Development Department
Shopping Districts "People Like Working Where They Like Living" Few cities in the world offer the affluence, quality of life, weather, and established Mediterranean ambiance Coral Gables has all the benefits of a major urban downtown site:   • Accessible to the employee population and visitors • Convenient shopping • High quality of available labor • Luxury service image • Metropolitan transportation • Affordable and plentiful municipal parking • Merchant Validation Program providing two hours free parking to shoppers • A distinctive collection of more than 450 establishments, featuring:   º Exclusive apparel and accessory shops º Specialty women's, men's and children's apparel º Home entertainment º Gifts and novelties º Value-priced stores º Beauty and cosmetic º Travel services º Banking and real estate º Personal care º Theatres and galleries º Luxury hotels and fine restaurants   Coral Gables has nine retail districts catering to a wide range of shoppers and offering everything from value-priced goods to luxury items.  Recently, Coral Gables has drawn several national developers and retailers to the area, resulting in exciting, new retail offerings and projects. National and regional retailers - In the past several years Coral Gables has begun to see the revitalization of its retail districts with the arrival of several national and regional retailers, including Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Starbucks, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Houston’s, T.G.I. Friday’s, Morton's Steakhouse, Roche Bobois and Bellini Juvenile furniture.     CORAL GABLES NINE RETAIL DISTRICTS   1 - Flagler Street and North Ponce De Leon Boulevard. 2 - Southwest 8th Street between Red Road and LeJeune Road. 3 - North Ponce De Leon Boulevard between 8th Street and Navarre Ave. 4 - Central Business District (CBD) Navarre to Palermo between Red Road and Douglas Road. 5 - Downtown and Miracle Mile (BID) Coral Way between LeJeune Road and Douglas Road north to Aragon Avenue, south to Andalusia Ave. 6 - Design District south of Bird Road to Dixie Hwy between LeJeune Road and Ponce De Leon Blvd including Village of Merrick Park. 7 - Booker Street and Grand Avenue south of Dixie Hwy (US1) west of Douglas Road. 8 - Dixie Hwy (US1) between Caballero Boulevard and Riviera Drive. 9 - East of Red Road and north of Sunset Drive south of Dixie Hwy (US1) to south Alhambra Circle.   It’s Not Just Miami, It’s Coral Gables.... Those Who Know, Know The Difference