Your firm announced the Miami office. HR sent the relocation packet. You've got 90 days, two cars in a Manhattan garage, and no idea how the shipping actually works when the destination is a Brickell tower. That's the moment most of our finance-relocation clients call us. Here is everything we tell them.

Citadel moved its global headquarters to Brickell in 2022 and employs around 500 people locally. Hedge funds, private equity, and family offices have followed non-stop since 2020. If you're one of them, your car shipping profile is different from a snowbird's in a few specific ways — and this page covers them. For the full route context, see the NYC to Miami car shipping route guide.

Corporate relocation car shipping — what actually happens on a finance move

Finance relocations look different from other NY→FL shipments in three ways. First, more vehicles per household (typically two, sometimes three counting a garage weekend car). Second, higher-value vehicles that skew toward enclosed transport. Third, tighter timing sync with the corporate move because your firm has a start date on the calendar.

Your firm's relocation coordinator (if you have one) usually contracts with a national relocation-management company that handles household goods. Car shipping is often billed separately. That's actually good news — it means you get to pick your own broker for the vehicles, and you can time it to save money instead of synchronizing to the corporate calendar.

Most finance clients we work with are two-earner households or single high-earners with a second garage car. The playbook varies slightly for each. For the base pricing across every vehicle type, start at the NY to FL cost guide.

The two-vehicle household — how we actually book it

Two cars, two carriers, two dates. That's the pattern we recommend for almost every finance household we work with.

Your daily driver goes on open transport in an off-peak week (June through August). Cost: $950 to $1,400 depending on vehicle size and exact ZIPs. Delivery window: 3 to 5 days. This car arrives before you do so it's in your garage when you land.

Your garage weekend car — the Porsche, the M3, the Range Rover, whatever the "not a Camry" car is — goes on enclosed transport, timed to arrive a week or two after the daily driver. Cost: $1,800 to $3,200. Delivery is white-glove, into the building loading dock rather than a curbside meet.

Why not both on the same hauler? Because a hauler carrying an enclosed exotic and an open sedan doesn't exist. You'd have to pay enclosed rates on the daily driver, which is $500 to $900 of money spent on a feeling. Separate carriers, separate rates, cleaner logistics.

Executive concierge shipping — what the $200-$400 premium buys

The mid-tier and top-tier brokers all offer some version of "executive concierge" or "white-glove" service. It's a real category of service and it's worth understanding before you shop.

What you're paying for: a single point of contact throughout the move (not a call-center rotation), guaranteed pickup within 24 hours of your requested date, enclosed transport with $250,000-$1,000,000 cargo insurance, driver-scouts-the-address protocol (so the driver arrives knowing which Brickell tower ramp to use), and video delivery documentation so you have a walkaround record for your own insurance file.

What you're not paying for: faster transit. Once loaded, an enclosed hauler runs I-95 at the same speed as an open hauler. Executive service compresses the pickup window and improves service quality, not the drive time. Our luxury Manhattan → Palm Beach guide covers the very top tier of this service for the highest-value exotics.

Brickell tower delivery — the actual protocol

Brickell luxury towers all follow the same delivery protocol. Some are stricter than others but the pattern is consistent.

24 hours before delivery, we submit to your building security: driver's name, MC number, DOT number, phone number, and expected delivery window. Building security logs it and issues a temporary vendor pass. On delivery day, the driver arrives, security waves them through, and delivery happens at a specific loading dock or ramp rather than the main port cochere.

Some towers have vehicle-size restrictions in the garage itself. Aston Martin Residences, One Thousand Museum, Waldorf Astoria Residences, Brickell Flatiron, Echo Brickell, and Icon Brickell all have some version of "over-height" limits that affect Range Rovers, Escalades, and other full-size SUVs. If your building has restrictions, delivery happens at street level and the residence side takes it into the garage. Verify with your concierge before shipping.

Timing — the finance relocation shipping calendar

The playbook we run for finance clients:

  • Weeks 12-8 before start date: Book off-peak transport for the daily driver. Rate lock through the summer window.
  • Weeks 8-4 before start date: Ship the daily driver. Confirm Brickell garage access for your vehicle profile.
  • Weeks 4-2 before start date: Ship the second vehicle (enclosed if warranted). Confirm delivery protocol with building security.
  • Week 0 (start date): Fly down. Household goods scheduled to arrive same week. Both cars already in your garage.

This sequence avoids peak-season pricing on shipping, avoids sync-with-movers premium, and gets both cars operational before your first day at the office. Total shipping cost for a two-vehicle household using this playbook: typically $2,200 to $4,500 depending on second-vehicle tier.

Tax and registration notes finance clients ask about

Two things we're often asked but always defer to a tax advisor on:

First, IRS Publication 521 changes in 2018 removed the personal moving-expense deduction for most employees. If your firm reimburses car shipping as part of your relocation package, that reimbursement may or may not be excluded from your W-2 depending on how it's structured. Your firm's tax team or a personal advisor should confirm.

