Miami Monkies

Wow thanks for the great info. Not Latin, but speak Spanish quite well - maybe that will help. Unfortunate that it's not walkable, but sounds as though Brickell may slightly be. Very excited to be away from NYC winter..

You'll love Brickell. Wouldn't suggest any other place to live.

I'll describe Miami in one word: vain.

Get used to your hola's/adios'...and roll those r's

EDIT: Forget my advice. If you can speak Spanish you're golden.

It seems like a great place to live. Far from fluent in Spanish, and no rolling r's for me, but I can certainly get by if need be.

Do you know where in Brickell you'll be living? This city's been experiencing a lot of RE growth since the downturn. I was recently doing a market analysis that involved researching all the proposed new condo projects going on from Brickell up to Sunny Isles, and a lot of them look pretty insane. Keep an eye out for the new construction out there, very interesting.

Get used to traffic- coming from NYC, don't think it'll be a problem for you, alexpasch was spot on with the weather explanation lol (although it can get nice during the winter at least for a few days!).

Miami is all about wealth and showing off. The problem is that a lot of people around here are nowhere near as wealthy as they make themselves look, so don't be fooled. On the same note, there are countless successful people who've made fortunes in this city. As far as real estate development, Jorge Perez is my idol.

Enjoy the views of water that is actually warm enough for you to swim in- if youre hitting south beach, the best parking spot is the garage off 7th and washington ave.

Expect to have me as a neighbor in the near future lol will not rest until I graduate and am living in Brickell myself (I live further west right now). Congrats on the relocation!

Edit- Hate to say it, but if you plan on wearing suits in the summer, keep a handkerchief or something with you lol back/underarm sweat is def happening.

Brickell is great. I am a Miami native and went to undergrad in nyc.
most of what was said above is accurate. The comment on latin women is weird. I am guessing this is an isolated observation. (I am latin and female.) my observation: I seem to find it difficult to meet smart people here. Pm if you have further Q's.

i live in and work in palm beach. frequently visit my dads condo on south beach. if you ever want to rage let me know

Brickell is okay, I guess- you do have Mary Brickell Village, which is pretty nice. I find that Brickell has a tendency to shut down at about 6/7pm, and there's not much going on after that, especially on a weekday. Now, you do also have Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita and Blue Martini, as well as Fado Irish Pub, all of which are fairly popular hangouts.

I live on South Beach, right by Lincoln Rd. The garage off 7th and Washington is okay, but if you're more in the mood to go to an outdoor mall, eat at a (slightly less tourist hell) restaurant, and catch a movie, then you should check out Lincoln Rd. The parking garage is 17th and Meridian for Lincoln Rd.

Ditto on "hard to find smart people"- Miami is a play city, not a real city, and as long as you accept it for what it is, you'll be more than fine.

Thanks for the info, it sounds as though it will be quite a change from NYC. How is the nightlife on south beach for those who live in Miami? Is it mainly tourists?

thanks for starting the convo, I am actually relocating in the very near term from new york down to miami. I get the impression that what everyone said here is what I have been hearing about Miami, hopefully it isnt as difficult to find smart people as it sounds.

Miami may not have enough smart people, but the chicks in my opinion make up for it. Probably just me.

another nice thing about miami is if it gets to touristy for you Palm Beach and Fort Laudy are right there. night trips up are very easy and always worthwhile to pop around.

It's like the Iphone of cities. Expensive and sleek on the outside, lacking in any real redeeming value/features on the inside and a must have for trendy people around the world. Oh, and if you ask the wrong person for directions, you'll end up at the bottom of the ocean.

That being said, the Iphone is pretty successful because people aren't generally very shrewd with their money. Embrace this fact and you'll be fine. A miamian and his money are soon parted.

What does everyone think of the cocowalk area of coconut grove? I see the area becoming more high end, but I want other people's opinions on it.

I'm in Brickell, but grew up in Miami and have left no stone unturned so i can't speak too excitedly about the city, but i can see how it would be an especially interesting/fun place for an outsider.

Arguably best mix of women (particularly of the Latin sort) in the country, though it's increasingly becoming more important to know Spanish (or to lesser extent Portuguese) as a larger percentage of them are emigrants rather than 1st/2nd generationals. Plenty of white girls in Brickell though if that's what your into, and a lot more of them 40 min. away in Ft. Laud. and onwards (Boca/WPB).

Condo boom is ridiculous, fueled obviously by mostly LATAM investors/expats. Lots of hotel development in Miami Beach, and even on the mainland (we're working on one). Multifamily development is limited to the suburbs since land around here is priced for condo builders.

Nightlife is top notch, regardless of type of music or scene you're into. SOBE has mostly tourists sprinkled with locals in the more off the beaten path spots. Brickell has a local and diversified crowd. Midtown/Wyndwood/Art District is another rapidly growing area comprised of mostly locals and dominated by hipsters or derivations of them.

Good Food/Restaurants is another emerging category here. Lots of new great restaurants coming to town. Large influx of NYC/LA restauranteurs, and of course your long standing staples. Good selection of munchies spots and food trucks too.

Lastly, main reason i'll pick Miami over other US cities is the water. I'm a big watersports guy, and between Biscayne Bay, Ft. Laud, The Keys, and Bahamas/Caribbean in our backyard, it doesn't get any better.

Where exactly are you going to be working?

Also if you want any of the Miami beach hotties start by leasing a BMW/Mercedes/Audi, going to the gym, and learning how to dress.

Relocating on the 11th. Could use a tour guide.

In this order if your actually staying within Mary Brickell Village:

1) Brickell Irish Pub 2) Fados 3) Blackbird 4) My Ceviche

You definitely picked the right time. The real estate industry is booming down here quicker than it was in 2007. I can think of 10 high-rise buildings off the top of my head that are going to change the skyline of South Florida. Just for example, 22 units in Porsche Design Tower in Sunny Isles were purchased by billionaires. The record before that for any residential building was 9 billionaires making investments. That just goes to show people are investing in South Florida. The real estate industry is hot here right now! As for Brickell, it's basically the heart of Miami. Very different from NYC. Get used to humid days where walking outside for over 10 minutes will leave you drenched in sweat. Also get used to speaking Spanish as often if not more often than English. Biggest difference you'll find is people in FL are slow. Traffic is a bitch and senior citizens/tourists only make it worse.

Too add on to Morly, an industrial distribution park (15% office) near the Airport just traded at a 4.5% cap on market rents, or $135 PSF. Pretty steep.