WGM: Nobu's Big Return, Sunny's NY Times Review, & Water Taxis from the Mainland

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On My Mind: A Point of View is Required

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Beach Business

• Nobu Finally Returning to Miami with Condo & Restaurant in Brickell

  Miami’s prodigal son restaurant is coming home to Brickell Avenue

• Miami Beach to Launch Water Taxi Pilot from Biscayne Blvd to the Beach

  Free water taxi pilot connecting Biscayne Boulevard to South Beach

• Related and Macklowe Bringing Ritz Carlton to North Bay Village

  Two 43-story towers designed by Arquitectonica with 364 condominium units

• Motek Goes Big: From Miami Jewelry Stall to Iconic New York Corner

  Motek is making the leap every restaurateur dreams of

Hospitality: Local Insider

• Sunny’s Steakhouse Notches Major Win with 2-Stars from NY Times

  Sunny’s Steakhouse just pulled off the near-impossible

• Slim’s: Stephen Starr Bets on Steak at Bal Harbour Shops

  Stephen Starr + a Steakhouse + Bal Harbour Shops = A sure thing

Real Estate: Luxe Listings We Love

• Spectacular, give me, 12k Square Foot Coconut Grove Penthouse

  11,810-square-foot penthouse at Grovenor House defines modern Miami luxury

BEACH BUSINESS

Nobu Finally Returning to Miami with Condo & Restaurant in Brickell

After years of settling for a subpar Nobu tucked inside the Eden Roc, Miami’s prodigal sun restaurant is finally coming home, and this time, it’s rising over Brickell Avenue. Nobu Hospitality has partnered with Miami powerhouses 13th Floor Investments and Key International to create a 74-story, 300-unit Nobu-branded condominium at 619 Brickell Avenue, on the site of the First Presbyterian Church of Miami. Designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Sieger-Suarez Architects, the project will include a flagship Nobu restaurant on the ground floor, bringing the brand’s signature Japanese minimalism and refined hedonism back to the mainland.