The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Coral Gables and supported by The Keyes Company Realtors, recognized six distinguished honorees of architectural achievement and interior design with our Annual City Beautiful Awards.
This year’s City Beautiful Awards took place on Thursday, July 21st during our signature Good Morning Coral Gables breakfast at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Finalists, honorees and Chamber members gathered to recognize Coral Gables’ finest properties, both new and old, with awards in six categories.
The 2016 City Beautiful Awards recognized commercial spaces in six different categories. The winners of this year’s awards program were:
Pipeline Coral Gables - 95 Merrick Way
Exterior Commercial Building
396 Alhambra Circle
Interior Restaurant Dining Room
Bellmónt Spanish Restaurant - 339 Miracle Mile
Interior Retail Showroom
Montica Jewelry - 500 South Dixie Highway, #203
Restoration Project
Colombian Consulate - 280 Aragon Avenue
Art in Public Places Project
Firemen and Who They Serve, 1939 - Historic Public Safety Building, 2327 Salzedo Street
A complete list of finalists included:
Interior Commercial Space
Benefit Life Corporation - 400 University Drove
Curb Appeal Int'l Realty - 2910 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Fetes & Events - 270 Catalonia Avenue
FirstBank Florida - 2990 Ponce de Leon
Pipeline Coral Gables - 95 Merrick Way
Exterior Commercial Building
AmTrust Bank - 2701 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
396 Alhambra Circle
BrickTop's - 2418 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Interior Restaurant Dining Room
Bellmónt Spanish Restaurant - 339 Miracle Mile
Morton's The Steakhouse Coral Gables - 2333 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Sushi Maki - 2334 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Interior Retail Showroom
FASTSIGNS Coral Gables - 1805 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Montica Jewelry - 500 South Dixie Highway, #203
Robb & Stucky - 4711 Le Jeune Road
Restoration Project
Colombian Consulate - 280 Aragon Avenue
University of Miami Hillel - 1100 Stanford Drive
Art in Public Places
Firemen and Who They Serve, 1939 |Historic Public Safety Building, 2327 Salzedo Street
Flight to Freedom, 2012 | Catalonia Avenue at Ponce de Leon Boulevard
George Merrick, 2005 | Coral Gables City Hall, 405 Biltmore Way
Jose Marti, 1997 | Freedom Plaza
Mrs. Althea Merrick, 2010 | Coral Gables Merrick House, 907 Coral Way
Regeneration (Art Snail), 2010 | Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Drive
The Rose and the Labyrinth, 2013 | Le Jeune Road & Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Tuxedo, 1981 | Pittman Park, 115 Merrick Way
This event was made possible through the support of our generous sponsors. The City of Coral Gables and the Keyes Company Realtors. We commend the City on their unwavering effort to keep George Merrick’s original vision alive. For more information on this awards program or our Chamber events, please contact us at (305) 446-1657 or visit us online at coralgableschamber.org.
About the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce represents more than 1,600 members and is the second largest business association in Miami-Dade County. For 90 years, our mission has been to foster and enhance the economic interests of the Coral Gables community, while advancing the quality of life of our members, partners, neighbors and visitors. For more information on our Chamber, please visit www.coralgableschamber.org or follow-us on Facebook at www.facebook/coralgableschamber.
