On Your Mark, Get Set, Get Met… ''Introducing Miami Met Marquis''

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Miami’s Met 2 project, a real estate joint venture between MDM Development Group and MetLife, will be home to the country’s first Miami Met Marquis hotel, a signature new addition to the exclusive JW Marriott Collection Hotels, announced Tim Weller, vice president of development for MDM Development Group.

“Miami Met Marquis is a bold new brand for our portfolio that will be synonymous with modern urban luxury,” says Donald Semmler, executive vice president of Marriott International Corporation. “Soaring 42 stories – it will rise over the heart of Miami – setting a new standard for downtown style and 21^st century sophistication.”

Setting a new threshold of luxury for the prestigious JW Marriott Luxury Collection, Miami Met Marquis aspires to offer five-star luxury in the city’s most technologically-advanced hotel. The 396-room hotel will be designed by one of the world’s leading architectural firms specializing in hotels and resorts, Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates.

Miami Met Marquis will also be home to one of Miami’s most talked about new restaurants — Chef Daniel Boulud’s DB Bistro Moderne.

“The Miami Met Marquis is the perfect venue to launch a new DB Bistro Moderne,” says Boulud. “DB Bistro Moderne is very urban and has the right feel for the renaissance that downtown Miami is undergoing.”

Other Miami Met Marquis amenities and services include:

• 20,000 square feet of retail shops split between the first and second floors
• A world-class spa and full-service gym facilities with locker rooms, pool and Jacuzzi located atop the podium on the lanai deck
• 25,000 square feet of column-free ballroom and meeting space – one of the largest ball rooms of its size in downtown
• A link to the 47-story office tower, which will boast 800,000 square feet of Class A office space.

The Miami Met Marquis will further differentiate its brand by being a part of the $1 billion Metropolitan Miami project. The Met 2 towers will be joined by the Met 1 and Met 3 residence towers and the development’s entertainment complex, Met Square.

For more information on Metropolitan Miami visit, www.metropolitanmiami.com.