Revealed: 699-Foot Calle 8 Planned In Brickell

A pre-application has just been filed with Miami-Dade planners for a new tower in Brickell with an iconic design.

The project is tentatively named Calle 8, with Millennium Developments of Brickell, LLC listed as the developer.

According to the filing, Calle 8 is proposed to rise 57 stories, or 685 feet above ground level and 699 feet above sea level, and include:

  • 464 residential units (252 studios, 37 one-bedrooms, 167 two-bedrooms, 7 three-bedrooms, and 1 penthouse)
  • Two options – either a flexible multi-level Concert Hall, or a multi-story retail complex which can accommodate a department store or similar retail vendor (both options are shown on the plans as being on levels ground through 5)
  • 467 parking spaces on eleven levels

Co-working space is shown on level 12.

Amenities are shown on levels 33, 35, 36, and 37 (the pool deck is on level 35).

In May, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a letter approving a tower height of 685 feet above ground, or 699 feet above sea level. The FAA letter was sent to German Coto of Millennium on May 15.

Part of the property is currently operated as a gas station.

Also planned for the same block is PMG’s Sentral Brickell, with 43 and 31-story towers including 803 residential units, Menesse Brickell with 350 units in a 39-story tower, and Westpine with 328 units in a 43-story tower.

BMA Architects is the architect for Calle 8.

 

 

 

An affiliate of the developer is building Aston Martin Residences:

 

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Anonymous
2 months ago

Wow. Finally some unique designs. I love this!!

Anonymous
2 months ago

Geez. I wonder why the standard/ pedestrian Arquitectonica one-sided box was not the main architect to consider as it is the normal?!

Anonymous
2 months ago

Another beaut not by Arquitectonica!

Conrad
2 months ago

Why are you giving my good friends from Brickell such a hard time? First their luxury condo towers look like poorly assembled LEGO sets and now One Sided Box? Don’t make me spit out my Vanilla Latte this morning 🤦🏼‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣

Local
2 months ago

This definitely shows inspirational social responsibility.

Anon
2 months ago

Impeccable leadership! Hope to see more developers follow suit, as many are doing in Miami.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Incredibly bold and unique! WOW!

Azarius
2 months ago

Definitely different and skyline defining

Anonymous
2 months ago

And innovative! There’s no way anyone can claim they expected this! LOL

Anonymous
2 months ago

I did – I’ve been telling everyone that this is one of the areas where we will see remarkable transformation and improvements for Miami.

Anonymous
2 months ago

🤦‍♂️

Sven
2 months ago

Of course.
How could new development make it any worse?

Anonymous
2 months ago

The mix of unit sizes is interesting as well…

Anon
2 months ago

The cantilevered pool reminds me of Legacy

Anon
2 months ago

Major points for the auditorium.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Seriously! Great idea to add cultural facilities into the core…

Local Perspective on New Landmark Naming
2 months ago

We admire the skyscraper’s stunning design 🤩 but believe its current name doesn’t match its grandeur. Situated on 8th Street, it deserves a name that reflects both its elegance and its location in the Magic City at the gateway to Brickell. That’s why ‘Magic 8’ 🎱 is a great choice, capturing its essence and local charm. ‘Callo Ocho’ wouldn’t fit, as it’s west of SW 12th Street. Also, consider alternatives like ‘Apex,’ ‘Luxor,’ ‘Zenith,’ ‘Centric,’ ‘Echelon,’ ‘Vertex,’ ‘Oasis,’ ‘Pantheon,’ ‘Ascent,’ ‘Solstice,’ ‘Eighth Wonder,’ ‘SkyZen,’ and ‘Pinnacle 8.’ Each adds its unique touch to this remarkable skyscraper.

Anon
2 months ago

Lol! Here is our Sim City player

Anonymous
2 months ago

Of the options I gave (without being snarky and just in interest of helping this project and Miami overall) which of these proposed names do you like most?

Anon
2 months ago

I like Calle 8. I think it’s great and I trust that the developers and architects know their concept better than some random guy on a blog.

Anonymous
2 months ago

It’s worth noting that this area isn’t actually in Calle Ocho, which is about 45 minutes walking distance away, so selecting a name with broader appeal becomes even more significant.

