The Central Business District of Miami has over 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m2) of office space, including more than fifteen buildings with greater than 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of floor space.[4]
Miami's Central Business District at night seen from the east at Watson Island, January 2019Miami's Central Business District seen from the west with its mix of historic low and mid-rise buildings and newer high-rise buildings, March 2013
The City of Miami was officially incorporated as a city on July 28, 1896, with a population of just over 300.[5] Downtown is the historic heart of Miami, and along with Coconut Grove, is the oldest settled area of Miami, with early pioneer settlement dating to the early 19th century. Urban development began in the 1890s with the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway by Standard Oil industrialist Henry Flagler down to Miami at the insistence of Julia Tuttle. Flagler, along with developers such as William Brickell and George E. Merrick 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 just north of Downtown in Edgewater, is named in honor of Tuttle.
The CBD has long been dense with retail and office space, as well as some lofts and apartments, but recently has seen large scale high-rise residential development as during Miami housing market booms in the aughts and continuing again in the 2010s. Though the historically wealthy suburb of Brickell to the south remains much more popular, downtown has seen urban buildings such as The Loft, The Loft 2, and Centro Lofts which have no built-in parking as well as more traditional luxury condos such as the bayfront 50 Biscayne and Vizcayne. Wolfson Campus, the primary (but not largest) campus of Miami-Dade College is located in the CBD, with about ten buildings around NE 5 Street and NE 2 Ave. The historic Flagler Street, which is the north–south divider of the street grid in Miami-Dade, may undergo a major renovation from the Miami River to the terminus at Biscayne Boulevard starting by 2016. The project was publicized in 2014 and has faced several delays.[6]
The Metromover Inner Loop is located entirely within the CBD, as is Metrorail'sGovernment Center station, where the rapid transit and people mover systems meet. This is the busiest station for both systems and sees over 15,000 riders on an average weekday. It is located on the west side of downtown in the Government Center area, which has a large concentration of city, county, state, and federal offices. The area is also heavily served by the Metrobus (Miami-Dade County) and Miami Trolley, as well as taxicabs, ridesharing companies, and shared scooters. Downtown Miami as defined by Walk Score which includes Brickell and the Arts & Entertainment District, is considered "very walkable" and as having "world-class public transportation", as well as being "very bikeable".[7]
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Miami Avenue in 1896, when approximately 400 men voted to incorporate Miami as a city
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For Greater Downtown Miami area see Greater Downtown Miami The Central Business District CBD of Miami is the historic central business district and city center of what has become Greater Downtown Miami 1 in Miami Florida Over 92 000 people work in Miami s Central Business District 2 Central Business District of Miami Downtown MiamiNeighborhood of MiamiCountryUnited StatesStateFloridaCountyMiami Dade CountyCityMiamiTime zoneEST The Central Business District is generally bound by Biscayne Boulevard Bayfront Park and Museum Park on the east the Miami River to the south North 6th Street to the north and Interstate 95 to the west 1 3 While it is technically Miami s official downtown the term Downtown Miami has come to refer to a much larger 3 8 square mile 10 km2 area along the bay from the Rickenbacker Causeway to the Julia Tuttle Causeway It is also distinct from the financial district which neighbors Brickell to the south The Central Business District of Miami has over 5 000 000 square feet 460 000 m2 of office space including more than fifteen buildings with greater than 100 000 sq ft 9 300 m2 of floor space 4 Contents 1 History 2 Character 3 Transportation 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editSee also History of Miami nbsp Miami s Central Business District at night seen from the east at Watson Island January 2019 nbsp Miami s Central Business District seen from the west with its mix of historic low and mid rise buildings and newer high rise buildings March 2013 The City of Miami was officially incorporated as a city on July 28 1896 with a population of just over 300 5 Downtown is the historic heart of Miami and along with Coconut Grove is the oldest settled area of Miami with early pioneer settlement dating to the early 19th century Urban development began in the 1890s with the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway by Standard Oil industrialist Henry Flagler down to Miami at the insistence of Julia Tuttle Flagler along with developers such as William Brickell and George E Merrick 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 just north of Downtown in Edgewater is named in honor of Tuttle Character editSee also Downtown Miami historic district nbsp Flagler Street in Miami s Central Business District The CBD has long been dense with retail and office space as well as some lofts and apartments but recently has seen large scale high rise residential development as during Miami housing market booms in the aughts and continuing again in the 2010s Though the historically wealthy suburb of Brickell to the south remains much more popular downtown has seen urban buildings such as The Loft The Loft 2 and Centro Lofts which have no built in parking as well as more traditional luxury condos such as the bayfront 50 Biscayne and Vizcayne Wolfson Campus the primary but not largest campus of Miami Dade College is located in the CBD with about ten buildings around NE 5 Street and NE 2 Ave The historic Flagler Street which is the north south divider of the street grid in Miami Dade may undergo a major renovation from the Miami River to the terminus at Biscayne Boulevard starting by 2016 The project was publicized in 2014 and has faced several delays 6 Transportation editSee also Transportation in Miami The Metromover Inner Loop is located entirely within the CBD as is Metrorail s Government Center station where the rapid transit and people mover systems meet This is the busiest station for both systems and sees over 15 000 riders on an average weekday It is located on the west side of downtown in the Government Center area which has a large concentration of city county state and federal offices The area is also heavily served by the Metrobus Miami Dade County and Miami Trolley as well as taxicabs ridesharing companies and shared scooters Downtown Miami as defined by Walk Score which includes Brickell and the Arts amp Entertainment District is considered very walkable and as having world class public transportation as well as being very bikeable 7 Gallery editLate 19th thru 20th centuries nbsp Miami Avenue in 1896 when approximately 400 men voted to incorporate Miami as a city nbsp Crowds on Flagler Street in Downtown Miami on August 15 1945 20 minutes after the announcement of Japan s surrender at the end of World War II Since 2000 nbsp View of downtown over Biscayne Bay with larger buildings marked nbsp View of downtown skyscrapers from Bayfront Park nbsp As the CBD has Manhattanized along with the Greater Downtown area a phenomenon known as the Biscayne Wall has emerged nbsp The early Manhattanization of downtown Miami in 2007See also editDowntown Miami Historic District List of tallest buildings in MiamiReferences edit a b Greater Downtown Miami Maps Miami Downtown Development Authority Demographia United States Central Business Districts PDF Miami Downtown Development Authority Subdistrict Boundaries PDF Miami Downtown Development Authority July 5 2013 Archived from the original PDF on September 10 2015 Retrieved November 23 2015 Downtown Miami s Central Business District Office Buildings PDF Miami Downtown Development Authority February 22 2010 Archived from the original PDF on November 25 2011 Retrieved November 23 2015 Williams Linda K George Paul S South Florida A Brief History Historical Museum of South Florida Archived from the original on April 29 2010 Retrieved August 24 2009 Lackner Catherine October 20 2015 Flagler Street upgrade faces two hurdles Miami Today Retrieved November 24 2015 via miamitodaynews com Walk Score Downtown Miami Walk Score External links editMiami Downtown Development Authority 25 46 30 N 80 11 28 W 25 775 N 80 191 W 25 775 80 191 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central 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