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From waterfront estates on the gated islands to oceanfront condominiums and the hardest-won new developments in Florida — the definitive Miami Beach market.
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122
Condo buildings indexed
17,670
Condominium residences
7
Estate enclaves covered
5
Active new developments
1923–2022
Years built
Homes & Estates

One of America's great waterfront-estate markets.

Miami Beach estate value is driven by land and water — lot size, linear feet of frontage, dockage and open-bay access — not building amenities. We track the gated islands and North Bay Road parcel by parcel, including quiet and off-market availability that never reaches the portals.

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Star Island · Palm & Hibiscus · Venetian & Sunset Islands · La Gorce · North Bay Road

Haute Building Index™

The buildings that define Miami Beach

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Continuum South Tower
2002 · 318 residences · 40 floors
Continuum North Tower
2008 · 204 residences · 37 floors
Apogee Condo
2008 · 67 residences · 22 floors
Murano Grande
2003 · 270 residences · 38 floors
Portofino Tower
1996 · 206 residences · 44 floors
Setai Resort & Residences
2004 · 163 residences · 40 floors
W South Beach
2009 · 402 residences · 20 floors
1 Hotel & Home South Beach
2015 · 156 residences · 18 floors
Faena House
2015 · 47 residences · 18 floors
Edition Residences
2014 · 26 residences · 18 floors
Monad Terrace
2020 · 59 residences · 13 floors
Ritz Carlton South Beach
2003 · 376 residences · 11 floors

Live condo listings join each building page when our MLS feed connects — until then, request the current inventory picture for any building.

New This Cycle

New developments in Miami Beach

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Haute Estate Index™

Waterfront islands & estate enclaves

Star Island

Gated island of roughly three dozen estates off the MacArthur Causeway — the most recognizable trophy-estate address in Miami Beach, with deep-water dockage and full skyline views.

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Palm & Hibiscus Islands

Guard-gated sister islands with generous lots and protected dockage — a step quieter than Star Island, with the same causeway access to South Beach and Downtown.

Venetian Islands

A chain of six residential islands along the Venetian Causeway — walkable, bridge-linked, and the island market closest to both South Beach and Edgewater.

Sunset Islands

Four gated islands off Sunset Harbour with a strong architectural culture — a favorite of design-led buyers who want privacy minutes from Purdy Avenue's marina and restaurants.

La Gorce Island

Gated Mid-Beach island wrapped by the Intracoastal, adjacent to La Gorce Country Club — established estates with wide-bay frontage.

North Bay Road

The island's most important estate street — a continuous run of open-bay frontage from Sunset Harbour to Mid-Beach, home to many of Miami Beach's largest recorded home sales.

South of Fifth

The gated-feel condo district at the island's southern tip — Continuum, Apogee and Murano anchor the most walkable blue-chip pocket in the market.

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Each enclave is becoming a permanent intelligence page — current inventory, recent significant sales and market data — as our MLS and records integrations come online.

Haute Intelligence™

Bloomberg-style market context — houses and condos

What we track

Price/SF by pocket and building · active inventory · sales velocity · new-development premium · waterfront vs. non-waterfront performance · $10M+ segment activity.

Our standard

We publish verified figures only, with a visible last-updated date — never sample statistics presented as current facts.

Until the feed is live

Published market modules activate with our MLS integration. The current Miami Beach market report is available on request, same day.

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The Haute Perspective™

Our view on Miami Beach

Best For

Buyers who want the full spectrum in one market — a waterfront estate with dockage, a blue-chip South of Fifth condo, or a branded new residence — with the deepest resale liquidity on the coast.

Strengths

Genuine scarcity: a built-out barrier island where approvals are the hardest in Florida. Oceanfront, protected-bay estates and landmark architecture that cannot be reproduced.

Consider

Seasonality and insurance are real inputs; older towers vary widely in reserves and assessments — we underwrite building health before recommending a line. Estate buyers should weigh bridge height and open-bay access if vessels matter.

Also Compare

Bal Harbour · Fisher Island · Sunny Isles Beach · Coconut Grove

Where to Buy

Five markets on one island

South of Fifth

Blue-chip, walkable, gated-feel condo district. Continuum, Apogee, Murano — the strongest resale pocket on the island.

West Avenue & the Art Deco core

Bay-side value with marina access and the island's most urban lifestyle; a spread of 1990s–2000s towers plus Monad Terrace.

Mid-Beach

The branded wave — Faena District, Edition, Perigon, Ritz-Carlton — hotel service and new construction on the ocean.

North Beach

The island's value frontier: quieter oceanfront, larger floor plates, and re-pricing as new projects arrive.

The Bay Islands

Star, Palm, Hibiscus, Venetian, Sunset, La Gorce — the estate market. Land, frontage and dockage set value here.

Editorial

Miami Beach, covered by our newsroom

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Questions

Miami Beach, answered

Which part of Miami Beach should I buy in?

South of Fifth for walkability and blue-chip resale, Mid-Beach for hotel-branded service and new construction, North Beach for oceanfront value with upside, and the bay islands for waterfront estates with dockage. Each pocket trades differently — our advisors compare current inventory across all of them.

Does Miami Beach have luxury houses, or only condos?

Both. The island's estate market — Star Island, Palm and Hibiscus Islands, the Venetian and Sunset Islands, La Gorce Island and North Bay Road — is one of the most significant waterfront-estate markets in the United States, alongside 122 condominium buildings we index.

What drives the value of a waterfront estate in Miami Beach?

Land and water: lot size, linear feet of water frontage, dockage and vessel capability, bridge access to open bay or ocean, exposure, and the enclave itself. These are different value drivers from condos, where building, line, floor and exposure lead.

What is the difference between oceanfront and bay-side property?

Oceanfront condos carry the premium and the strongest scarcity value; bay-side and island product offers sunset water views, protected dockage and generally more square footage — or land — per dollar.

Are there new developments in Miami Beach?

Yes — The Perigon, Faena Residences, the Ritz-Carlton Residences South Beach and the Delano redevelopment are all active. Miami Beach approvals are among the hardest to win in Florida, which keeps new supply scarce.

How do I find out what my Miami Beach home or condo is worth?

Request a private valuation. We evaluate estates on land, frontage and comparable enclave sales, and condos line-by-line against recent trades in the same building.

Buyers

Talk to a Miami Beach advisor

Estate or condo, we compare the pockets line by line and parcel by parcel — and send the current market report the same day.

Owners

Own in Miami Beach?

Request a private valuation — estates on land and frontage comparables, condos against recent trades in your line.

The Advisory Team

Buying or selling on the island?

HL Real Estate Group covers Miami Beach across both universes — waterfront estates and condominiums — backed by twenty years of Haute Living access to the people who build, design and trade this market.

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