Villa Brickell is located on the west side of Brickell avenue - The Brickell area is home to Miami and South Florida's financial district as well as the site of many high-rise luxury condominium and office towers that constantly redefine the Miami skyline. Referred to as the "Manhattan of the South", Brickell is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, mostly along Brickell Avenue, Brickell's main north-south avenue and along Miami Avenue, home to many of Miami's top restaurants, shops and places of entertainment. A few hundred feet east of the northeastern side of Brickell is Brickell Key, an island of upscale, high-rise residential and hotel tower.