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Unread 11-21-2009, 10:41 AM
 
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Is Brickell good for kids as well though? 9 7 and 6?
Mark for future reference. Have a five-year old and will most likely be moving to Miami in the next couple of months. Looking for places in S. Miami including Brickell, Coral Gables, etc.
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Unread 11-21-2009, 03:43 PM
 
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Is Brickell good for kids as well though? 9 7 and 6?
What are you looking for exactly? There are some parks about 10 minutes away in Coconut Grove for them to play, not sure if there are a lot of families living in Brickell since it's a lot of 1-2 bedroom condos (not saying there aren't either), so may not be as many kids around.
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Unread 11-22-2009, 12:27 AM
 
Location: Miami
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Is Brickell good for kids as well though? 9 7 and 6?
two words pop out in your posts... Christian and kids...

Miami is one of the most secular cities in the US outside of the west coast, and it is known for being a tough place to raise kids...

There are many families in Brickell, but it's a high density small space area, that means living in smaller-type apartments and kids going to private schools. I think that Europeans and South Americans could raise kids in Brickell (and they do), but I doubt that Americans from the North would enjoy it.

The neighborhood really doesn't have any parks either... they've got sorry excuses for parks, but they are unsatisfactory. The closest real park would be Bayfront, and you'll have to cross the bridge for that - not exactly convenient for kids. Simpson Park doesn't count due to its special status.
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Unread 11-22-2009, 01:11 AM
 
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two words pop out in your posts... Christian and kids...

Miami is one of the most secular cities in the US outside of the west coast, and it is known for being a tough place to raise kids...

There are many families in Brickell, but it's a high density small space area, that means living in smaller-type apartments and kids going to private schools. I think that Europeans and South Americans could raise kids in Brickell (and they do), but I doubt that Americans from the North would enjoy it.

The neighborhood really doesn't have any parks either... they've got sorry excuses for parks, but they are unsatisfactory. The closest real park would be Bayfront, and you'll have to cross the bridge for that - not exactly convenient for kids. Simpson Park doesn't count due to its special status.
Secular? How do you figure that?
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Unread 11-22-2009, 04:43 AM
 
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Surely it can't be any more secular than NY etc? I know it's not in the bible belt, but we aren't looking for the bible belt.
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Unread 11-22-2009, 12:13 PM
 
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Surely it can't be any more secular than NY etc? I know it's not in the bible belt, but we aren't looking for the bible belt.
Certainly not. I mean would people like this have been a huge deal for weeks on end in a "secular" city? Alberto Cutié - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Unread 11-25-2009, 03:55 PM
 
Location: between Ath,GR & Mia,FL...
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Coral Gables & Miami Beach are the only districts with...international recognition,like Manhattan for NYC...

If u ask foreigners about Mia districts,u will get that answer.

Coconut Grove has only 1 reference in "Scarface "...
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Unread 12-02-2009, 11:58 AM
 
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Is Brickell good for kids as well though? 9 7 and 6?
Not really...lots of condos and office buildings. Not too many parks, unless you include Key Biscayne (expensive to live in, but nice village green park and state beach). There are better places for families, along with private and good public schools in areas of South Miami, Pinecrest and Coral Gables.
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Unread 04-17-2010, 04:56 AM
 
Location: West of the Pacific Ocean
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There are many families in Brickell, but it's a high density small space area, that means living in smaller-type apartments and kids going to private schools. I think that Europeans and South Americans could raise kids in Brickell (and they do), but I doubt that Americans from the North would enjoy it.
Wow, as a person who has lived outside of the U.S. for awhile, and looking for something like that....I'm gonna have to look more into Brickell!
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Unread 04-17-2010, 05:12 AM
 
Location: western East Roman Empire
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Wow, as a person who has lived outside of the U.S. for awhile, and looking for something like that....I'm gonna have to look more into Brickell!
On a short sale, you can find a 2 bedroom condo for around $200,000 with monthly condo fees of around $700.

More typical, however, is around $300,000 even in the $400,000s for a 2 or 3 bedroom, usually not more than 1,500 sq.ft., and monthly condo fees from around $900 to around $1100.

In that range, older buildings, typically built in the 1980s, may have larger square footage, but high maintenance fees.

There are buildings built in the 1960s where laundry facilities are not in apartments but shared on floors or in one area.

If you look hard enough you may find some lower-cost exceptions or get lucky in a short sale situation.
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