Curbed Miami - Miami Curbed Cup 2016Love where you live2017-01-03T16:13:11-05:00http://miami.curbed.com/rss/stream/136867772017-01-03T16:13:11-05:002017-01-03T16:13:11-05:00Wynwood/Midtown is Miami’s 2016 Curbed Cup champion
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<p>Our first two-time champ!</p> <p id="YqCwzF">The soaring neighborhood encompassing Wynwood and Midtown Miami just north of Miami’s core has been chosen as our 2016 Curbed Cup champion, with the No. 3 seed <a href="http://curbed.com/e/13876941">defeating No. 8 Surfside</a> by a healthy 38 percent margin.</p>
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<p id="8dHWB2">Wynwood/Midtown’s path included topping a couple behemoths in (2) Brickell and (6) Downtown Miami after edging (14) Aventura in the opening round. Technically we have our first two-time champ as Midtown won the inaugural Curbed Cup in 2012 before Wynwood’s astronomical rise.</p>
<p id="Je44Hi">The surging neighborhood, swelling with both residential and commercial development while attracting some of Miami’s hottest new restaurants and bars, joins past champions <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/1/4/10850034/coconut-grove-2015-curbed-cup-champion-miami">Coconut Grove</a> (2015), <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2015/01/02/the-curbed-cup-neighborhood-of-the-year-is-the-mimo-district.php">MiMo District</a> (2014), <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/01/02/the-curbed-cup-neighborhood-of-the-year-sunset-harbour.php">Sunset Harbour</a> (2013), and <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/02/the-2012-curbed-cup-neighborhood-of-the-year-midtown.php">Midtown</a> (2012).</p>
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<p id="gMDuiO">Thank you to all who voted during this year’s tournament and be on the lookout for a feature on this year’s champion in the coming weeks.</p>
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https://miami.curbed.com/2017/1/3/14152868/miami-wynwood-midtown-best-neighborhood-2016Josh Baumgard2017-01-03T09:56:57-05:002017-01-03T09:56:57-05:00Curbed Cup Final: (3) Wynwood/Midtown vs. (8) Surfside
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<p>The championship round is here.</p> <p id="hYZYM5">As 2016 comes to a close we’ve finally made it to the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">2016 Curbed Cup</a> championship, where one South Florida neighborhood will capture its first ever Curbed Cup title.</p>
<p id="5rs98U">The finalists are <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi1mKTZoJrRAhXBMyYKHe1YBVIQFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmiami.curbed.com%2Fneighborhood%2F999%2Fwynwood&usg=AFQjCNEDM4kaGlnrTGajxgs1Wobhf-SWLA&sig2=6-R5biHooN7YddGUmK9Csw">(3) Wynwood/Midtown</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwid-YfaoJrRAhWIRiYKHTKXCb4QFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmiami.curbed.com%2Fneighborhood%2F1018%2Fsurfside&usg=AFQjCNF4D-IbN84-ixO_nrlsdF8cKWXqLg&sig2=7oZvXehLpvcLN_w21j8KSg">(8) Surfside</a>. Both are booming with development but each traveled a much different path to get here. </p>
<p id="euLofD">While Wynwood/Midtown needed overtime to <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/28/14089834/miami-best-neighborhood-brickell-wynwood-midtown">edge Brickell</a> in the semifinals (52% to 48%), <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/27/14089804/miami-south-beach-surfside-best-neighborhood">Surfside steamrolled South Beach</a> (84% to 16%), which was probably too hungover to give its best effort.</p>
<p id="h5Dp1h">Unlike the previous rounds, where voting lasted for a mere 24 hours, the final poll will not close until 10 a.m. ET on January 3 (next Tuesday). In case of another tie, voting will extend until 3 p.m.</p>
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<p>Our second matchup of the Final Four</p> <p id="rNOeH6">On the backend of our <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">2016 Miami Curbed Cup</a> final four matchups is this fascinating battle between (2) Brickell and (3) Wynwood/Midtown.</p>
<p id="EayI8k">Both are rapidly evolving and hot neighborhoods but only one can prevail.</p>
<p id="LCUK5U">Which area will <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/27/14089804/miami-south-beach-surfside-best-neighborhood">advance to face (8) Surfside</a> (sorry South Beach) in the championship round? Voting ends after 24 hours...</p>
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<h2 id="OStb7K"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1001/brickell">(2) Brickell</a></h2>
