If you squint, Brickell and Downtown Miami could pass for New York, Singapore … even Bangkok, says developer Shahab Karmely, CEO and founder of Kar Properties. All those cities, including Miami, are built around rivers. “I had always thought of Miami as the beach,” he says. “But the energy of Miami, the walkability, the water views, the prox-imity to culture, the rhythm, it’s all on the river.”  Karmely and co-developer Fortune International Group are behind the forthcoming Faena Residences