one of the world's first and largest multinational...

industrialist Henry Flagler down to Miami at the insistence of Julia Tuttle

Julia Tuttle

Julia DeForest Tuttle, was an entrepreneur, citrus farmer and businesswoman who was largely responsible for, and the original owner of, the land upon which Miami, Florida, was built...

. Flagler, along with developers such as William Brickell

William Brickell

William Brickell joined Julia Tuttle as a co-founder of Miami, Florida.Brickell and his wife Mary moved to southern Florida from Cleveland, Ohio in 1871...

and George E. Merrick

George E. Merrick

George Edgar Merrick was a real estate developer who is best known as the planner and builder of the city of Coral Gables, Florida in the 1920s, one of the first planned communities in the United States ....

helped bring developer interest to the city with the construction of hotels, resorts, homes, and the extension of Flagler's rail line. Flagler Street, originating in Downtown, is a major east-west road in Miami named after the tycoon; the Julia Tuttle Causeway, crossing Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...

just north of Downtown in Edgewater, is named in honor of Tuttle.

Neighborhoods

Downtown Miami is centered on the Central business district (CBD), best known by local Miamians as simply "Downtown". Although distinct neighborhoods with different characters, the following neighborhoods are often labeled under the umbrella term

Umbrella term

An umbrella term is a word that provides a superset or grouping of concepts that all fall under a single common category. Umbrella term is also called a hypernym. For example, cryptology is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis, among other fields...

of "Downtown Miami":

Central business district ("Downtown")

The Central business district (CBD), better known by locals as simply just "Downtown", is the historic center of Miami, and what is traditionally called "Downtown". Downtown is bound by NE 6th St to the north, Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay

to the east, the Miami River

Miami River (Florida)

The Miami River is a river in the United States state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades and runs through the Downtown and the city of Miami. The long river flows from the terminus of the Miami Canal at Miami International Airport to Biscayne Bay...

to the west and south. Within this area, is where the majority of Miami's historic buildings are, the main shopping street, Flagler Street, museums, libraries, offices, schools and colleges, as well as the vast majority of local, county, state and federal government offices and courthouses.

Downtown is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at: Government Center Station, and by 13 Metromover

Metromover

stations on the Downtown, Brickell, and Omni Loops.

Brickell

Brickell 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.-Background:...

is south of the Miami River, and is a mixed upper-class residential neighborhood as well as Miami's major financial district

Financial District

A Financial District is the central area in some large cities where banks, insurance companies and other large corporations have head offices. Financial districts are often home to skyscrapers...

along Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...

. The Shops at Mary Brickell Village and Simpson Park are located within Brickell. Brickell is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at: Brickell Station, and by 5 Metromover

Metromover

stations on the Brickell Loop.

Omni

Omni is an urban neighborhood with numerous hotels, and high-rise residential buildings. The neighborhood's name comes from the Omni International Mall on Biscayne Boulevard. Omni borders Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay

the east, NE 2nd Ave to the west, NE 21st St to the north and I-395 to the south. Pace Park, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, commonly called The Arsht Center, is Florida's largest performing arts center and is located on Biscayne Boulevard in the Omni neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States...

, and the Miami Herald headquarters are located within Omni. Omni is served by the Miami Metrorail at: Government Center Station, and by 2 Metromover

Metromover

stations on the Omni Loop.

Park West

Park West is the neighborhood just west of Bicentennial Park

Bicentennial Park (Miami)

Bicentennial Park is a public, urban park in downtown Miami, Florida. The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was named "Bicentennial Park" to celebrate the bicentennial of the United States in that same year...

, east of NW 1st Ave, south of I-195, and north of NE 6th St. Park West is primarily known for its nightclubs, and in recent years has been the talk of much revitalization and project proposals for the revitalization of the area. Park West is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at: Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station, and by 3 Metromover

Metromover

stations on the Omni Loop.

Miami Jewelry District

The Miami Jewelry District is a sub-neighborhood of Downtown within the Central Business District historically known for its numerous jewelry stores, jewelers and gem dealers. It is where a variety of jeweled products are sold and is one of the three jewelry districts in the United States. It comprises four city blocks, bounded by North Miami Avenue, NE 2nd Avenue, East Flagler Street and NE 2nd St. Shoppers can find designer jewelry, precious stones, and gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

and silver items at street level in various retail jewelry stores. The Jewelry District can be accessed by public transportation through the Metromover and Metrorail.

Demographics

As of 2010, the population of Downtown Miami was 71,000 people, with a population density of 27,487 per square mile. In the 2010 US Census, the racial makeup of Downtown was 57.6% Hispanic of any race, 30.8% White (non-Hispanic), 7.2% Black, and 2.9% Asian. The zip codes for Brickell include 33129, 33130, and 33131. The area covers 1.084 square miles (2.8 km²).

In 2000, Downtown had a population of 39,176 residents, with 15,333 households in 1990 with an average of 2.2 residents per household, 17,130 households in 2000 with a household average of 2.1, and 33,600 households in 2009 with a household average of 2.0 residents. By 2014, the population of Downtown is expected to grow to 85,000 with 42,400 households. The median household income was $29,396 in 2000 and $40,180 in 2009.

The zip codes for Downtown include 33128, 33130, 33131, and 33132. The area covers 2.117 square miles (5.5 km²). As of 2000, there were 6,451 males and 4,792 females. The median age for males were 34.5 years old, while the median age for females were 35.8 years old. The average household size had 1.9 people, while the average family size had 2.8 members. The percentage of married-couple families (among all households) was 25.5%, 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 5.8%. 15.3% of the population was in correctional institutions. 1.6% of the population was in other group homes. The percentage of never-married males 15 years old and over was 27.6%, while the percentage of never-married females 15 years old and over was 13.9%.

