888 Brickell: Italian Style Meets Miami Chic
Dolce & Gabbana’s first real estate project in the United States at 888 Brickell Ave. in Miami is a luxurious blending of taste, sophistication and unrivalled hospitality.
When they began their famed Italian fashion and luxury goods company Dolce & Gabbana in 1984, founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana envisioned a company of luxury, style, sophistication and craftsmanship, which is certainly what they have created over these past 40 years, as the house has risen to the very top of the global luxury brand sector.
Dolce & Gabbana has elevated its brand further with the launch of 888 Brickell — its first real estate project and condo hotel in the United States, in the heart of booming Miami. It is the perfect marriage of Italian and Miamian glamour and grace, complemented by world-class hospitality — and will become the city’s tallest building upon its completion, at nearly 320 metres (1,049 feet).
In true Dolce & Gabbana style, the project comes with thought and innovation: Dolce & Gabbana’s Grand Residences are designed for flexibility. These first-of-their-kind homes seamlessly transition into multiple individual rooms and suites that can be utilized simultaneously by owner and hotel guests without compromising privacy by featuring private entries for each. For example, a Dolce & Gabbana residence in its grandest form — a three-bedroom suite — can be transformed into hotel rooms and a hotel suite, which owners can then rent out when they are not in residence, allowing guests to take advantage of the five-star amenities offered by 888 Brickell.
Dolce & Gabbana turned to JDS Development Group to develop the striking tower, which will dominate the city landscape. Headquartered in Miami, JDS is known for best-in-class engineering and leading architectural advancements the world over in the creation of large-scale urban developments, where they have disrupted skylines as often as they break ground.
A global leader in creative style, Dolce & Gabbana produces and distributes high-end clothing, leather goods, footwear, accessories, jewelry and watches, all guided by the Italian traditions of luxury and fine craftsmanship. In 2021, they launched Dolce & Gabbana Casa, a houseware line dedicated to extending those famed traditions to furniture and furnishing complements.
“The Dolce & Gabbana Universe: A Luxurious, Timeless Design Experience.”
“After the launch of our Casa Collection in 2021, it was natural to follow with a hotel and residential strategy, ensuring the very best of Italian hospitality,” says Alfonso Dolce, CEO of Dolce & Gabbana. “For us, the cultural vibrancy of Miami is the perfect backdrop for our world debut in the real-estate sector with fatto a mano [handmade] craftsmanship at its heart. The project will embody the very essence of the Dolce & Gabbana universe: a luxurious, timeless design experience.”
M2Atelier took Dolce & Gabbana’s design experience and translated those ideas and concepts into the creation of 888 Brickell’s stunning interior design, an extension of the more than 20 years of successful collaboration that the two companies have experienced together. The signature hues of Dolce & Gabbana — black, gold and red — are predominant throughout the project and interwoven into the interiors to create a luxurious and cohesive ambience.
This unprecedented hybrid condo hotel features 250 rooms and suites, six food and beverage outlets, a signature restaurant on the ground floor, two bars in the expansive grand lobby, a pool club restaurant and bar for day- to-night deck-side dining, a demo kitchen and private dining spaces.
The grand residential lobby boasts black marble with a dramatic feature wall of book- matched burgundy marble and three grand custom-designed hand-made Venetian chandeliers. Ascending to the first floor, a striking black marble staircase stands as the sculptural centrepiece, offering access to the hotel check-in area, exclusive lounge areas and private reception spaces for residents and hotel guests alike.
A dramatic bar lounge is a lavish retreat for entertaining and relaxing, while the project’s event space is a double-height area complete with plush seating, a stage and DJ booth, adorned with bronze palms, Venetian chandeliers and the Dolce & Gabbana signature leopard print. Additional amenities include the residential and hotel Dolce & Gabbana 888 Pool Club, including a gelateria bar and restaurant, along with wellness amenities that include a fitness centre, golf simulator, yoga and Pilates studios and a recovery spa destined to be an oasis of serenity in the heart of this bustling metropolis.
Exclusive resident amenities include a theatre, lounge, billiard room, children’s playroom, workspace and meeting suites, along with a 44-foot lap pool — all designed to reflect and epitomize the vibrancy of Miami and the Brickell neighbourhood.
888 Brickell will be a statement skyscraper in Miami as the city continues its ascension as a global leader in taste, style and sophistication. “The global real estate market is shining on Miami, and Brickell in particular, due to many prominent businesses relocating to the area,” says Michael Stern, founder and CEO at JDS Development Group. “We are extremely proud to launch the collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana in this iconic tower. The fashion house’s pursuit of quality and detail in design — together with their ability to create a beautiful world of authentic lifestyle filled with incredible hospitality — guarantees [that] we are embarking on a successful creative journey for our future visitors, guests and residents alike.”
In every way, 888 Brickell and the Dolce & Gabbana Grand Residences are a perfect blending of world- class Italian style with the vibe and pulse of Miami chic, a luxurious environment of quality craftsmanship and striking design that together create an elevated residential experience with curated lifestyle-driven hospitality.
