Renderings Show Potential Apple Store At Miami Worldcenter

Plans were filed with City of Miami planners last year for a potential Apple Store at Miami Worldcenter, newly released documents show.

The application seeking warrant site plan approval for the store is dated June 2022, so it’s possible the design may have changed since then.

Building Department records show that a construction permit was applied for at the same site in February, for a 1-story building rising 27 feet, with a total of 16,629 square feet of retail.

The earlier site plans, which show Apple logos in the renderings, were submitted by an affiliate of Miami Worldcenter.

According to a July 2022 letter submitted by a representative of the developer, the design will prioritize the pedestrian experience and environmental considerations.

The store will be integrated with a plaza that will have around 20,000 square feet of dedicated public open space.

Native species will be used to landscape the plaza, promoting biodiversity and improving air quality, the letter states.

FSC certified mass timber, along with other recycled materials, are planned to be used during construction in order to cap carbon. A green roof is also planned.

Gensler is listed as the architect in the planning filing.

 

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Anonymous
1 month ago

Apple Store would be cool but what I’d love to see at Worldcenter is (in this order):

– Starbucks Reserve
– Eataly
– Equinox
– Trader Joe’s
– Whole Foods
– Furniture store like West Elm, CB2, etc.
– H&M
– Regular Starbucks

Thoughts?

Anonymous
1 month ago

There’s plenty of other retail spots literally sitting empty in this area that anyone of the stores can open in.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Exactly. That is why I am listing what I would love to see in this area because many tenants haven’t yet been announced. I don’t care much for an Apple Store personally as I buy my Apple products online but it would be cool to have one.

Anonymous
1 month ago

I ageee. Shack Shack opened a “NEW” space when there are a ton of empty locations nearby

Antennae
1 month ago

Uniqlo and a good bakery

Anonymous
1 month ago

Panera, Jersey Mikes and Dig In

Anonymous
1 month ago

Equinox for sure!

MiamiArchi
1 month ago

Haven’t they already announced a fancy gym taking up a ton of SF at World Center?
Doubt they would sign without something establishing no competition in another worldcenter project. Equinox looks doubtful.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Brickell has 2 Equinox and a LA Fitness so…

Anonymous
1 month ago

Brickell doesn’t have these though (yet!)

– Eataly
– Starbucks Reserve
– Trader Joe’s
– Whole Foods
– West Elm, CB2, etc.
– Large bookstore
— Giftcard store
— Amazon store
— Pink Berry

Frankonymous
1 month ago

keep dreaming, fatty.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Yeah and Brickell doesn’t even have all the museums, parks and entertainment venues Miami Worldcenter would be close to

Anonymous
1 month ago

Glad they are connected by the Metromover, so if one part of core lacks a thing the other makes up for it.

Anon
1 month ago

Club Studio has full exclusivity in terms of fitness studios at Miami Worldcenter; as stated in the press release. Equinox will not be a part of MWC.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Also a fast food would be great. I love fancy food but a real neighborhood should have also cheap options. So a Mac Donald’s, a Shake Shack and a Chinese cheap restaurant.

Would be nice...
1 month ago

Good luck getting them to pay the retail rents this project needs

Not Anonymous
1 month ago

You would be surprised, fast food restaurants can make money in the millions, I’m sure they could afford the rents.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Except most of them are franchises, with most of that money going to royalties. It would only work if there was a conventional mall food court.

Anonymous
1 month ago

That area is very down market. There is a Chic_Fil-A already – so best of luck

Anonymous
1 month ago

Brickell has a Burger King

Anonymous
1 month ago

There will be a good hall under Bezel so maybe the cheap option could be there as it’s cheaper for them to rent out the smaller stands.

Anonymous
1 month ago

*food hall

Anon
1 month ago

You are mistaken, there isn’t going to be a food hall under Bezel. Under Bezel is etta, LuLuLemon, Sephora, Ray Ban, and Maple and Ash.

J.M.
1 month ago

I want something new like a Taco Bell Cantina or California Pizza Kitchen.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Try for Olive Garden, Outback, Duffys?