As of 2000, the percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all made up 23.1% of the population. The percentage of residents born in Florida was 26.9%, the percentage of people born in another U.S. state was 25.0%, and the percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S. was 6.4%, while the percentage of foreign born residents was 41.7%.

2009 Census projections indicate that the area’s residential base has increased from 40,000 to 71,000 since 2000, with an expected Downtown population of 85,000 by 2014. As of 2006, 189,164 residents live in the immediate Downtown/Brickell area.

Transportation

Public transportation in the Downtown area is used more than in any other part of Miami and is a vital part of Downtown life. Metrorail, Miami's heavy rail system, makes 3 stops in Downtown at the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Station, Government Center Station, and the Brickell Station

Brickell (changeover station)

Brickell is a Metrorail and Metromover transfer station on the western end of the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida.The station is located near the intersection of Southwest First Avenue and 10th Street...

. In addition to Metrorail, the Metromover

Metromover

train system runs 3 lines (the Downtown Loop, the Omni Loop, and the Brickell Loop) with 22 stations throughout Downtown. The Metromover is free and stations can be found at roughly every two blocks in Downtown and Brickell.

Downtown Miami is served by Metrobus throughout the area, the Miami Metrorail, and the Metromover

Metromover

:

Metrorail:}} Government Center (NW 1st Street and 1st Avenue)}} Brickell (SW 11th Street and 1st Avenue)}} Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre (NW 8th Street and 1st Avenue)

Metromover:}} Downtown/Inner Loop}} Omni Loop}} Brickell Loop

Metrorail has stops throughout Miami with connections to Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...

, all Metrobus lines, Tri-Rail

Tri-Rail

Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. It is run by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The system has 18 stations along the South Florida coast...

and Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

. 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, Downtown (along with Brickell

Brickell

Brickell 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.-Background:...

, Omni, and South Beach

South Beach

South Beach, also nicknamed SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It is the area south of Indian Creek and encompasses roughly the southernmost 23 blocks of the main barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay.This area was the first...

) is one of the areas in Miami where a car-free lifestyle is commonplace. Many Downtown residents get around by foot, bicycle, Metromover

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

Shared lane marking

A shared-lane marking or sharrow is a street marking installed at locations in Australia, Canada, and the United States. This marking is placed in the center of a travel lane to indicate that a bicyclist may use the full lane...

are currently planned for the majority of Downtown streets to be painted by the end of 2010. The Venetian Causeway

Venetian Causeway

The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on a barrier island in south Florida. The man-made Venetian Islands and non-bridge portions of the causeway were created by materials which came from the dredging of the bay. The Venetian Causeway follows the...

is a popular bicycle commuter route that connects South Beach

South Beach

to Downtown. The Rickenbacker Causeway

Rickenbacker Causeway

The Rickenbacker Causeway connects Miami, Florida, United States to the barrier islands of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne across Biscayne Bay.-Background:...

is very popular on weekends for recreational bicyclists, and oftentimes, bicycles can outnumber cars on the causeway.

Tri-Rail expansion

In the 2025 and 2030 long range transportation plans, Miami's commuter rail system, Tri-Rail

Tri-Rail

, has envisioned moving to or adding service on the Florida East Coast Railway

Florida East Coast Railway

(FEC) corridor, which runs along the region's densest neighborhoods, parallel to Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, and Federal Highway in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Tri-Rail service on the FEC line would bring Tri-Rail to Downtown's transit hub, Government Center Station, connecting Downtown directly to Midtown Miami

Midtown Miami

Midtown Miami is the collective term for the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods of Miami, Florida, United States, north of Downtown and south of the Miami Design District. It is roughly bound by North 29th Street to the south, I-195 to the north, I-95 to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east.In...

/Miami Design District

Miami Design District

The Design District, historically a part of the Buena Vista, is a neighborhood of greater Midtown, Miami, Florida, United States, south of Little Haiti...

, Upper East Side/Miami Shores, North Miami, North Miami Beach/Aventura

Aventura, Florida

Aventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is...

, Downtown Hollywood

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, and Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Currently, rail commuters must transfer onto the Metrorail in Hialeah to get to Downtown. Miami's Downtown Development Authority along with Miami-area politicians are actively lobbying to bring Tri-Rail to the city core.

Taxis

Taxis are popular in Downtown, especially from Downtown to South Beach

South Beach

, Design District or to Coconut Grove. Since many Downtown residents choose to not have cars, taxis are also popular for rides within Downtown neighborhoods, especially after midnight when the Metromover

Metromover

stops running. Taxis can be hailed on the street, or phoned. For a list of taxi stand

Taxi stand

A taxicab stand is a queue area on a street or on private property where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.-How stands work:...

s in Downtown, Park West, Omni, and Brickell see: Downtown Miami Taxi Stands

Economy

Downtown is home to many companies, corporations and organizations. Downtown has about 20000000 square feet (1,858,060.8 m²) of office space, and is the central financial and business hub of South Florida. Some private companies with headquarters in Downtown are Akerman Senterfitt

Akerman Senterfitt

Akerman Senterfitt is a large law firm, BigLaw, based in Miami, Florida. It was founded in 1920 and has grown to become one of the largest in the United States. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as 92nd largest in the U.S. by number of attorneys, and the second-largest...

, Arquitectonica

Arquitectonica

Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States in the Coconut Grove neighborhood, with offices in ten other cities throughout the world...

, Bilzin Sumberg, Espírito Santo Financial Group

Espírito Santo Financial Group

The Espírito Santo Financial Group is a portuguese holding company with headquarters in Luxembourg, founded in 1984. The group represents the interests of the Portuguese Espirito Santo Group, which has major investments in Portugal and Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia.The company is listed on the...

