The area we know as Brickell was just a small tree-lined thoroughfare before being named as their homestead by Miami’s founding couple William and Mary Brickell. Now, Brickell is the center for international banking and business in Greater Miami and is taking on a new role as a vibrant place to live, dine and work.Brickell is located just outside downtown Miami and include office, retail and residential developments and is home to the second largest financial district in United States. Being that it is centrally located Brickell residents are only minutes from South Beach, Key Biscayne, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables and Miami International Airport.