<p id="wTzsD9">Brickell is fresh off a <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/20/14025676/miami-brickell-coral-gables-best-neighborhood-2016">near-40 percent takedown of Coral Gables</a> and remains one of the fastest growing areas in South Florida. 2016 has been a monstrous year for the ever-evolving area south of downtown Miami.</p>
<p id="XukagK">The $1 billion <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/venue/15656/brickell-city-centre">Brickell City Centre</a> opened its retail doors recently after its hotel, <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/7/12/12160050/east-miami-hotel-brickell-city-centre">East, Miami</a>opened to great reception earlier in the year. Condo towers <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/11/1/13481712/brickell-towers-by-foster-partners">continue to be proposed</a> with inventory approaching staggering levels.</p>
<p id="VOBF6f">One reader, Stephanie, nominated Brickell because it’s “the most exciting place to live in South Florida.” It’s hard to argue against that.</p>
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<a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/999/wynwood">(3) Wynwood</a>/<a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1050/midtown-miami">Midtown</a>
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<p id="cg5FGK">Wynwood/Midtown <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/15/13974242/miami-wynwood-midtown-best-neighborhood-2016">blew through Aventura in the opening round</a> and <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/20/14025680/miami-wynwod-midtown-downtown-best-neighborhood-2016">roughed up downtown Miami</a> in the second round.</p>
<p id="IDS5VC">Whether it’s Miami Art Week, excellent dining options, fun happy hours, or residential buildings sprouting in bunches—we’re on pace for Midtown 45 by 2020—the neighborhood is booming.</p>
<p id="g2IdVc">Development news this year included the completion of <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/8/17/12523672/wynwood-arcade-murals-miami-art">Wynwood Arcade</a> (hello, Salty Donut), the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/9/29/13110474/hyde-midtown-renderings-images">rise of Hyde Midtown</a>, <a href="http://miami.eater.com/venue/zak-the-baker">Zak the Baker’s expansion</a>, and nude <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/9/22/13021214/miami-nude-trump-statue-stolen-wynwood">Donald Trump statue drama</a>.</p>
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<p>Who will make the final?</p> <p id="rNOeH6">The <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">2016 Miami Curbed Cup</a> semifinals are here, pitting underdog (8) Surfside, which shocked (1) Coconut Grove in the last round, against the always sizzling (4) South Beach.</p>
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<h2 id="GygI77"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1006/south-beach">(5) South Beach</a></h2>
<p id="6F8O94">Making it one of the most unique neighborhoods in South Florida is its diversity across a multitude of categories.</p>
<p id="WRkQ3s">West Avenue provides incredible contrast to Ocean Drive just as Lincoln Road opposes South of Fifth. Great restaurants saturate the area, both costly (Prime 112, Joe’s) and reasonable (Huahua's, Shake Shack), in addition to a wide array of activities, from clubbing to paddleboarding.</p>
<p id="s24tZo">You won’t get much bang for your buck in housing but that’s the price residents pay for lifestyle and vicinity to the sand. The <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/11/23/13727608/faena-district-miami-beach-movie">arrival of Faena District</a> was among the island’s biggest highlights of 2016 -- <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjI2caL0vHQAhUM8mMKHf43AB4QFggfMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmiami.curbed.com%2F2016%2F12%2F9%2F13900724%2Fmiami-s-final-zika-hot-zone-has-been-lifted&usg=AFQjCNH7E676c1N8oBRU0XOxboQ_u1BTTQ&sig2=S4IJsox8ZuK5mYqJQ-CnwQ">and Zika</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="i6sHdF"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1018/surfside">(8) Surfside</a></h2>
<p id="VegBYD">The area should be a threat this year according to Curbed reader Howard, who nominated the area based “on exciting new developments, shopping, restaurants, walkability, the ocean, an oceanside community center, its own police force and classic beach house architecture,” among other reasons.</p>