Anon
2 months ago

I trust the developers to come up with their own name according to their concept, thanks.

Anon
2 months ago

Callo 8 has nothing to do with the concept, it looks more futuristic and doesn’t resemble Callo Ocho at all – this is a very worldly area, where people speak many different languages.

Anon
2 months ago

I’m going out on a limb and guessing you weren’t a part of the production process of this building – so unless you can read minds, you are just making that up.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Calle Ocho isn’t an area, it’s a street on the border of Little Havana which means, get this… Eighth Street!

Anon
2 months ago

“Calle 8,” also known as “Calle Ocho,” is a famous area (see many articles about it like one below), and it’s a 45-minute walk from here. It’s the neighborhood center of Little Havana. If it were merely a street name, we would refer to it as ‘8th Street.’ Because of this, Calle 8 cannot be the name of a building as it’s already associated with a distinct area. This could lead to confusion and diminish its value as a name of a building like this one. I apologize if this comes across as harsh; I’m just offering helpful input.

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/southbound-articles/where-to-eat-drink-and-dance-in-calle-ocho-little-havana-miami/

“Where to eat, shop, and dance in Calle Ocho, Little Havana”

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Juan Carlos
2 months ago

Yes it is already name of an area… it’s the area in east Little Havana by Ball & Chain and Domino Park. Everyone knows that. Just google It 🙄

Sven
2 months ago

The building is not called Calle Ocho.
True, Calle Ocho is SW 8th Street to the west of I-95.
SW 8th Street is known as Carlos Arboleya Blvd to the east of I-95.

Juan Carlos
2 months ago

You probably know people already spell the Calle Ocho area – Calle 8.

Anonymous
2 months ago

45 minute walk 🤣😂😄

To tell the T
2 months ago

Calle 8 has become one of Miami’s top tourist destinations. No intentions on mocking it down. I think it’s an asset for our broader appeal and distinct neighborhood but that building has zero connectivity with it.

The More You Know
2 months ago

I share the sentiment of T and others. Our visits to Calle 8 in Little Havana have been truly enjoyable, thanks to its rich historic charm. However, it’s worth noting that the name “Calle 8” is already associated with a specific place in Miami and doesn’t reflect the unique character of this area. It’s akin to naming a building on NW 2nd Ave in Edgewater “Brickell Ave” simply because it leads to a different part of Miami called Brickell Ave. Moreover, a structure of this size and significance should have its own distinctive and easily recognizable brand identity, rather than borrowing a name already well-known for another unique place in Miami.

Eduardo
2 months ago

Cultural appropriation – come up with a new name for Brickell!

Sven
2 months ago

Hahaha…”helping this project and Miami overall”.
Google the phrase,
DELUSIONS OF GRANDUER

Anon
2 months ago

Magic 8

Anonymous
2 months ago

Sounds like a gay porn.

Anon
2 months ago

Pinnacle 8

Anon
2 months ago

These all just sound like arbitrary Sci Fi movie titles.

Anon
2 months ago

Well, it does look very futuristic and modern so that’s not a bad thing.

Anon
2 months ago

The level of tacky….durrrr it’s glass which means futuristic so lets name it something sci-fi-yyyyy

BDub
2 months ago

OctoTower

Downtowner
2 months ago

Pinnacle or Apex. Summit?

Anon
2 months ago

I love Pinnacle or Apex, Summit is being used a few blocks away for new Summit Brickell by a major Brazil group (we speak Portuguese too)- https://www.thenextmiami.com/revealed-summit-brickell-69-story-architectural-work-of-art/

Anon
2 months ago

Something that signifies its prominent position in the center of Miami, futuristic design, cultural space and pyramid/edge design. Like Aegis, Fortitude, Iconika, Eden, Echelon, Meridian, Sonica, Sono, Acustik, Ovation

Anon
2 months ago

“ICONIKA” lmaaaaaooooo

“ACUSTIK” I am screaming XD

👏 👏
2 months ago

I think Acustik is clever, would be original and evoke the music venue and world class stature of the design

Anonymous
2 months ago

You think this design it world class? It’s pretty much a VE Aston Martin building

Anonymous Nearby
2 months ago

Millenium Tower!

