Barnes & Noble Opening in Midtown Miami After Inking 14K-SF Lease

BARNES & NOBLE will be opening a location in Midtown Miami.

Julia Echikson
12.15.25

Barnes & Noble Opening in Midtown Miami After Inking 14K-SF Lease

The bookstore chain signed a 13,890-square-foot lease at Curbline Properties’ Collection at Midtown Miami outdoor retail development, according to filings to Miami-Dade County. The 10-year deal includes two five-year extensions.

The store is expected to open next October and will replace West Elm, which operated a location at 3201 North Miami Avenue, according to a representative from Barnes & Noble. The bookstore chain will be joining fellow mall fixtures Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Chipotle.

A representatives for Curbline Properties did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In 2019, a fund managed by Elliott Management, a notorious activist investor, purchased Barnes & Noble for $683 million and installed James Daunt as CEO. The executive had led the turnaround of the Waterstone bookstore chain in the U.K., which Elliott Management purchased a year earlier.

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