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Construction & Development

A Half-Day Brickell Route Anchored at Lofty's River Frontage

A four-hour route from LOFTY Brickell at 99 SW 7th Street: the marina, Avra's 300 seats, the Underline at 43 metres and nine Metromover stops inside 900 metres.

A Four-Hour Route From the River Frontage

LOFTY Brickell stands at 99 SW 7th Street on the Miami River, across from Brickell City Centre. The tower carries 362 furnished residences and delivers in August 2027. A private marina, a ground-floor Greek restaurant and 40,000 square feet of amenities sit inside the same footprint.

The route runs on three legs. The river frontage first, the Underline second, Brickell City Centre and a Metromover loop last. Every distance below is a straight-line measurement from the door at 25.767409, -80.195033.

The Marina as the Anchoring Stop

The amenity list carries a private marina. The list publishes no berth count, no operator and no dock access rules. A water leg sits on the developer's side of the contract until those three items appear.

The river frontage is the fixed asset. Commercial Observer reported the site as a 1.6-acre waterfront parcel facing the Miami River, north of Brickell City Centre. The restaurant terrace faces the same water.

Three Hundred Seats at the Ground Floor

Avra Estiatorio holds the ground-floor lease. Commercial Observer reported the deal in February 2023 as a 15-year term with options to extend, about 15,000 square feet, 300 seats indoors and a 3,000-square-foot outdoor seating area over the river. Newgard's own release read more than 10,000 square feet and a 300-seat main dining hall.

Rockwell Group designed the restaurant. The lease left 1,500 square feet of retail space available in the building.

The room seats 300. Buyout terms and section minimums come from the restaurant, which opens shortly after the tower completes.

The Underline at Forty-Three Metres

The Underline runs 43 metres from the door. The linear park follows the Metrorail corridor, and its nearest mapped node sits at 25.76725, -80.19542. The mapped section runs south from the river through Brickell.

The park gives a group a shaded route and a fixed meeting point. A guide meets a coach party there and walks the corridor south.

Nine Metromover Stops Inside a Kilometre

Nine Metromover stops sit inside 900 metres. Brickell City Centre is nearest at 295 metres. Fifth Street sits at 337, Brickell at 405, Tenth Street Promenade at 451, Riverwalk at 472, Third Street at 535, Knight Center at 614, Miami Avenue at 684 and Financial District at 804.

The Metromover is free and runs seven days a week from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The county runs it as three loops, the Omni, Inner and Brickell loops, over 21 stations from the Financial District station to the School Board station.

The county carries one live interruption. The Financial District station closed on Saturday 24 October 2026 for five weeks of system work. The Brickell Loop runs through the closure, with trips starting and ending at the Brickell Metromover station. A group using the Financial District stop checks the service page on the day.

Metrorail a Hundred and Seventy-Two Metres Out

The Brickell Metrorail entrance sits 172 metres from the door, at Southwest 1st Avenue and Southwest 9th Street. Government Center station sits 968 metres out and carries both Metrorail and Metromover.

Bayfront Park sits 1,255 metres from the door. Brightline MiamiCentral sits 1,398 metres out. A group arriving by train walks in from either point.

Four Terms the Operator Contracts Separately

Berth availability at the marina. Seat count and buyout price at Avra. Capacity and booking rules for the meeting rooms. Access rules for the Underline frontage.

The meeting rooms appear on the amenity list with no count and no capacity. The marina appears with no berth count. The restaurant publishes no group terms. Each of the three sits with a different counterparty.

The First Booking Window Opens After August 2027

Construction began 31 January 2023. The tower topped out on 16 January 2026 and the crown went on in June 2026. Completion is August 2027. The record publishes no opening date for Avra beyond a point shortly after the tower.

A 2027 tour season books the building from the fourth quarter. The restaurant books on its own opening schedule. The marina books when the developer publishes berth terms.

The site shares a podium with The Standard Residences Brickell, 46 stories and 422 homes. Both towers deliver in August 2027. A group larger than one tower's inventory draws on 784 residences across the two.

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