Onyx on the Bay - where’s the Onyx?
Friday, December 21st, 2007Yesterday I stopped by Onyx on the Bay and showed 01, 03, 04, and 05 units to a client.
Onyx on the Bay is open, but like much of the construction in Miami not quite finished yet. The pool looks done and is on the waterfront and the fitness center is also completed at this time. The Great Room, sauna, and other features as well as some of the common areas (hallways) are still works-in-progress but should not take too much longer to complete. Beautiful lobby, but one question - where is the Onyx? I’m not an expert but the concierge’s desk didn’t look like it me!
As for the important part, the condos themselves, I thought 04 was easily the best line as it features the broadest unit - and in a condo with floor to ceiling glass and full-length balconies that makes a huge difference. It doesn’t hurt that the layout was also quite nice too. The 03 is a narrower but also much deeper layout, for me they similar in utility so I’d choose an 04 given the option. 01? Interesting layout on the SE corner which gives a bit more variety to the view but also much, much smaller (if entirely private) balcony on the water. It also features far less floor-to-ceiling glass and conventional windows - for me the more home-like floorplan and larger quare footage is not enough to sway me from an 04. Lastly we saw an 05 which is the NE corner unit and this was an interesting take on the 01 - even smaller waterfront balcony but the back room had all glass and a lot of light with nice wraparound terrace. I could see living in one of these - probably my second choice after an 04 to be honest.