<p id="hVacVv">The neighborhood <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2015/12/17/10620170/curbed-cup-design-district-surfside">fell in Round 1 last year</a>, but it has a lot to offer as we head into 2017, including some solid food options like Josh’s Deli, a quiet beach, and unique projects like like <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/10/20/13345176/8800-collins-surfside">88 Hundred Collins</a> and the major <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/6/13/11922006/the-surf-club-renovations">renovation at Surf Club</a>.</p>
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<p>Top-seeded Coconut Grove goes down</p> <p id="EAVgW5">Round 2 of the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">2016 South Florida Curbed Cup</a> featured a major upset nobody saw coming.</p>
<p id="6Mq1ni"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/19/14008212/miami-coconut-grove-sunny-isles-beach-best-neighborhood-2016">Down went No. 1 Coconut Grove</a>, last year’s neighborhood of the year, to No. 8 Surfside, who will face South Beach in the semifinal. Surfside advanced by a slim margin, capturing 53 percent of the vote.</p>
<p id="pohmsC">On the other side of our bracket we’ve got two high seeds in No. 2 Brickell and No. 3 Wynwood/Midtown in a clash of two of the fastest developing areas in all of Miami. The Curbed Cup will resume on Monday with the Final Four.</p>
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<p>City life or suburbia?</p> <p id="1yRv8I">We’ve got two big-name neighborhoods clashing on Day 2 of the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">Curbed Cup</a>’s second round. </p>
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<h2 id="OStb7K"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1001/brickell">(2) Brickell</a></h2>
<p id="wTzsD9">Brickell eased past Kendall in Round 1, and remains one of the fastest growing areas in South Florida. 2016 has been a monstrous year for the ever-evolving area south of downtown Miami.</p>
<p id="XukagK">The $1 billion <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/venue/15656/brickell-city-centre">Brickell City Centre</a> opened its retail doors recently after its hotel, <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/7/12/12160050/east-miami-hotel-brickell-city-centre">East, Miami</a>opened to great reception earlier in the year. Condo towers <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/11/1/13481712/brickell-towers-by-foster-partners">continue to be proposed</a> with inventory approaching staggering levels.</p>
<p id="K2DWm4">One reader, Stephanie, nominated Brickell because it’s “the most exciting place to live in South Florida.” It’s hard to argue against that.</p>
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<p id="VOZSi4">There’s been a lot of action emanating from the Gables in the real estate world in 2016, including the opening of a <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/9/7/12835936/luxury-movie-theater-opening-soon-at-merrick-park">new movie theater</a>, plans for <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/9/26/13037748/miami-hurricanes-carol-soffer-football-indoor-facility">an indoor football facility</a> at the University of Miami, and plenty of listings with celebrity ties (<a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/8/13882576/bob-griese-coral-gables-home-for-sale">Bob Griese</a>, <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/7/18/12216224/tahiti-beach-island-coral-gables-home">Cher</a>, <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/10/24/13386578/prince-royce-home-coral-gables">Prince Royce</a>, and <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/8/26/12660964/bacardi-coral-gables-house-for-sale">Bacardi</a>).</p>
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<p>Nearby neighborhoods go at it in Round 2</p> <p id="1yRv8I">Two nearby neighborhoods clash in the second round of the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">Curbed Cup</a>.</p>
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<a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/999/wynwood">(3) Wynwood</a>/<a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1050/midtown-miami">Midtown</a>
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<p id="cg5FGK">Wynwood/Midtown <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/15/13974242/miami-wynwood-midtown-best-neighborhood-2016">blew through Aventura in the opening round</a> as it continues its ascension as one of Miami’s hottest neighborhoods.</p>
