New Brickell Hotel Sees Strong Retail Traction

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MIAMI—As Downtown Miami's vision to become a 24-7 city continues its run up to reality, the newly-built Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell-Downtown is seeing plenty of retail action in its mixed-use project. The latest tenant to ink a lease at the hotel is Batch Gastropub, which will open this fall.

The high-end gastropub concept will occupy 5,300 square feet of prime street-level retail space at the Downtown Miami hotel. Batch will feature a cocktail menu, more than a dozen beers on tap, and chef-driven global cuisine.

The new hotel is located at 50 SW 12th Street, just two blocks south of the Shops at Mary Brickell Village. Batch co-owners Kevin Danilo and Jerry Flynn point to the Brickell area's dramatic increase in residential growth as one of the driving factors that led to their decision to lease the space.

“We've always wanted to open our own gastropub in Miami's urban core,” says Kevin Danilo. “With over 70,000 residents living in the area and upwards of 200,000 daily employees, the Downtown Miami/Brickell district is one of the densest neighborhoods in the country south of New York City. The location we selected is pedestrian-friendly, centrally-located, and offers convenient on-site parking. It was a no-brainer."

Designed to be a modern “speakeasy,” the pub's interior will feature an industrial look with brick walls, exposed copper ducts and vintage Edison light fixtures. Batch will open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week and will serve a late-night menu until 5:00 a.m.

Since opening its doors in October 2011, the Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell-Downtown has risen to become the number one ranked hotel among 130 Miami-area properties on TripAdvisor. The 221-room boutique-style hotel is LEED Silver certified by the U.S. Green Building Council and features stylish furnishings, original artwork and a modern, art-deco design. Located in a pedestrian-friendly, urban neighborhood, the property is within walking distance to several public transit options as well as dozens of shopping, restaurant and entertainment venues.

Wolfgang Herz of Cervera Real Estate represented the hotel's ownership, Hospitality Operations, Inc., in the lease transaction. John Ellis of Robert K. Futterman & Associates represented Batch.