, Florida Justice Institute

Florida Justice Institute

The Florida Justice Institute is a public interest law firm in Miami, Florida. The firm is headquartered at 100 SE 2nd St in the Miami Tower in Downtown Miami. It was established in 1978 by Randall C. Berg, Jr.. The institute has been dedicated to improving conditions in Florida's prison system...

, Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig LLP and Greenberg Traurig PA is an international law firm based in Miami, Florida.The firm has approximately 1,800 attorneys and governmental professionals in 32 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its founding office is in Miami, Florida with its largest office in...

, Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight is an international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices. Other offices around the world are located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Beijing, China, and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight provides representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.-...

, Limehouse Software, Macy's Florida, Miami Herald, Miami Today

Miami Today

Miami Today is a weekly Miami newspaper headquartered in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The newspaper specializes in uncovering important news about business, real estate development, government and civic life in Miami...

, Shutts & Bowen

Shutts & Bowen

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a Florida-based law firm with over 230 attorneys in six offices in the State of Florida and one office in Europe. Shutts & Bowen was founded in 1910. Frank B. Shutts came to Miami in 1909 and became the legal representative of Henry M. Flagler and the Florida East Coast...

, Terremark Worldwide

Terremark

Terremark is a provider of information technology services. With data centers in the United States, Europe and Latin America and access to massive and diverse network connectivity, Terremark Worldwide, Inc. delivers customers services which include managed hosting, colocation, disaster recovery,...

, Vector Group

Vector Group

Vector Group Ltd. is a Miami, Florida-based, publicly traded holding company founded by its Chairman, Bennett S. LeBow. Howard Lorber serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vector Group Ltd.. The company is headquartered in the Miami Tower in Downtown Miami.The company's holdings...

, World Property Channel, and Zyscovich Architects. Sanford Group Company and Sanford Fiduciary Investor Services, Inc., and LTU International

LTU International

LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH was an airline based in Düsseldorf, Germany, now fully owned by Air Berlin. The initials stand for the German phrase LuftTransport-Unternehmen . It operated scheduled services on medium and long-haul routes, as well as charter services...

had headquarters in Downtown.

Public organizations with their main offices in Downtown include, the central offices of the Beacon Council, the Downtown Development Authority, Miami-Dade County government, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...

, Miami Police Department

Miami Police Department

The Miami Police Department or MPD, often referred to as the City of Miami Police, is the chief police department of the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Miami, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments. The current...

, and Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation, as well as numerous City of Miami departments despite city hall

City hall

In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...

's location in Coconut Grove.

Consulates

Several countries have consulates based in Downtown, most of which are located along Biscayne Boulevard and Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...

. These include:

Argentina
Diplomatic missions of Argentina
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Argentina, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Yerevan ** Vienna ** Brussels ** Sofia ** Prague ** Copenhagen ** Helsinki...
Bahamas
Diplomatic missions of the Bahamas
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Bahamas. The Bahamas has a small number of diplomatic missions, as listed below...
Brazil
Diplomatic missions of Brazil
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Brazil, excluding honorary consulates. Brazil has a large global network of diplomatic missions, with representations in over 125 countries.-Europe:** Vienna ** Baku...
Chile
Dominican Republic
Diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic, excluding honorary consulates. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola.-Europe:**Vienna ** Brussels ** Antwerp...
Ecuador
Diplomatic missions of Ecuador
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Ecuador, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels ** Paris ** Berlin ** Hamburg ** Vatican City ** Budapest...
France
Consulate General of France in Miami
The Consulate General of France in Miami is the French diplomatic outpost in Florida. Under the leadership of the Consul-General, Gaël de Maisonneuve, it represents the interests of France and French People in the state, as well as providing a point of contact for French citizens and expatriates.It...
Germany
Diplomatic missions of Germany
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Germany. Historically, the German state of Prussia and several smaller German states, had sent emissaries abroad prior to the establishment of the North German Confederation, the precursor to the modern State of Germany.In 1874 Germany had only four...
Guatemala
Diplomatic missions of Guatemala
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Guatemala, excluding honorary consulates. Guatemala is a small Central American country.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels ** Paris ** Berlin ** Vatican City...
Haiti
Diplomatic missions of Haiti
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Haiti, excluding honorary consulates. Haiti occupies the western half of the island of Hispaniola.-Europe:** Brussels ** Paris ** Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe...
Israel(Consulate-General of Israel to Florida & Puerto Rico)
Jamaica
Japan
Netherlands
Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Netherlands, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Tirana ** Vienna ** Baku ** Brussels ** Antwerp ** Ghent...
Paraguay,
Peru
Diplomatic missions of Peru
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Peru, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Vienna ** Brussels ** Prague ** Helsinki ** Paris ** Berlin ** Frankfurt...
Trinidad and Tobago
Diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago, excluding honorary consulates. Trinidad and Tobago is a small island country located in the Caribbean.-North America:** Ottawa ** Toronto...
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Diplomatic missions of Venezuela
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Venezuela, excluding honorary consulates.- Africa :** Algiers ** Luanda ** Brazzaville ** Cotonou ** Cairo ** Malabo ** Addis Ababa...

Chambers of commerce

Downtown is also home to many international chambers of commerce

Chamber of commerce

A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...

, these include:

British American Business Council
Italy-America Chamber of Commerce
Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce
German American Business Chamber
Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce
French American Chamber of Commerce.

Historic districts

Downtown has three U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

s. The Downtown Miami Commercial Historic District, the Downtown Miami Historic District, and the Lummus Park Historic District.