Anonymous
1 month ago

We’re already getting a glorified Duffy’s. What is this, West Kendall or Broward County? If anything of the like, I’d rather see a Flanigan’s, which is a South Florida institution.

Anon
1 month ago

Duffys is a South Florida staple. Never heard of Flannigans. What’s that?

Brickellist
1 month ago

It would be cool to see all of these in Brickell! (Except Equinox, there’s two).There’s a huge growing market wanting these retailers there.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Brickell is the past. Worldcenter is the future.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Lol downtown is way older than Brickell. Don’t get naughty with your rebranding.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Worldcenter is newer

Anonymous
1 month ago

Parts of Brickell getting built and designed now. Both are complimentary.

Anonymous
1 month ago

That area is still very underdeveloped

Anonymous
1 month ago

you are not so smart mi amigo world center is over hyped

Anonymous
1 month ago

That area is still way too inactive and especially deserted at night

Anonymous
1 month ago

I don’t think alienating the most populous part of the city will help bring in patrons…

Anonymous
1 month ago

Wow, surprised so many people down-liked this, but liked it for MWC. They are in the same city…

Anonymous
1 month ago

Target, Costco, Dave and busters, Auntie Annie’s!

Anonymous
1 month ago

These are coming to Overtown

Anon
1 month ago

Land is too expensive for any one of these (except AA), let alone all three – require too much parking. Cheers

MWC
1 month ago

Trader Joes and/or Whole Foods would be great for this area!

SoMi
1 month ago

They already have them nearby.

Anonymous
1 month ago

False. We are going for a 15 min city concept all throughout the Urban Core.

BriMi
1 month ago

Both Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s needed in Brickell, many transplants live their – LT loyal customers.

*Name
1 month ago

Wow how original.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Pei Wei good Chinese

Anonymous
1 month ago

PF, at least.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Cheesecake Factory

MiamiWinning
1 month ago

ZARA instead of H&M!

Anonymous
1 month ago

Brio

Anonymous
1 month ago

IHOP

Anon
1 month ago

We need to fill this space. What else can they add?

– Buba gump shrimp
– Hard Rock Cafe
– Yard House
– DSW Designer shows
– Party City
– Muji
– Forever 21
– Drybar
– Margaritaville
– Disney store
– Lego store
– Dunkin donuts

To Tell The T
1 month ago

Costa Coffee
Nero Coffee
Any coffee brand other than Starbucks please

peej
1 month ago

There’s a Bubba Gump literally across the street @ Bayside…

calivalle
1 month ago

Really bad idea in putting a building of 20.000 SQF on a small square,pretty much will be the only open space at the MW..

Anonymous
1 month ago

BurgerFi

Anonymous
1 month ago

Dairy Queen

Anon
1 month ago

Can someone bring RJ Gators back?

Anonymous
1 month ago

Someplace to get a decent hot dog. Like specialty ones.

Anonymous
1 month ago

How about a place that specializes in hipster beard trimming and manscaping?

Nails Did
1 month ago

We need some relaxing affordable nail salons too. All the ones in Brickell and downtown are poorly ventilated and chaotic.

Anonymous
1 month ago

This has got to be the worst apple store ive ever seen…. It literally looks like a glorified tent. No windows… no street presence…nothing…

Anonymous
1 month ago

Exactly. What about a whole glass round structure? Or something we haven’t seen before. C’mon, use your imagination designers!! Anyone could draw this.

Anonymous
1 month ago

well ….. its miami world center which is a big joke

MBeach
1 month ago

What are we even looking at….

Anonymous
1 month ago

That would be a greenhouse…in Miami.

J.M.
1 month ago

I agree. I’m a little underwhelmed. In any other location I would be impressed but in the middle of downtown with all this space I feel like they could’ve done more. Hopefully this is not the final product.

Frankonymous
1 month ago

I agree. this looks like a temporary structure. Very basic, I would be shocked if this was close to the finished product.

Anonymous
1 month ago

So much for the “jewel box.” Instead of an Apple Store, we’re getting a low-class sports bar and bowling alley.

