On Monday this week I was able to sneak over to Brickell Village to take my first tour of Infinity at Brickell. Infinity at Brickell is a brand new luxury condominium development in Brickell Village. The building stands 56-stories tall and consists of many different types of units including two-story lofts, flats and studios. The building will also in the future have a signature restaurant at the lobby level. I was quite impressed by the views and the spacious floorplans. The floorplans were unlike most developments I have seen in the past. During the pre-construction phase of Infinity, I never sold any of the units there to my clients – I always suspected the views would be blocked in every direction since the building is not in a waterfront location. During my tour I was able to walk much of the building and also through many of the units on various floors. From what I saw, I would say that the views are pretty impressive on the top floors of the building. There is no high-rise construction to the West of the building as its all single family homes. The building is also set-back enough from the rest of the brickell high-rises that you get a great skyline view and even Biscayne Bay and Miami Beach in the distance.

Of course I took my Nikon on my tour so here are the photos:

A few of the features of Infinity at Brickell are a Residents’ poolside lounge, heated outdoor pool and whirlpool spa, indoor lounge and my favorite a roof-top sundeck for the private use of residents in floors 40 and up. For units available at Infinity Condos call Samir Patel at 305-213-0336. For listings of Infinity at Brickell Rentals goto http://www.miamicondorealty.com/infinity-at-brickell/rentals/

East Views:

North Views:

South Views:

Roof-top Sun Deck:

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Yesterday, I had an opportunity to go over to Paramount Bay to take a sneak peek at the development. My clients were interested in 3 bedrooms so I was able to take a look at the two ends of the building. Below you will see the photos from my trip. Please excuse the quality of some of the photographs – I had to take them with my BlackBerry Storm. I was expecting some rainfall right before I walked over to the building so I left my Nikon at home. Well the wait is over… Here are the photos:

Paramount Bay Condo is one of the last luxury condominiums to be completed in South Florida. I expect the building to officially open its doors in May/June of 2009. What makes the building stand out is the exclusive lifestyle homeowners will experience. Every single line in the building has a private elevator that makes 12 private elevators. And in addition there are 4 service elevators. There is also two swimming pools – one on the East side of the development which will give you morning sun, and one on the West side which will allow you afternoon sun. Additionally there will be an on-site diner – which will be perfect for ordering room-service and also a more formal restaurant overlooking Biscayne Bay. There will be a full service gym, spa, theater and market as well. The area surrounding the building – the Miami Arts District – is still a work in progress. I’ve lived here for the last 5 years and I’ve seen the boom and now the slow down in the rehab of the neighborhood. But business owners and residents are still moving into the area and improving it. I did not take any photos of the lobby or amenities as the building was still in the construction phase and everything was not installed yet.

Unobstructed Bay Views:

Standard kitchens:

Standard bathrooms:

South corner unit living room:

North corner unit living room:

While I was doing some research tonight I stumbled across the redeveloped website of the Miami Worldcenter. Along with the updated website was some brand new renderings and animations of what the project is envisioned to become. I truly hope this developer follows through with the development. It will bring a great amount of jobs, people and money to the area. This page will become the permanent page for all information I collect about the Miami Worldcenter. For now here is the video I found:

In November of 2008 the Miami City Commission approved special district zoning for Miami Worldcenter, which is being marketed as one of the largest urban renewal projects in the country. The developers of the project – Art Falcone, Marc Roberts and Nitin Motwani would like to create a massive mixed-use project in Miami’s Park West neighborhood which will encompass nearly 30 acres behind Ten Museum Park, Marina Blue, 900 Biscayne Bay and Marquis. The project will be developed in stages, with the first phases to focus on hospitality, retail and civic space.

ICON Brickell Condos … a video tour. – A few months ago I had a chance to take a sneak peak at Icon Brickell – Jorge Perez’s latest development in the Brickell area south of Downtown Miami. Icon Brickell consists of 1800 units in 3 towers. The building just opened in late 2008 and is one of the most luxurious and amenity rich buildings in all of South Florida.

While I was taking my first tour of the property I took the opportunity to shoot some video clips of the common areas. Everything in this building was developed on a massive scale. The columns in the Entry way are larger than life and cost over $10 million dollars. The pool deck is longer than a football field and the spa is the best in town.

Anyway here is the video:

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