The Downtown Miami Historic District

Downtown Miami Historic District

The Downtown Miami Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Downtown Miami, Florida. The district is bounded by Miami Court, North Third Street, West Third Avenue, and South Second Street. It contains 60 historic buildings...

comprises 380 acres (1.5 km²) in the heart of Downtown with over 60 buildings within its jurisdiction. Many of the buildings within the area are of the Moderne

Moderne

Moderne may refer to:* Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Modern", a more general term for a style of architecture that became popular in 1925 and was described in the 1960s as "Art Deco"...

style and Classical Revival style with uses for government, residential, and commercial. Periods of significance within this area are from 1900–1924, 1925–1949, and 1950-1974. The Downtown Miami Commercial Historic District was designated a historic district in 1988 and comprises 20 buildings on the east side of Downtown with 19th and early 20th-century revival styles.

The Lummus Park Historic District

Lummus Park Historic District

The Lummus Park Historic District or simply Lummus Park, is a U.S. historic district and neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It is roughly bound by Northwest Fifth Street to the north, Flagler Street to the south, Northwest Third Avenue to the east, and the Miami River to the west. On October 25, 2006,...

is west of Downtown in the neighborhood of Lummus Park. It is west of I-95 surrounding Lummus Park along the Miami River

Miami River (Florida)

. The historic district was designated historic in 1988 and then expanded in 2006. The area is 260 acres (1.1 km²) large with 43 different buildings mostly owned by private entities and the local government. Prominent styles include late 19th and early 20th-century revival styles, Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

, and Bungalow

Bungalow

A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...

style, with prominent periods of 1900-1924 and 1925-1949.

Parks

Downtown's largest and most popular parks are Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.-History:The park began construction in 1924 under the design plans of Warren Henry Manning and officially opened in March 1925. Beginning in 1980, it underwent a major redesign by Japanese-American modernist artist...

, Bicentennial Park

Bicentennial Park (Miami)

, and Pace Park. Bayfront Park is host to the free DWTWN Concert Series, put on weekly in the park's amphitheater, as well as various other annual events such as the Orange Drop for New Year's, Bike Miami, and the "America's Birthday Bash at Bayfront Park" for Independence Day. Bicentennial Park hosts many large outdoor concerts such as Warped Tour

Warped Tour

The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...

and Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival

Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that occurs in March in the city of Miami usually during the annual Winter Music Conference. It is held in Downtown Miami in Bicentennial Park. It was a 1-day festival from 1999-2006, a 2-day festival from 2007-2010, and was a...

. Bicentennial Park is currently planned to be redone, and is to include the new buildings for the Miami Art Museum

Miami Art Museum

The Miami Art Museum is an art museum located in Downtown Miami, Florida, in the United States. It was founded in 1984 as the Center for the Fine Arts, and in 1996 became the Miami Art Museum...

and the Miami Science Museum

Miami Science Museum

The Miami Science Museum is an attraction located in the city of Miami, Florida USA. The museum itself also contains the Space-Transit Planetarium, Weintraub Observatory and a wildlife center. The museum is currently working to transplant the museum from its current location to Park West at...

.

Other parks in the Downtown area include:

Fort Dallas Park
Fort Dallas
Fort Dallas is a urban park in the Lummus Park Historic District of Miami, Florida, just west of Downtown. It once acted as a military base during the Seminole Wars, located on the banks of the Miami River in what is now Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States....

, CBD
Lummus Park, CBD
Paul S. Walker Park, CBD
Joan Lehman Sculpture Plaza, CBD
Robert F. Clark Plaza, CBD
Southside Park, Brickell
Simpson Park, Brickell
Alice Wainwright Park, Brickell
Brickell Park, Brickell
Miami Circle, Brickell
Brickell Key Park, Brickell
Brickell Plaza Mini Park, Brickell

Government and infrastructure

As the county seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

of Miami-Dade County, Downtown is home to the central offices and departments of the Miami-Dade County government. The Stephen P. Clark Government Center

Stephen P. Clark Government Center

is the central headquarters of Miami-Dade government with the offices of the Miami-Dade Mayor. Although city hall for the City of Miami is in Coconut Grove, many offices of Miami's city government are in Downtown, including the city's Planning Department. The Miami Police Department

Miami Police Department

also has its central offices in Downtown.

Downtown is home to many city, county, state, and federal courthouses, jails, judge offices, and law firms. Some of the courthouses in Downtown are the Dade County Family Court, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, U.S. District Court Clerk, Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Federal Courthouse, U.S. Magistrate Judge, City of Miami courthouses and many others.

The United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

operates two post offices in Downtown. They are the Brickell Post Office and the Flagler Miami Post Office. The Federal Detention Center, Miami

Federal Detention Center, Miami

Federal Detention Center, Miami is a prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is located east of Miami International Airport at the corner of NE. 4th Street and N. Miami Avenue...

, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...

, is located in Downtown.

Fire stations

The City of Miami Fire and Rescue Department

Miami Fire Department

The City of Miami Fire Rescue Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Miami, Florida. This professional fire department protects the city 24/7, 365 and operates out of 14 Fire Stations, located throughout the city's...

operates 4 of its 14 Fire Stations within the Downtown area. Each are listed below.

Fire Station # 1 - 144 NE 5th Street - Midtown/Overtown (Downtown)
Fire Station # 2 - 1901 N Miami Avenue - Wynwood/Edgewater
Fire Station # 3 - 1103 NW 7th Street - Little Havana/Overtown
Fire Station # 4 - 1105 SW 2nd Avenue - Brickell/The Roads (Downtown)

Hotels

Downtown has over 6,000 hotel rooms in numerous hotels. Downtown has Miami's largest concentration of hotel rooms, and is the city's hub for business travel

Business travel

Business travel is the practice of people traveling for purposes related to their work. It is on the rise especially with foreign business markets opening up...

lers. Many of these hotels are geared for business travellers, mostly along Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue

Brickell Avenue is the name given to the stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida just south of the Miami River. North of the Brickell Avenue Bridge, US Route 1 is known as Biscayne Boulevard...

