Fun Fact Friday: Every Building Swire Builds Is Blessed By Monks… Twice

Brickell City Centre April 2017

We find ourselves praising Swire Properties regularly. They move trees from their development sites to local parks rather than cutting them down, they donate money to The Underline (Miami’s answer to New York’s High Line), they spend $31 million on a climate ribbon that cools their shopping center, protects shoppers from the elements and looks really nice from every angle. Now, we also learn that each and every building that Swire Properties builds is blessed by monks at least twice.

The Hong Kong based developer has a tradition of flying monks to their build site at groundbreaking for a blessing ceremony. The ceremony is repeated once the project is complete. In 2005, Carbonell was even able to be blessed by the Dalai Lama himself! Brickell City Centre was blessed multiple times. First, there was a blessing ceremony at groundbreaking, then the East Hotel was blessed upon completion. Reach and Rise received their own completion ceremonies with the East Hotel receiving an additional blessing at this time. When the mall opened, the entire project was blessed again. Talk about counting our blessings! Here are the other buildings in the area that were built by Swire Properties:

Brickell Key One (1982)
Brickell Key Two (1991)
One Tequesta Point (1995)
Courvoisier Courts (1997)
Two Tequesta Point (1998)
Three Tequesta Point (2001)
Courts at Brickell Key (2003)
Jade Residences at Brickell Bay (2004)
Carbonell (2005)

Now that’s what we call #Blessed!!

You Can Now Live At The East Hotel

East Hotel

For folks who would like to live at Brickell City Centre, but prefer something furnished and with more services than the condos offer, you’re in luck. It is now possible to lease hotel suites at the East Hotel by the month.

The units range in size from 750 square feet up to 1,745 square feet. Prices range from $7,500/month – $9,000/month for 1 bedroom options, $10,500/month – $12,000/month for 2 bedroom options and $15,000/month for the 1,745 square foot 3 bedroom. Tenants will enjoy fully furnished hotel suites with equipped kitchens, in-room laundry, daily housekeeping, concierge services, complimentary wifi and valet as well as access to all hotel amenities. Small pets are welcome with an additional deposit. Not a bad deal for people who are visiting for longer than a few days but are not able to commit to a full year lease!

East Hotel Lobby

East Hotel Living Room

East Hotel Living Kitchen

East Hotel Living Dining

East Hotel Dining Room

East Hotel Bathroom

East Hotel Bathroo 02

East Hotel Pool

East Hotel Pool 02