Anon
2 months ago

that’s already the official name of the Four Seasons Tower

Anonymous Nearby
2 months ago

Chill guys, the article says it’s a “tentative” name. I’m sure they will go with something more suitable like the LLC name, the “Millenium Tower” 🎆 ✨ 🕰️

Anon
2 months ago

Please go with The Millenium Tower – let it be something publishers from around the world will remember.

Anonymous
2 months ago

I like the Magic 8 iconography with the 8 ball.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Yes the name is meh, but your suggestions are cheesy and awful. Maybe you should work for Interbrand (the same f**ks who renamed BB&T and SunTrust “Truist”)?

Anon
2 months ago

I like Truist more than Big Balls & Tits (BB&T)

Anonymous
2 months ago

Muh VERTICUS!

305
2 months ago

Digging Luxor or SkyZen 🚀

Anonymous
2 months ago

I agree, also I feel like “calle ocho” would be more suited for a building in little havana, not brickell.

Concert Hall
2 months ago

Hopefully the review committee pushes the concert hall over retail. There are more than enough places to shop in Brickell. Love the look of this place and it’s certainly unique. Here’s to hoping these types of buildings become more the norm.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Agree everyone is swooning for more cultural attractions and world scale entertainment in Brickell.

Anon
2 months ago

It’s about time there is something else to do then shop or get drunk in Brickell

Anonymous
2 months ago

You forgot work. I’ve been in the office all week and would love a venue like this to escape to after work 🤓

Conrad
2 months ago

Work? Checking your multi billion dollar stock portfolio every 2 hours does not count as work 🤦🏼‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Anonymous
2 months ago

Who cares? The building is gorgeous, no exceptions or you will jinx it!

Downtowner
2 months ago

The building looks amazing, but the proposed name doesn’t do it justice.

Local Perspective on New Landmark Naming
2 months ago

Agree!!! Glad to see so much of us in agreement on this project. See my post about other naming ideas and analysis on why the name simply will not work here.

Anon
2 months ago

Ya’ll are ridiculous. An absolutely incredible building just dropped and ya’ll are focused on ripping apart the name. The delusion in these comments knows no limit.

Anonymous
2 months ago

We have to find something to improve. It’s completely perfect and out of this world 🌎! Plus the name is “tentative” so this is a chance to share ideas.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Amazing how you’re not against other ridiculous names like “Lofty” and “Sentral,” but a tower named from somewhere the street triggers your onesies.

Anon
2 months ago

Those names are unique and have value, and we just want to see this project succeed!!

Sven
2 months ago

Oh look! There is social proof!

“so much of us agree”.
“so much of us agree” that you should hire a copywriter before you submit your marketing package.

Losers with no property, money, experience, or talent to develop anything, are chiming in to suggest that they have enough influence to dictate what developers who DO have talent, money, property and experience should do with their talent, money, experience, and property.

Local Perspective on New Landmark Naming
2 months ago

Whatever name they choose will be excellent. I’m sure Miami will applaud their decision, regardless. Remarkable proposal! Thank you👏

Anonymous
2 months ago

He’s got a point about the name. Building is my favorite one so far though!

Eduardo
2 months ago

Except not Calle 8, unless it’s actually in the Calle Ocho part of Little Havana.

Anonymous
2 months ago

Now that the Knight Center will be redeveloped, Brickell really needs an entertainment venue like this! We need more things to do other than to eat, shop, and drink in Brickell and this will be great for smaller events that don’t meet the capacity for the Kaseya Center.

Mike
2 months ago

Of the options: concert hall, concert hall, concert hall! Wow so excited for this!

Miami Winning
2 months ago

THIS is the Brickell entrance look we’ve been hopping to achieve! So excited to see a more modern neighborhood gateway area.

Name*
2 months ago

It looks like Hudson Yards

Anonymous
2 months ago

It looks better than Hudson Yards! With the Underline leading to the new riverwalk this will be Miamis improved Hudson Yards 🏙️

Anon
2 months ago

Bless your little heart

Anonymous
2 months ago

O.K. not exactly, but it’s a start over another cluttered commieblock.

