City of Miami Archives — The BIG BUBBLE Miami

Inside the Related Group’s Plush SLS Lux Brickell

The Related Group’s SLS Lux Brickell was recently completed. Here’s a sneak peek inside. Of course it’s flashy and gorgeous, and huge, and similar (perhaps too similar) to many of Related’s other projects.

The Many Murals of Miami’s Wynwood

The first installment in a likely series of photos documenting the wall art of Wynwood.

by Sean McCaughan

How Scents Are Enhancing the Experiences of Some of Miami’s Greatest Buildings

Smell is the ignored sense of architecture, so to speak. While the way a building looks and handles sound (soundproofing, for example), and how the materials used to build it feel are all greatly considered, the experience of smell is often overlooked.

by Sean McCaughan

Genting is Still Laser-Focused on its Goal of Bringing Gambling to Resorts World Miami

The former Miami Herald site is part of a multi-year deal to build an events center, while Genting moves forward on the site’s marina, and stays committed to its original goal of a gambling mecca.

by Sean McCaughan

Villa Paula, Cuba’s Elusive Former Consulate, is About to Hit the Market

Villa Paula, the storied, old Cuban consulate in Miami, is about to hit the market. Listed by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jean-Louis Delbeke, the property will hit the market at $4.5million as part of a four-lot commercial assemblage, according to a publicist.

by Sean McCaughan

Iconic Camp Biscayne Lodge is on the Market for $3.1M

Camp Biscayne is the kind of Miami, in the heart of Coconut Grove, that just screams “Miami.” This house, a grown-up’s tropical tree house, was built in the swinging ’80s and has been on the market since 2016, slowly trickling down in price from $5 million to $3.1M now.

by Sean McCaughan

Inside the Brand New Hyde Midtown, Designed by David Rockwell

Too bad they keep rescheduling the grand opening party. This place looks pretty spectacular.

by Sean McCaughan

Inside Miami’s Epic New “Grand Central” Train Station, MiamiCentral

The huge new Brightline MiamiCentral train station terminal—a pun on Grand Central, which in the minds of Miamians it clearly evokes—is opening this weekend. Technically a terminal, because all trains end here, it is massive, with enough overhead platforms for both the Brightline intercity rail line and Tri-Rail, which will make its downtown Miami debut here. Check out our gallery of photos inside completed terminal below, interspersed with renderings, and a video.

by Sean McCaughan

The Amazing Murals of Miami’s Football Sandwich Shop

The iconic Football Sandwich Shop on NE 2nd Avenue is a Miami institution. This institution, however, may or may not be closed for good. A recent-ish post on the Big Bubble dove into that question. Sadly, in addition to no more delicious subs, the news of its closure might also mean the loss of the gorgeous murals celebrating the Miami Dolphins that grace every inch of the exterior. They’re murals are still there, though, for now. So, check them out in our gallery, this way…

by Sean McCaughan

There’s a Mind-Blowing Yacht Graveyard on an Island in Miami

Miami’s Watson Island has always been an interesting little island, playing host to everything from a planned but never executed Pan-American exhibition hall, fishing boats, a megayacht marina, a Japanese garden, a yacht club, Jungle Island, and now a boat graveyard. Even though Hurricane Irma swept through Miami almost a year ago, behind Jungle Island there is still a large, waterfront parking lot is full of abandoned, hurricane-strewn yachts. The scene is surreal and definitely worth a look. Check out the photos below.