Anonymous
1 month ago

That would be a greenhouse…in Miami.

Downtown Blue Voter
1 month ago

It looks like a 1970s postmodern funeral home in Hialeah.

Please
1 month ago

It looks like a temporary tent for Art Basel in a leased land

Anonymous
1 month ago

you are correct I agree
IMHO create a large Central Park to gather people
why does everything end up looking like Midtown – which is a mess?????

Anonymous
1 month ago

There will be large modern Central Park one in the redeveloped gov center area up for auction, walking to Brickell

Azarius
1 month ago

This design is nothing I’ve expected

Se me paró
1 month ago

Who has approved this design for such a striking location? Unbelievable….SMH

Anonymous
1 month ago

Looks unrecognizable with all the foliage – the more greenery the better!!

Anonymous
1 month ago

What a joke. Wasn’t this entire space supposed to be a plaza… and now they’re building a store in the middle of it…

Anonymous
1 month ago

It was always in the plans and renderings but yea, I would have preferred a bigger plaza

Anon
1 month ago

The store is located to the north side of the plaza, as it always has been depicted for the past several years.

MiamiArchi
1 month ago

Not sure what the renderings are of, or for. But they are definitely not Renderings for an Apple store or for what is currently being permitted.
The building in the rendering first off is clearly not 27 feet tall.
2nd I’ve worked on an apple project before. They are VERY particular about the design and making sure it looks like an apple store / product.
Nothing here screams apple, no where near the amount of Glass they require for their projects.
So not sure what it was for but looks like its an old design.

Anonymous
1 month ago

yes this looks like a flake thing Arquitectonica would do or propose.
its no where near !!! the caliber of Norman Foster epic
design

melo is sigma chad
1 month ago

Apple nearly always uses Norman Foster so Gensler is a clue it’s not an Apple Store.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Hopefully it’s a Starbucks

Anonymous
1 month ago

Rosetta Bakery would be a better option.

Anon
1 month ago

Actually a quick google shows Gensler has indeed designed Apple stores.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Its an apple store dude…. i have inside info…and its ugly as hell and undignified of being an apple store. its a sad design that’s it. They dropped the ball massively. At the very LEAST it needs more windows so that its not just blank walls facing the streets.

android user
1 month ago

looks like construction trailers

For Rent banners by Melo
1 month ago

There’s no way that’s a final rendering for an Apple store. They would never approve that lol. I’m expecting a glass box which im sure is exactly what they’re building

Melo is sigma and Chad
1 month ago

looking like a wireless white mac mouse

Anonymous
1 month ago

this isnt the rendering of the building…its just a rendering for planning purposes

Anonymous
1 month ago

Let’s hope so

Anonymous
1 month ago

You don’t create renderings like that for planning purposes

Anonymous
1 month ago

you do if you want it approved

Anonymous
1 month ago

That comment doesn’t make any sense…

Anonymous
1 month ago

Ron Jon! This will be great for tourists on the way to cruise terminals.

Anonymous
1 month ago

Looks like a sales center for another Worldcenter development.

BDub
1 month ago

Maybe it’s a lower case “a” apple store, you know, a greengrocer?
#sarcasm

Downtan
1 month ago

Is this a new dog park?

Anon
1 month ago

This is an apple store. You can SEE the apple logo in the last render. Zoom in on the girl with the heart on her T shirt.

*Name*
1 month ago

Foster & Partners usually design the Apple stores. I would expect something pretty well executed.

Anonymous
1 month ago

The renderings make it look like Miami 1977.
That area is all concrete, no trees.
They will have a huge undertaking to make it look perfect ala 1977

Anon
1 month ago

No…trees…? Are we looking at the same renderings?

nothing burger
1 month ago

Is a new Apple store really news worthy? Its 2023, not 2010.

Anon
1 month ago

Uh, Apple Store would be a pretty good draw, and could help form some retail critical mass, which was part of the the original development plan (fantasy?). Cheers

Anonymous
1 month ago

What about a Room & Board? That would be new to the Miami market and be great at the World Center.

Anoonoomoos
1 month ago

Brutalist Basura