, some for luxury leisure stays, and others as bargain tourist hotels. Some of Downtown's largest hotels are:

Central business district

Continental Bayside Hotel, 146 Biscayne Blvd
Courtyard Marriott, 200 SE 2nd Av
Epic Hotel, 270 Biscayne Blvd Way
Holiday Inn, 340 Biscayne Blvd
Hotel Beaux Arts Miami, 255 Biscayne Blvd Way
InterContinental Hotel
Hotel Intercontinental Miami
The Hotel Intercontinental Miami is a hotel in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It belongs to the InterContinental Hotels chain. Located on Biscayne Bay, the hotel is in the form of a 35-story tower on the eastern edge of downtown in Bayfront Park. The address is 435 Chopin Plaza...

, 100 Chopin Plaza
JW Marriot Marquis Miami, 345 SE 2nd Av
River Park Hotel & Suites, 100 SE 4th St

Brickell

Conrad Miami, 1395 Brickell Av
The Four Ambassadors Hotel, 801 Brickell Bay Dr
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...

, 1435 Brickell Av
Hotel Urbano, 2500 Brickell Av
JW Marriott Hotel Miami, 1109 Brickell Av
Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Dr
Viceroy Miami, 485 Brickell Av
Hampton Inn Brickell, 50 SW 12th St
Aloft Brickell, 1001 SW 2nd Av

Omni & Park West

DoubleTree Grand Hotel, 1717 N Bayshore Dr
Hilton Downtown Miami, 1601 Biscayne Blvd
Marriott Biscayne Bay, 1633 N Bayshore Dr
Tempo, 1100 Biscayne Blvd

Cost of living

The average apartment sale price was $347,729 in 2010, up 15% from 2009, with the average apartment price at $300 per square foot. During the Miami building boom of the mid-first decade of the 21st century, 23,628 condominium

Condominium

A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...

and apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

s were built in numerous high-rise towers that quickly transformed the city. Over 85% of these apartments are now occupied as of early 2011. It is estimated that about 550 new residents move to Downtown every month. Renters make up 56% of the residents in Downtown.

In July 2011, Downtown's office vacancy rate was reported at 21% dropping from a high of 26% in mid-2010. Downtown also reported an average commercial asking rate of $36.33, making it the eighth-highest in the nation after Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

, Washington DC, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...

, San Francisco, and Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

Retail

Historically, Flagler Street has been Downtown's major shopping street dating back to the 19th century. Today, it is still Downtown's major shopping street, with Florida's flagship Macy's

Macy's

Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...

(formerly Burdines

Burdines

Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida. The first Burdines store was opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896., Burdines became part of Federated Department Stores, Inc in 1956...

) on Flagler Street and Miami Avenue since 1912, as well as Miami's own local department stores: La Época, on Flagler and SE 2nd Av; and Alberto Cortes, on Flagler and SE 3rd Av. Flagler Street is also home to many well-known and established jewelers, many of whom have been in Downtown since the early 20th century (i.e.: Morays Jewelers, founded in 1900). This area is called the Miami Jewelry District and comprises four Downtown blocks from Miami Avenue to SE 2nd Av on Flagler Street and NE 1st St.

After many years of decay, recently, much focus has been placed on revitalizing Flagler Street to its former grandeur. In recent years, a renewed investment interest has been placed on Flagler Street, and many new restaurants and stores have opened up, new landscaping and pavers have been placed, as well as enforced security and tourist guides. Three new pocket park

Pocket park

A pocket park, parkette or mini-park is a small park accessible to the general public. In some areas they are called miniparks or vest-pocket parks....

s opened on Flagler St in 2009, Paul S. Walker Park, Robert F. Clark Plaza, and the Joan Lehman Sculpture Plaza. These new parks have brought more green space, benches, art, and rest areas to the street.

Besides Flagler Street, Downtown has two other major shopping areas, Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace is a festival marketplace in Downtown Miami, Florida. It's in between Bayfront Park to the south end, and the American Airlines Arena to the north. As Bayside's name suggests, it wraps along the banks of the Biscayne Bay....

and Mary Brickell Village

Mary Brickell Village

The Shops at Mary Brickell Village is a lifestyle center located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It has become a very popular downtown destination, bringing new stores and eateries to the area...

in Brickell

Brickell

Brickell 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.-Background:...

. Bayside Marketplace was built in 1987, and is one of Miami's most visited tourist attractions averaging over 15 million visitors a year. It is an outdoor shopping mall overlooking Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay

at Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park

. Bayside Marketplace has many national retail chains, as well as local Miami stores. Mary Brickell Village is on Miami Avenue and SE 10th Street in Brickell. Mary Brickell Village is a major nightlife area and has many of Miami's upscale bars and restaurants that stretch along Miami Avenue from around SE 6th Street to Broadway (SE 15th Road).

Public schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

operates area public schools:

Elementary schools

Downtown Miami Charter School
Southside Elementary School
Ada Merritt K-8 School
Frederick R Douglass Elementary School
Riverside Elementary School
Miami Children's Museum School
Bridgepoint Academy of Greater Miami (Charter)

High schools

Booker T. Washington High School
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial High School, magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
Young Women's Preparatory Academy, all-girls
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts is a public magnet high school and college in Downtown Miami, Florida with dual-enrollment programs in visual arts, dance, theatre, musical theatre, instrumental music, and vocal music. Both the college and the high school are accredited by the Southern Association of...

