1550 Brickell is a five-story gated mid-rise condominium at 1550 Brickell Avenue, an unusual low-rise residential parcel set among Brickell's high-rises. Completed in 1988, 1550 Brickell delivers 137 residences laid out as one- and two-bedroom plans, with most homes opening to private balconies that face the interior landscaped courtyards rather than the avenue. The 1550 Brickell site is built on a natural coral ridge just south of 15th Road, an elevation that has historically kept the community above the Brickell floodplain even when the surrounding avenue is inundated. The 1550 Brickell site sits two blocks south of the heart of Brickell Avenue's financial corridor, within walking distance of Mary Brickell Village, Brickell City Centre, Simpson Park Hammock (the last surviving fragment of Miami hammock forest), and the Brickell Metromover. The Rickenbacker Causeway approach to Key Biscayne is five minutes south, Coconut Grove and the Vizcaya Museum are ten minutes south on Bayshore Drive, and Coral Gables and Miami International Airport are roughly fifteen minutes west via the Dolphin Expressway. Residences at 1550 Brickell feature open one- and two-bedroom floor plans, generous closet space, balconies on most lines, kitchen and bath upgrades available throughout the community, and serene outlooks over the gated community's landscaped courtyards, the surrounding Brickell office towers, and the Downtown Miami skyline beyond. The 1550 Brickell amenity package is built around the mid-rise gated layout and includes a swimming pool and sun deck, a lighted tennis court, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a Wi-Fi cyber cafe and lounge area, sculpture gardens woven through the courtyards, a business center, a residents' clubroom, BBQ areas, covered parking, and 24-hour security with controlled-access entry through the gated motor court. The gated low-rise configuration and mature tropical landscaping give 1550 Brickell a true residential enclave feel along an avenue otherwise defined by glass towers, and the property's elevated coral-ridge setting keeps the community above street flooding that periodically affects lower stretches of Brickell Avenue.