We're Numero Uno at 1 Hotel & Homes
April 25, 2015 - When 1 Hotel & Homes opened last month in the Collins Park Arts District, it put South Beach on the eco-map. Inspired by the natural surround of our Atlantic shoreline, this lofty mega-oasis exudes Mother Nature the moment you walk into the lobby. Yes, that’s the smell of the forest from the trees coming off the sustainable wood furniture and high-beam ceiling. Sunlight floods the space -- a well-lit showroom of modernist interiors crafted from low-impact materials and natural (never synthetic) elements. You are at one at 1. Peace, tranquility, beauty and harmony with the environment is key. It's these sophisticated details that make 1 Homes simple to sell. Just last week, Streamline Properties' Wendy Doherty found the right buyer and was first to close on a residential unit in the tower. Price: $1.8 million. Yes, we are Numero Uno. First in the door.
This thoroughly “green” concept is a departure for South Beach, a party town infamous for shock-and-awe excess, but, with noted New York design team Meyer/Davis at 1’s helm, the result excels not just in architectural innovation but in the ingenuous re-use of natural resources. See the whale-size driftwood-ish concierge desk hewn from a fallen Indonesian sugar plum tree perched on stilt-like roots. Feel the sand carpet at the Sandbox lounge poolside. In tandem, the adjacent tower of 1 Homes’ interiors is the work of Sao Paolo architect Debora Aguiar, who outfitted each residence with top-of-the-line appliances and serene beach style. Each unit is tastefully eco-correct, unparalleled in the portfolio of South Beach luxury condos for sale.
When visionary developers Barry Sternlicht and Richard LeFrak launched brand 1 by transforming this post-Sixties reincarnation of the 1930s Mediterranean grande dame of Miami Beach, The Roney Plaza, they tapped into an ecologique niche favored by eco-savvy jetsetters, Goop devotees and DKNY Pure fashionistas. 1 Hotel guests and homeowners can rest easy knowing their carbon footprint is factored into the global picture, the grand design. How to stock your SubZero fridge with healthy food, fruits and vegetables? Here’s where to shop for organic and natural products, indoors and out. Living well in Miami Beach -- There's no place like Home.
Natural Food Stores:
The Fresh Market, 1800 West Avenue. Open Daily 8a-10p. 305.532.0377
Whole Foods, 1020 Alton Road, Open daily 8a-11p. 305.938.2800
Apple a Day Miami: 1534 Alton Road, Open Mon-Sat 8a-11p; Sunday 8a-10p. 305.538.4569
Publix on the Bay (Greenwise Products): 1920 West Ave., Open daily 7a-11p. 305.535.4268
Farmers Markets:
Lincoln Road Farmers Market
730 Lincoln Road from Washington to Meridian. Open Sundays 9a-5p all year. 305.531.0038
Collins Park Marketplace
2100 Collins by Bass Museum. Open Sundays 9a-5p, all year. 305.531.0038
Miami Beach Botanical Garden Market
2000 Convention Center Drive. Open Wednesdays 11a-4p, January til April 22. 305.531.0038
Adrienne Arsht Center Farmers’ Market
1300 Biscayne Blvd., Thomson Plaza for the Arts. Downtown Miami. Open Mondays 4-8p.
Wynwood Green & Art Market at Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32 St., Miami. Open 2nd Sundays; 11a-3p March to June. 305.576.2828