<p id="IDS5VC">Whether it’s Miami Art Week, excellent dining options, fun happy hours, or residential buildings sprouting in bunches—we’re on pace for Midtown 45 by 2020—the neighborhood is booming.</p>
<p id="K2DWm4">Development news this year included the completion of <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/8/17/12523672/wynwood-arcade-murals-miami-art">Wynwood Arcade</a> (hello, Salty Donut), the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/9/29/13110474/hyde-midtown-renderings-images">rise of Hyde Midtown</a>, <a href="http://miami.eater.com/venue/zak-the-baker">Zak the Baker’s expansion</a>, and nude <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/9/22/13021214/miami-nude-trump-statue-stolen-wynwood">Donald Trump statue drama</a>.</p>
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<p id="9nXp2k">While its development cycle isn’t quite as nutty as Brickell, downtown Miami is a changing, with the late Zaha Hadid’s <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/7/13/12177534/zaha-hadids-one-thousand-museum">One Thousand Museum rising</a> along with <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/10/19/13323128/paramount-miami-worldcenter-to-utilize-100-concrete-trucks-this">Paramount Miami Worldcenter</a>, and another luxury condo (<a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/10/26/13424842/aston-martin-residences-miami">Aston Martin Residences</a>) in the pipeline.</p>
<p id="OnS2nu">Miami’s core wasn’t without its share of drama in 2016, however, with Miami-Dade College slamming the <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/10/18/13321832/miami-dade-college-downtown-miami-project">brakes on a drama-infused project</a> that would’ve transformed Miami’s skyline.</p>
<p id="VOZSi4">It was also announced Bayside would undergo a <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiK0tLvyPbQAhUIKGMKHRJmB9sQFgglMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmiami.curbed.com%2F2016%2F9%2F14%2F12914706%2Fbayside-marketplace-miami-renovations&usg=AFQjCNFX0UdV4D6-Jx9H9e3V2tCMwuuVsA&sig2=585Hubv6YtYPIpste9vcEQ">much-needed facelift</a>.</p>
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<p>Will Brickell move on as expected or will Kendall residents put up a fight?</p> <p id="MdeZHz"><em>The </em><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">2016 Curbed Cup</a><em>, our annual award for the South Florida’s neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 16 areas vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. This week we'll have two matchups per day, and all the results and the full tournament bracket will be reviewed on Friday. Voting for each pairing</em><em><strong> ends 24 hours after it begins.</strong></em><em> Let the eliminations commence!</em></p>
<p id="96sPS5">Note: The full bracket will be unveiled on Friday. Keep track of everything <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/12/12/13922736/miami-curbed-cup-2016">Curbed Cup here</a>.</p>
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<p id="wTzsD9">One of the fastest growing areas in South Florida, 2016 has been a monstrous year for the ever-evolving Brickell, which looks nothing like it did even three years ago.</p>
<p id="XukagK">The $1 billion <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/venue/15656/brickell-city-centre">Brickell City Centre</a> opened its retail doors recently after its hotel, <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/7/12/12160050/east-miami-hotel-brickell-city-centre">East, Miami</a> opened to great reception earlier in the year. Condo towers <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/2016/11/1/13481712/brickell-towers-by-foster-partners">continue to be proposed</a> with inventory approaching staggering levels.</p>
<p id="mDfrKT">One reader, Stephanie, nominated Brickell because it’s “the most exciting place to live in South Florida.” It’s hard to argue against that.</p>
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<h2 id="vxEDGi"><a href="http://miami.curbed.com/neighborhood/1014/kendall">(15) Kendall</a></h2>
<p id="cYhefr">Drawing Kendall in Round 1 is an interesting matchup because many Brickell residents who grew up in Miami have to be extremely familiar with the area, possibly attending school there or at least frequenting its malls (The Falls and Dadeland), affordable restaurants, or bars (Blue Martini).</p>
<p id="N4nls7">For the record, I still consider Hungry Bear, located across from Miami-Dade College, to be the best sub shop in Miami. </p>
<p id="16izMl">Can nostalgia pave the way for an early-round upset?</p>
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