, arts magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...

Public school zoning

Downtown children are zoned based on the neighborhood they live in within Downtown, roughly split into Brickell, Central Business District (CBD), and Omni/Edgewater.

Elementary schools:
- Southside Elementary School, for Brickell children
- Riverside Elementary School, for CBD children
- Frederick Douglass Elementary School, for CBD children
- Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, for Omni and Edgewater children

Middle schools:
- Shenandoah Middle School, for Brickell children
- José de Diego Middle School, for CBD, Omni and Edgewater children

High schools (open to all Downtown residents):
- Young Women's Preparatory School, all-girls
- Young Men's Preparatory School, all-boys
- Booker T. Washington High School

Private schools

Plans are currently underway for a 1,700-student preparatory school

Preparatory school

Preparatory school or prep school may refer to:*University-preparatory school, a school in North America that is a private secondary school, typically charging high fees, designed to prepare students aged 14–18 for higher education at a university or college*Preparatory school , an independent...

in Brickell at 1742 SW 2nd Avenue, named "Brickell Preparatory Academy". Other private schools in Downtown are:

First Presbyterian International Christian School
Gordon Day School (Jewish)
Prima Casa Montessori School

Colleges and universities

Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College...

(Wolfson Campus
Miami Dade College (Wolfson Campus)
Miami Dade College is one of Miami Dade College’s eight campuses. The campus was opened in 1970, holding classes in storefronts in Downtown...

) - public college
Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...

(Downtown Campus) - public university, 1101 Brickell Avenue
Miami International University of Art & Design
Miami International University of Art & Design
Miami International University of Art & Design – is a for-profit institution and one of The Art Institutes, a corporate system of more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing education in design, media and visual arts, fashion, and culinary arts...

- private college
Miami Culinary Institute- public college

Cultural institutions

Museums and historic sites

Miami Art Museum
Miami Art Museum
The Miami Art Museum is an art museum located in Downtown Miami, Florida, in the United States. It was founded in 1984 as the Center for the Fine Arts, and in 1996 became the Miami Art Museum...
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
HistoryMiami formerly known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, is a museum located in Miami, Florida, USA, specializing in the history of southeastern Florida, including Greater Miami, the Floria Keys, and the Everglades...
Miami Children's Museum
Miami Children's Museum
The Miami Children’s Museum is a non-profit educational institution located on Watson Island, in the city of Miami, Florida.-About the museum:Founded in 1983, the museum opened its current building on Watson Island to the public on September 7, 2003...
Wagner Home
Wagner Home
The Wagner Homestead was built by a white pioneer, William Wagner age 21, who came to Miami with Everline, his Creole wife, age 38 since the interracial marriage was more accepted in the remote frontier....
Freedom Tower
Freedom Tower (Miami)
The Freedom Tower is a building in Miami, Florida, designed by Schultze and Weaver. It is used currently as a memorial to Cuban immigration to the United States. It is located at 600 Biscayne Boulevard on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College. On September 10, 1979, it was added to the U.S....
City of Miami Cemetery
City of Miami Cemetery
The City of Miami Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located at 1800 Northeast 2nd Avenue. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-History:...
Downtown Miami Historic District
Downtown Miami Historic District
The Downtown Miami Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Downtown Miami, Florida. The district is bounded by Miami Court, North Third Street, West Third Avenue, and South Second Street. It contains 60 historic buildings...
Lummus Park Historic District
Lummus Park Historic District
The Lummus Park Historic District or simply Lummus Park, is a U.S. historic district and neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It is roughly bound by Northwest Fifth Street to the north, Flagler Street to the south, Northwest Third Avenue to the east, and the Miami River to the west. On October 25, 2006,...
Miami Circle
Miami Circle
The Miami Circle, also known as The Miami River Circle, Brickell Point, or The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site, is an archaeological site in Downtown Miami, Florida...

Theatres and performance arts

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, commonly called The Arsht Center, is Florida's largest performing arts center and is located on Biscayne Boulevard in the Omni neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States...
- Ziff Ballet Opera House
- Knight Concert Hall
- Florida Grand Opera
  Florida Grand Opera
  Florida Grand Opera is an American opera company based in Miami, Florida. FGO was created in 1994 from the consolidation of two opera companies in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale region:...
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
Olympia Theater and Office Building
The Olympia Theater and Office Building is a historic theater in Miami, Florida. It is located at 174 East Flagler Street. The original architect was theatre designer John Eberson, in his 'atmospheric' style, and extensive renovations in the 1970s were overseen by architect Morris Lapidus.On...
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies...
Miami Wind Symphony

Places of worship

Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church (Miami, Florida)
The Central Baptist Church is a historic church in Miami, Florida. It is located at 500 Northeast 1st Avenue. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On October 21, 2007, Central Baptist Church voted to merge with Christ Fellowship, originally named First...

(Built in 1925)
First Church of Christ Scientist- Miami
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Miami, Florida)
First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 1836 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, Florida, is an historic structure that on January 3, 1989, was determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places...

(1925)
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church may refer to:-Alabama:...

(1898)
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a common name for the first United Methodist church established in a particular locality. Many First United Methodist Churches exist around the world....

(1966)
Gesu Catholic Church
Gesu Church (Miami, Florida)
The Gesu Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Miami, Florida. It is located at 118 Northeast 2nd Street. On July 18, 1974, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places...

(1896)
Greater Bethel AME Church
Greater Bethel AME Church
The Greater Bethel AME Church is a historic church in Miami, Florida. It is located at 245 Northwest 8th Street. On April 17, 1992, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The church was built in 1927.-References and external links:...

