Will Lebron James & Co. fill condos?

[pawnmaster]

Originally Posted by theEmbarcadero

Well said....and I agree with you. There has been a generational shift---you could not have paid someone to live downtown in the mid 70s....at least north or the river and south of the Omni.

All I am trying to say is the AAA and the Heat's success is a PART of what has transpired over the last generation....

Small part I believe. I think nightlife, young people who want it, and housing bust bringing down rent is what made the shift in the last 2, 3 yrs. I moved to the area in 03 but I was keeping up with everything they had planned....kendall sucked for a then single 24 yr old looking for girls at night hahahaha.

[theEmbarcadero]

Originally Posted by pawnmaster

Small part I believe. I think nightlife, young people who want it, and housing bust bringing down rent is what made the shift in the last 2, 3 yrs. I moved to the area in 03 but I was keeping up with everything they had planned....kendall sucked for a then single 24 yr old looking for girls at night hahahaha.

U should have seen it in 1974...

[theEmbarcadero]

Originally Posted by brickell

The Heat are good for Miami's image. What's good for the Metro is good for downtown. Can you quantify that and say that maybe 3 or 4 people actually moved into a downtown condo just because of the Heat? Probably not. But I would argue that Lebron and the Heat certainly help reinforce the image that Miami is the cool place to be right now and reinvigorates the brand in places like India and China who might not know us from a hole in the wall.

I moved to Miami in 98 based on nothing more than a job offer and life long love of the Hurricanes. So...

Well there you go...!!!
Is it too late for a 1998 thread called...Will Najeh Davenport fill Little Havana Apartments???

[Hia-leah JDM]

A nice snapshot of Miami, another benefit of Mr. James.

[brickell]

related

Escobar Barber Shop in Little Havana gains fame with LeBron James’ commercial

The Escobar Barber Shop is more than a place to get a shave and a haircut.

For decades, it’s been a place to hear stories and see the occasional celebrity.

Comedian Leopoldo Fernández “Tres Patines” has been here. So has legendary boxer Roberto “Mano de Piedra’’ Durán and former Senator Mel Martínez.

And now, the shop at 803 SW Fifth Ave. in Little Havana, can add Miami Heat superstar LeBron James to the list.

Escobar’s was the backdrop for LeBron’s day-in-the-life commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/1...#storylink=cpy

[QuantumX]

Does he actually go there for a haircut or where does he actually go?

[brickell]

It's in the article. But needless to say he has his own guy.

[theEmbarcadero]

Originally Posted by brickell

It's in the article. But needless to say he has his own guy.

What hair.....?

[1772]

Nice vid, but I thought he took the bike.

[theEmbarcadero]

Originally Posted by 1772

Nice vid, but I thought he took the bike.

I was puzzled too....as to why the minute and a half commercial/promo vid did not show hom biking around Miami. Why could they not find 3-4 seconds for this????

[spellbound]

Originally Posted by theEmbarcadero

What hair.....?

This is true.