Second, Florida registration is required within 30 days of establishing FL residency. Florida has no state income tax, which is often part of the relocation calculus. But domicile rules are complex — you can't casually claim FL residency while spending most of your year in NYC. New York state auditors watch for this pattern with high-earners. Get advice before you file.

Neither of these affects your shipping quote directly. They do affect the total financial picture of the move.

Ready to plan your Miami move?

The car shipping calculator gives you live rates for both vehicles using today's fuel index. For the full route logistics — city pairs, snowbird timing, borough pickup rules — start at the NY to Florida route hub. If your firm is putting you up in Palm Beach or Coral Gables temporarily, the NYC to Miami city-pair guide covers those adjacent neighborhoods.

Frequently asked questions about NYC → Brickell finance relocation shipping

Can I expense car shipping if my employer is relocating me from NYC to Miami?

It depends on your tax status and your employer's relocation policy. IRS Publication 521 changes since 2018 removed the personal moving-expense deduction for most employees. But if your employer directly pays or reimburses shipping as a corporate relocation benefit, that reimbursement is often excluded from your W-2 as a qualified expense. Get the specifics from your relocation coordinator or a tax advisor. Some firms grossed-up shipping reimbursement to cover the tax hit.

What "executive concierge" service actually means on this lane

A single point of contact from booking through delivery, expedited pickup within 24 hours of your date, enclosed transport with $1M+ cargo insurance, white-glove pickup that includes the driver walking your car through the building loading dock instead of a street meet, and delivered receipt via video with condition documentation. It runs $200-$400 above standard enclosed rates. For a $150k+ car being moved on your firm's dime, it's standard.

How do I ship two cars if my spouse's vehicle is different tier from mine?

Book two separate carriers. A daily-driver sedan doesn't need to be on the same enclosed hauler as a Porsche Turbo. Cost-wise, you pay two separate rates, but each car moves faster (no waiting to fill the hauler) and you're not paying enclosed premium on a car that doesn't need it. This is the standard two-vehicle finance-relocation setup — one open, one enclosed, delivered within days of each other.

Do Brickell condos have specific carrier requirements?

Every luxury Brickell tower has some version of the same protocol: driver's DOT number, MC number, and expected delivery window logged with security 24 hours ahead. Delivery uses a specific loading dock or ramp, not the main port cochere. Aston Martin Residences, Waldorf Astoria Miami Residences, One Thousand Museum, Brickell Flatiron, Echo Brickell, and Icon Brickell all follow this pattern. Your building concierge has the specifics; we send them directly if you provide the building name at booking.

Should I ship my car before, during, or after my household goods move?

Almost always before. Ship the car in an off-peak week (June through August) at 15-20% below annual average pricing. Fly down when your household-goods truck arrives. Your car is waiting in your Brickell garage; you're not paying same-week sync-with-movers premium; you save the roughly $200-$300 hotel/rental car cost you'd have spent while the household goods are in transit. It's the cleanest sequencing for the vast majority of finance relocations.

If I keep my NYC apartment as a pied-à-terre, does that change anything?

Only if you plan to move the car back and forth. If the car will live in Miami year-round with occasional NYC trips, insure and register it in FL. If the car actually splits its year 50/50 between homes, you probably want to ship it in each direction seasonally rather than drive — the mileage and wear savings pay for the shipping. Talk to your tax advisor about domicile implications, which can affect state income tax rules.

What about shipping a lease vehicle? Does the leasing company need to approve?

For leased vehicles, notify the leasing company of the state change before transport if you're moving permanently — they typically require updated registration and insurance within 30 days. The transport itself doesn't need leasing-company approval; it's no different from any long road trip in the leasing company's eyes. Just don't forget the DMV paperwork afterward — some leases have per-state mileage or usage restrictions.

Are Brickell parking rules going to affect my new life with this car?

This is worth thinking about before you ship. Brickell parking is expensive ($300-$500/month for a garage spot at a tower) and tight for larger vehicles. If you're shipping a Cadillac Escalade or a Range Rover from NYC, verify your building's garage can accommodate it. Some older Brickell towers have narrow ramps and low ceilings that don't fit full-size SUVs. Better to know before your car arrives than to discover it in a $2,000 damage situation.

What's the actual finance-relocation timeline we see most often?

Job start date locked in April or May. Miami apartment or condo secured in June or July. Household goods scheduled for late August or early September. Car shipped in July or early August at off-peak rates. Client flies down first weekend of September, car already in garage. Total elapsed time from job acceptance to fully operational in Miami: 4 to 5 months. The car is almost never the bottleneck.

Does the 42% remote-work statistic actually apply to my situation?

That's the Manhattan Miami real estate research number — 42% of NYC-to-Miami movers maintain NYC-based jobs and work remotely, keeping NYC salary while paying FL cost of living and zero state income tax. If you're one of them, your car shipping timing is entirely flexible — you don't need to sync with an office start date. That flexibility is worth 15-20% in shipping cost savings alone. Not everyone qualifies, but if you do, use it.