(1927)
St. Jude Catholic Church
St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church
St Jude Melkite Catholic Church is a Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Brickell in Miami, Florida.It is located at 126 SE Fifteenth Road, Miami, FL 33129....

(1946)
Temple Israel of Greater Miami (1926)
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Miami
"Trinity Episcopal Cathedral" redirects here. For the cathedral church for the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, see Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon....

(1925)
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Central Korean Presbyterian Church
The Shul of Downtown and Brickell

Bookstores

Downtown Book Center, Inc. - 247 SE 1st St
Books and Books - Wachovia Financial Center
Miami Book Fair International
Miami Book Fair International
The Miami Book Fair International is an annual literary festival event realized in Miami by Miami Dade College.First called Books by the Bay in 1984, the two-day street fair take place since then at the Florida Center for the Literary Arts in Wolfson Campus...

, an annual literary festival
Literary festival
A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis in a particular city...

held at Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College...

Festivals and events

DWNTWN Concert Series, free performances every 2nd Friday of the month at 5:30pm, Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.-History:The park began construction in 1924 under the design plans of Warren Henry Manning and officially opened in March 1925. Beginning in 1980, it underwent a major redesign by Japanese-American modernist artist...
New Year's Big Orange Drop, Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.-History:The park began construction in 1924 under the design plans of Warren Henry Manning and officially opened in March 1925. Beginning in 1980, it underwent a major redesign by Japanese-American modernist artist...
Miami Marathon
Miami Marathon
The ING Miami Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida, as well as the county of Miami-Dade...

, marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

held in January
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that occurs in March in the city of Miami usually during the annual Winter Music Conference. It is held in Downtown Miami in Bicentennial Park. It was a 1-day festival from 1999-2006, a 2-day festival from 2007-2010, and was a...

, electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

festival held in March
Miami International Film Festival
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida in the late winter. The film festival is sponsored by the Miami Film Society, which has been around since 1983....

, held in March
Winter Music Conference
Winter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...

, held in March
Independence Day Celebration, Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park
Bayfront Park is a public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.-History:The park began construction in 1924 under the design plans of Warren Henry Manning and officially opened in March 1925. Beginning in 1980, it underwent a major redesign by Japanese-American modernist artist...
Miami Book Fair International
Miami Book Fair International
The Miami Book Fair International is an annual literary festival event realized in Miami by Miami Dade College.First called Books by the Bay in 1984, the two-day street fair take place since then at the Florida Center for the Literary Arts in Wolfson Campus...

, literary festival
Literary festival
A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis in a particular city...

held in November
Art Basel Miami, art exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...

held in December
Miami International Boat Show
Miami International Boat Show
The Miami International Boat Show is an annual event in February, produced by the in Miami and Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It is currently held in three separate venues; two in Downtown Miami, and the other in Miami Beach. Over 1,700 companies that are NMMA members, produce more than 80%...
The Arts Of Storytelling, held in March

Sports facilities

American Airlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
Miami Ballpark, future home of the Florida Marlins
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...

Downtown skyscrapers

Hotel towers

Four Seasons Hotel and Tower
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...

(Brickell
Brickell
Brickell 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.-Background:...

)
Hotel InterContinental
Hotel Intercontinental Miami
The Hotel Intercontinental Miami is a hotel in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It belongs to the InterContinental Hotels chain. Located on Biscayne Bay, the hotel is in the form of a 35-story tower on the eastern edge of downtown in Bayfront Park. The address is 435 Chopin Plaza...
The Grand Doubletree
The Grand Doubletree
The Grand Doubletree also referred as The Grand is a skyscraper on the north side of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It lies within the Omni District. It was completed in 1986. It is a condominium and hotel. Floors 3-9 are hotel rooms. Floors 10-42 contain over 830 condominium units. The...

Residential towers

900 Biscayne Bay
900 Biscayne Bay
900 Biscayne Bay is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It opened for residential occupancy in early 2008. The tower...
Ten Museum Park
Ten Museum Park
Ten Museum Park is a residential skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was designed by Chad Oppenheim of...
1800 Club
1800 Club
1800 Club is a residential skyscraper in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in 2007. The building is located east of Biscayne Boulevard and fronts Margaret Pace Park and Biscayne Bay. The building is tall, and contains 40 floors. Floors 1-5 are occupied...
Wind
Wind (Miami)
Wind Tower is a skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in early 2008. It is located adjacent to the River Front East complex, on the north bank of the Miami River in Downtown. The building is located on Southwest 3rd Street and Miami Avenue. It is 501 ft tall and...
Marinablue
Marinablue
MarinaBlue, also known as Marina Blue, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. The tower was one of the first buildings...
One Miami East Tower
One Miami
One Miami is a complex of two adjacent skyscrapers in downtown Miami, Florida named One Miami East Tower and One Miami West Tower. It consists of two towers located at the Miami River delta, where the river empties into Biscayne Bay. The East Tower is the taller of the two, at 460 ft . It contains...
One Miami West Tower
One Miami
One Miami is a complex of two adjacent skyscrapers in downtown Miami, Florida named One Miami East Tower and One Miami West Tower. It consists of two towers located at the Miami River delta, where the river empties into Biscayne Bay. The East Tower is the taller of the two, at 460 ft . It contains...
Opera Tower
Opera Tower
The Opera Tower is a residential skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It was developed by Florida East Coast Realty, and was completed in late 2007. The Opera Tower received its temporary certificate of occupancy on December 26, 2007...
Quantum on the Bay North Tower
Quantum on the Bay
Quantum on the Bay is a complex of skyscrapers in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located just north of Downtown Miami in the Edgewater neighborhood. The complex consists of two main towers, the Quantum on the Bay South Tower and the Quantum on the Bay North Tower. The South...
Quantum on the Bay South Tower
Quantum on the Bay
Quantum on the Bay is a complex of skyscrapers in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located just north of Downtown Miami in the Edgewater neighborhood. The complex consists of two main towers, the Quantum on the Bay South Tower and the Quantum on the Bay North Tower. The South...
The Ivy
Riverfront West
The Riverfront West Complex is an urban development in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex is located on the north bank of the Miami River in Miami's Central Business District. The complex contains three main towers, Mint at Riverfront and The Ivy at Riverfront and Wind by NEO...
Marquis Miami
Marquis Miami
Marquis is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was topped out in March 2008. The tower is tall and contains 67...
Mint
Riverfront West
The Riverfront West Complex is an urban development in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex is located on the north bank of the Miami River in Miami's Central Business District. The complex contains three main towers, Mint at Riverfront and The Ivy at Riverfront and Wind by NEO...
50 Biscayne
Met 1
Met 1
Met 1 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 1 was finished in 2007....
The Loft 2
The Loft 2
The Loft 2 is a residential skyscraper in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of the complex "Loft Miami", which includes includes the shorter "The Loft" and "The Loft 3", which was cancelled. The building was completed in 2007. It is 433 ft ...
Everglades on the Bay North Tower
Everglades on the Bay
Vizcayne is an urban development in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard...
Everglades on the Bay South Tower
Everglades on the Bay
Vizcayne is an urban development in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard...

