Whole Foods Market bought its commercial space at downtown Miami’s Met3 for $21 million.

The national grocer, a subsidiary of billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, acquired the 97,674-square-foot ground-floor commercial unit and underground garage in the 32-story mixed-use tower at 299 Southeast Third Avenue, records and Vizzda show.

Met3, which also includes the 462-unit Monarc at Met apartment tower and a nine-story garage, was built by MDM Development and ZOM. It was designed by Coral Gables firm, Nichols Architects.

The high-rise is part of the Metropolitan Miami complex which also includes the 40-story, 447-unit Met1 condominium, the 47-story Wells Fargo Center office building, the 313-key JW Marriott Marquis Miami, and Met Square, a 34-story tower with 188 apartments, an 80,000-square-foot Silverscreen Cinema and ground-floor retail, also designed by Nichols.

Rad on at source: The Real Deal https://therealdeal.com/miami/2024/01/05/whole-foods-pays-21m-for-its-downtown-miami-space/