Conrad
2 months ago

Brickell people will be talking about this luxury tower for the next couple of months…every day 🤦🏼‍♂️

Anon
2 months ago

We are all Miami people. Finally a space for everyone to enjoy, including you Conrad ❤️

Anon
2 months ago

Brickell Residents: “NO market rate and NO affordable housing in Brickell EVER!!!! NO MORE MELO ONLY LUXURY”

Also Brickell Residents two seconds later: “Finally a space for EVERYONE ^_____^ “

Conrad
2 months ago

🤦🏼‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣

Rio
2 months ago

WOW!! 🥰

MIAnonymous
2 months ago

The concert hall all the way amigos!! 🎶 👨‍🎤 There’s no large entertainment offering like this near the Miami River, and with new river district coming it would be spectacular to walk from concert to nearby restaurants and shopping at the River District, MBVillage, or Brickell City Centre.

Anonymous
2 months ago

The next shoe to drop here – that Wendy’s lot

Coretastic
2 months ago

And the Burger King and Wells Fargo one, plus McDonalds lot across street is for sale

Anonymous
2 months ago

Also, the CVS strip mall, gas station, and Ace Hardware.

Anon
2 months ago

Those could be new art or other cultural venues or big retail stores.

Rocky
2 months ago

This is the best news all week!

Anonymous
2 months ago

The best news always comes on Thursday 🤭 and THIS is IT!

Anon
2 months ago

WOW it’s like a pyramid and the Edge from Hudson yards combined ❤️ 🤩 incredible architecture coming!

Miami’s Western Skyline Rising
2 months ago

Alas, Miami’s western skyline is getting iconic masterpieces, can’t wait to see the future west to east photos of the city!

Anon
2 months ago

I’m extremely grateful for the upcoming architectural and cultural addition to our City of Miami by Millennium and consider it one of the most significant developments in recent times. It feels like our prayers have been answered 🙏

Anonymous
2 months ago

Incredible!! More of this and less of Melo-style apartment towers please.

Aqui Estoy
2 months ago

Arquitectonica, please take a look at designs that don’t necessarily involve gyrating balconies and take other shapes, not the Miami ubiquitous square cigarette box

Anonymous
2 months ago

Its usually the developers that push for “boxes” to maximize space but minimize costs

Anon
2 months ago

Just the new developers without experience

Brickell Rising!
2 months ago

The fugly gas station is going! Luxury streetscapes are coming 🚆

Cover the Podiums
2 months ago

This is actually crazy. If this gets built, it will change the skyline forever

👏 👏
2 months ago

Sure will! Great to see the City and developers moving to equitable distribution of iconic towers on all sides of Miami.

Your mom has the clap
2 months ago

equitable, iconic, deez nuts

Anonymous
2 months ago

Build it now

Anonymous
2 months ago

Please expedite this up in the approval pipeline and mark as priority, as a matter of public policy.

bob art guy
2 months ago

WOW. !!!!

8th Street Rising
2 months ago

8th Street is going be a canyon of iconic towers from here to One Brickell City Centre, and I can’t wait to see it all come together!

Okanisdead
2 months ago

Finally we get a skyline defining building without a flat top. I hope it gets built. Miami has no spires; this building would call the most attention if built. A nice cousin of the Aston Martin tower. If they going to call it calle ocho though they might as well consider Tour La Petite Havane .. 😉

Anon
2 months ago

Even “huitième rue” would be a better name, at least it’s unique and not already in use somewhere else 😂

shewearsnylons
2 months ago

This is incredible! Miami is the future.

Shlomo Rubenstein
2 months ago

Very nice!

Not so late
2 months ago

I’m late to the discussion, but this building looks amazing! This is the type of buildings that need to be built more in order to give the city a more unique and iconic look. This is the type of building you’d see in countries like Singapore or China. Just very nice that architecture like this is finally coming to the US! More buildings like this please. 🙏🏻

Anonymous
2 months ago

You can’t make a comparative post here without also mentioning NYC and Dubai.

BB1
2 months ago

This is stellar!!! I absolutely love this design!

anonymous
2 months ago

Get. this. built!

Anonymous
2 months ago

Imagine when the Wells Fargo lot across the street gets some kind of inverse of this – all together this will appear as an epic gateway architecturally.