What is the Best Condo in Brickell in 2018? [Updated for 2020]

What is the Best Condo in Brickell? Our Pick in 10 Condo Categories!

What is the Best Condo in Brickell? Our Pick in 10 Condo Categories!

If you are to deciding on what condo to buy in Brickell it is truly in your best interest to not just focus on the unit you are interested in but also on the actual Brickell condo building. Some buyers jump straight into focusing on the unit, views and finishes with little regard to the actual building.

This is where our expertise and knowledge comes in. We rarely form an opinion without basing it of statistical data or ‘inside market knowledge’.

Who designed the building, who runs it and how it is run, pending assessments and changes and of course how it stacks up against the competition. This is why an expert opinion is so important. With 10 years of experience selling Brickell real estate we do know what is happening.

So… defining what is best depends on your point of view and the criteria of your needs. We picked the top 10 most relevant ‘best’ questions, all based of the needs and wants of you, the client

The ‘Best’ Questions to Ask 

1. Best Brickell Resale Condo
2. Best Brickell Luxury Condo
3. Best Brickell New Construction Condo
4. Best Brickell Boutique Condo
5. Best Brickell Condo for Families
6. Best Brickell Condo for Amenities and Services
7. Best Managed Brickell Condo
8. Best Brickell Condo for Walkability
9. Best Value Brickell Condo
10. Best Brickell Condo for Investments

What is the best resale condo building in Brickell?

When we are trying to protect our real estate investment we sometimes choose resale buildings that are tried and tested. Certainly the best in terms of protecting its value and having increased the most in value over the last few years few buildings have done as well as Bristol Towers.

Our pick: Bristol Tower

What is the best luxury condo building in Brickell?

Asia, Four Seasons, Carbonell, Santa Maria, Jade and Bristol Towers come at the top of this pile. Asia is the most ’boutique’ of the buildings in this line up with the fewest number of numbers in the building. Santa Maria has some very large spectacular units with direct ocean views, which is why it often holds the top spot for the most expensive units sold in Brickell each quarter. Four seasons has exceptional services that people have come to expect from Four Seasons. It has a ‘resort’ feel pool, superb in-house dining and the Equinox Gym found on the 4th floor. Carbonell on Brickell Key has been excellent finishes, a great lobby, is very well run and has many units with spectacular water views.

Our pick : Santa Maria.

What is the best luxury ‘new construction’ or ‘pre-construction’ Condo in Brickell?

There are a number of new Condos in Brickell being touted as high ‘luxury’. These include: Brickell  Flatiron, SLS Hotel and Residences Brickell, The Bond at Brickell, Echo Brickell and even Brickell City Center. These usually start at $700 per sqft and are set to compete with the resale luxury Condos of Asia, Four Seasons, Carbonell, Santa Maria, Jade and Bristol Towers.

We define luxury Condos with their ‘luxury features’. Private elevators, larger balconies, higher ceilings, better fixtures and fitting (think Subzero and Miele as opposed to GE Monogram).

Our pick: Echo Brickell

What is best boutique Condo and therefore most exclusive Condo in Brickell?

There are really just a few boutique buildings in Brickell. With around 120 units Asia offers the exclusive and private services of Brickell Key. A guard gate, front desk security and key access to private unit elevators make this the ‘fort knox’ of Brickell.

Our pick: Asia 

What is the best Condo in Brickell for families?

This is a tough one, but more often than not families require park space and areas for children to run around freely without the hazards that can often exist in busy built up urban areas. As a result Brickell Key always comes out on top.

The reality is that many couples who start a family will all to often move in the neighboring single family communities of Coconut Grove or Coral Gables, unless of course this is a part time or holiday residence for the family, then the ‘lock up and leave’ psychology comes into play and they will choose a Condo. Even then some do look to the condos in more ‘family friendly neighborhoods’ like Coconut Grove

Our pick: Carbonell

What is the best condo in Brickell in terms of amenities and services?

Icon Brickell was considered for a while to have the best amenities – certainly the biggest swimming pool, spa, gym and restaurants all within the building: Cipriani’s plus several others. This building has sadly been dogged by structural problems and a large pending assessments due to cracks in the pool takes it off the list.

Four Seasons carries the strong four seasons brand and delivers everything (at a price) that you expect in a resort/ hotel environment. What will be interesting to see is how the new SLS building with its signature amenities will compete with the Four Seasons.

Two Tequesta Point and Three Tequesta Point deserve an honorable mention as does Santa Maria. The Tequesta buildings have great services with a very personal touch all encased in the full service neighborhood of Brickell Key: Supermarket, restaurants, dry cleaners even a coffee shop make this a great little self sufficient community. Santa Maria because it has the biggest land footprint in Brickell – its own Marina, a roof top gym, convenience store and more.

Our pick: Four Seasons (watch out for SLS when it opens!)

What is the best run building in Brickell?

When it comes best run we look at pending assessments, reserves and maintenance fee’s. If you want the lowest maintenance fee’s according to $ per sqft then number one is: Carbonell.

Our pick: Carbonell

What is the best Condo in Brickell for ‘walkability’ the most central?

This is an easy one: Brickell City Center‘s ‘Rise and Reach‘ Condo’s are really ground zero for Brickell life. If you don’t mind living on top of a super sized shopping mall and want to walk out your front door into the center of everything then this is the project for you. If you prefer an existing building then you may want to consider 1060 Brickell or 1050 Brickell.

Our pick: Brickell City Center

What is the best value Condo in Brickell?

When markets move and inevitably they do we look to get our clients the undervalued asset. This is where our stats pages become so very useful. Right now there is a certain $ per sqft range that really gives the best value and makes sense when doing ‘apples to apples’ research. Our Brickell neighborhood reports also help paint the right picture. The best value may be new construction or resale. It depends on what deals we can squeeze out of the market.

Our pick – Call us

 This is dependent of the time of analysis

What is the best condo to invest in Brickell?

Remember to check out the stats section on each Condo. Why pay attention to rental/ owner ratios? – Its important to invest in a building where you don’t have the fragility of large numbers of tenants. This often means you are surrounded by owners who are ‘investors and speculators’. We also prefer non-generic products for our clients, the more special the unit, the better the long term view  – simple supply & demand economics. Finally, keep views in mind. As Miami grows, waterfront and water view will stay premium.

Our pick – Call us

This depends on the analysis and availability at that moment.
So our pick is to call us and we will explore together!