Breitling-branded tower of about 70 stories planned for Brickell
Plus a Mary Brickell calendar drop and tentative Little Havana zoning dates.
A watch brand's name may someday crown a tower of roughly 70 floors in Brickell. Don't hold your breath, though: the first shovel isn't scheduled until late 2028, and completion is targeted for 2031.
Partners Group, the firm that owns Breitling for its clients, plans to put about $220 million of investment into a Brickell condo tower called B Residences. The building would rise roughly 70 stories on a 4,000-square-meter site. Plans call for more than 300 apartments for sale, plus several penthouses with private pools. Empira Group will develop it with Breitling, and Arquitectonica is the architect. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2028, with completion targeted for 2031. No sale prices or marketing timeline have been released. For now, this is a brand and a height on paper, with groundbreaking more than two years away.
RosaNegra starts a Tuesday taco omakase with a Michelin-starred Monterrey chef
RosaNegra at 1346 S. Miami Ave. is running a taco omakase every Tuesday starting Oct. 20, for about three months. The 12-course menu costs $105 per person. Chef Rodrigo Rivera Rio, whose Monterrey restaurant Koli holds a Michelin star, is the collaborator. Tacos carry the luxury fillings: hamachi with caviar, toro with ikura, lobster, A5 Wagyu, lamb barbacoa and short rib with foie gras. Seats are open to the public by reservation. With a three-month run from Oct. 20, the Tuesdays should wrap up around late January.
2200 Brickell adds a Nofar Method Pilates studio for residents
The Pilates room at 2200 Brickell now carries the Nofar Method name, and its sessions are for residents. Founder Nofar Hagag is shaping the studio's programming, branding and design inside the building's Vitality Club gym. Equipment includes two Reformers and two Cadillac tables. A Nofar-trained instructor is present any time the machines are in use. The five-story building, with 103 residences, is now moving owners in. Aria Development Group, Largo and Place Projects developed it. For neighbors outside the building, this is an amenity to know about, not one to book.
New Mary Brickell Foundation plans a look-alike contest and a park remembrance
A new nonprofit named for Mary Brickell is planning 50 events across 39 days. The Mary Brickell Foundation, a 501(c)(3), plans to post its full schedule on Oct. 19, with six walking tours, more than 23 talks and a 27-by-39-inch collector's poster. The observance opens Jan. 13, 2027, the 105th anniversary of Brickell's death, with a flower remembrance at Mary Brickell Park, and a first annual Mary Brickell look-alike contest is set for Feb. 20, 2027. It closes on the 191st anniversary of Brickell's birth. Partners include FIU, Miami Dade College, the Miami-Dade County Library, The Barnacle, Vizcaya and the Pioneers Club. Brickell, born in Bolton, England, in 1836, has an avenue named for her, yet historians say her credit lags. The calendar will go up on the foundation's website along with reservations and tickets.
Seia hands out free masks for Halloween night above Brickell
- When
- Oct. 31 · 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Where
- Seia, 54th and 55th floors
- Address
- 830 Brickell
- Price
- $125 per guest general admission; $200 per guest table reservation
Seia, on the 54th and 55th floors of 830 Brickell, becomes a Venetian masquerade on Halloween night, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. There are two ticket tiers. Table seats at $200 per guest cover a four-course prix-fixe or à la carte dinner, a welcome cocktail and the party, with reservation times from 8 to 9:30 p.m. General admission at $125 per guest drops the seated dinner but includes the terraces, bars, a welcome drink and bites. Masks come free on arrival, and Venetian dress is encouraged. The set menu closes with a pumpkin mascarpone mousse with Nutella.
Little Havana upzoning heads toward City Commission
A city board has recommended approval of rezoning that would expand building capacity across hundreds of Little Havana properties and parts of the Miami River District. The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board made that call on Sept. 2. Some lots could hold as many as 150 units per acre and reach eight stories. Added market-rate units would not have to come with income-restricted apartments. None of this is final. Staff expected the City Commission to take it up in October, with more outreach in November and a second reading in December. Those dates were tentative, and the next community meeting has not been confirmed. Until a meeting is set, residents have no fixed date to speak up.