Office towers

Four Seasons Hotel and Tower
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...
Southeast Financial Center
Miami Tower
Bank of America Tower (Miami)
The Miami Tower is a 47-story, landmark office skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in central Downtown. It is currently the 8th tallest building in Miami and Florida.-History:...
One Biscayne Tower
One Biscayne Tower
One Biscayne Tower is an office skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District, on South Biscayne Boulevard. It is comprised completely of Class A office space. The building contains 39 floors and is 492 ft tall, to the roof...
1450 Brickell
1450 Brickell
1450 Brickell, is an all-office skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is 540 feet tall with 40 floors. It is adjacent to One Broadway in Downtown Miami's southern Brickell Financial District. The building is located on the corner of Brickell Avenue and Broadway. The architect...
701 Brickell Avenue
701 Brickell Avenue
701 Brickell Avenue, more commonly known by its former name, The Lincoln Center, is an office skyscraper in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located on Brickell Avenue in the northern Brickell Financial District, just three blocks from Biscayne Bay. The tower was built...
Brickell Financial Centre
Brickell Financial Centre
The Brickell World Plaza, also known as 600 Brickell, and formerly known as the Brickell Financial Center, is an under construction high rise office building in Miami, Florida, United States in the Downtown neighborhood and financial district of Brickell at 600 Brickell Avenue...
Espirito Santo Plaza
Espirito Santo Plaza
Espirito Santo Plaza is an office skyscraper in Brickell in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was designed by the renowned architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC...
Sabadell Financial Center
Brickell Bay Office Tower
Latitude One
Latitude on the River
Latitude on the River is a complex of residential and office towers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of the 44-story north tower Latitude on the River and the 23-story, 93 meter south tower Latitude One .The complex is located on the southern banks of the Miami...
SunTrust International Center
SunTrust International Center
The SunTrust International Center is a building in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in the heart of the Central Business District, on Southeast 1st Street near 3rd Avenue. It is one block west of Biscayne Boulevard. The tower rises from a six-story parking pedestal, and...
Alfred I. DuPont Building
Alfred I. DuPont Building
The Alfred I. DuPont Building is a historic building in Miami, Florida. It is located at 169 East Flagler Street. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building was built in 1939 and is 260 feet tall with 21 floors...
Miami Center
Miami Center
The Miami Center is a skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. Although not even close to being one of that city's tallest buildings, it is a symbol of early downtown. Built in 1983, it is older compared with most of the taller buildings in Miami, which have been built in the last decade...
Courthouse Center
Courthouse Center (Miami, Florida)
Courthouse Center is a government office tower in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The Courthouse Center was built in 1986 and contains 100% office space. It has 30 floors, and is 405 ft tall. The building's architecture is distinctly similar to Southeast Financial Center. The building is...
Museum Tower
Museum Tower (Miami)
The Museum Tower is a thirty story skyscraper in the Government Center district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. As its name implies, the building is situated across the street from the Miami Art Museum and HistoryMiami , which are both part of the Miami Cultural Plaza...
Dade County Courthouse
New World Tower
New World Tower
The New World Tower is a thirty story skyscraper in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of the Biscayne Wall, which is a series of buildings and parks stretching along the Biscayne Bay....
Stephen P. Clark Government Center
Stephen P. Clark Government Center
The Stephen P. Clark Government Center, known also as Government Center, Miami-Dade Center, or County Hall, is a skyscraper in the Government Center district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is the headquarters building of the Miami-Dade County government. Many county offices are...
Met 2 (Wells Fargo Center)
Metropolitan Miami (development)
Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development expected to consist of four skyscrapers and a lifestyle center in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida...

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Background

History

Neighborhoods

Central business district ("Downtown")

Brickell

Omni

Park West

Miami Jewelry District

Demographics

Transportation

Tri-Rail expansion

Taxis

Economy

Consulates

Chambers of commerce

Historic districts

Parks

Government and infrastructure

Fire stations

Hotels

Central business district

Brickell

Omni & Park West

Cost of living

Retail

Public schools

Elementary schools

High schools

Public school zoning

Private schools

Colleges and universities

Cultural institutions

Museums and historic sites

Theatres and performance arts

Places of worship

Bookstores

Festivals and events

Sports facilities

Downtown skyscrapers

See also

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