There is an interesting pocket of development activity in the Brickell Village area. It is contained within S.W. 15th Road, the I-95, and S.W. 1st Avenue. East of the I-95, south of Brickell Village, and west of the Roads, the neighborhood forms a triangle slightly smaller than Brickell Key. The Metro-Rail runs adjacent to it.
One Plaza West Brickell
The Simpson Park Triangle is
isolated by the I-95 on the
west, which only affords it
one entrance ( S.W. 1st
Avenue), and the Metrorail
line to the east. There is
one east entrance into the
neighborhood (S.W. 15th
Road).
All other east entrances are
blocked by the Metrorail’s
ground line to/from the
Brickell Station.
Habitat I and II
From the north there are two
entrances (S.W. 2nd and 3rd
Avenues). On S.W. 1st
Avenue, between
S.W.
17th Road and the I-95, the
Melo Group is planning the
22 story
One Plaza West Brickell
development. Directly to the
north of the Melo site is
what seems to be a
foundation ditch. The parcel
is owned by PCU Investments
LLC. Moving along S.W. 1st
Avenue, there is a single
family home and a relatively
new development
Brickell View Condo at
the corner of S.W. 1st and
17th Road.
Brickell Roads Atriums Turning north along 17th Road there is more activity on the corner of S.W. 2nd avenue and 17th Road, in the form of Habitat This two phase project covers the north and south sides of S.W. 2nd avenue at 17th Road. The development is green and impressively planned.
Farther along S.W. 2nd Avenue there are a couple of vacant parcels and three unique developments. One of them, Brickell Road Atriums, is under construction and features intricately furnished split level lofts with rooftop pools. The second one, 1725 S.W. 2nd Avenue, has a sleek design and was recently built and occupied. Next to the Brickell Road Atriums site, on what is now a vacant lot, stands the third unique development: Bunker Brickell; formerly Barim at Brickell, developed by the Euro suites Group.
Bunker Condo Brickell will feature:
- An independent 24-hour weather monitoring system.
- Individual air conditioning units will be encased in each condo’s walls.
- SOS - Safety Owner Storage, which is air conditioned
- Hurricane-resistant with hardened glass and micro-perforated steel shutters.
- Filtered water tank containing at least 30 days’ drinking water supply.
- An independent power generation system capable of supplying more than 30 days’ full power in the event of a local power outage.
Along the the east side of 17th Road between S.W. 2nd Avenue and 2nd Court, a limited liability corporation named MJF Majestic Plaza, owns the land. There is no current information about plans for the site. The two parcels occupy 48,885 square feet.
The East Side
The east side of the Triangle, between S.W. 17th Road and 15th Road, is under utilized. There isn’t much in the way of new construction, but many of the well situated lots have been recently acquired in bundles and are owned by limited liability corps. The development along the west side of the Triangle will undoubtedly spur these entities to push forward their plans
