MIRAI Design District

MIRAI Design District is the first mixed-use development in the United States from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Associates, rising at 4218 NE 2nd Avenue in Miami's Design District. Its name comes from the Japanese word for the distant future. The building introduces approximately 41,000 square feet of Class A boutique office space, positioned for family offices, small and mid-sized funds and design-led businesses, above 16,000 square feet of luxury high-street retail and hospitality space. Conceived as a floating lantern, it pairs a transparent ground floor with a layered, porous facade screening system, a lush central garden and a sandy pathway beneath a wooden soffit planted with native species. Landscape architecture is by Island Planning Corporation, and Italian lighting firm Viabizzuno designs the facade lighting program. Milanese cafe and restaurant Sant Ambroeus anchors the ground floor in a 5,000-square-foot space. The project is developed by Leviathan Development, Lionheart Capital, Well Duo and The Lane Organization, financed with an $85 million construction loan from Monroe Capital, with Cushman & Wakefield leading office leasing and Avenue Real Estate Partners leading retail leasing.