South Florida's most active waterfront condo developments are concentrated in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami Beach, Brickell Key, Edgewater, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach — branded oceanfront, bayfront, and Intracoastal residences with delivery windows between 2026 and 2029.
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Overview
South Florida is the country's most active luxury waterfront new-development market. The current cycle pairs ultra-luxury branded residences in Sunny Isles Beach, Bal Harbour, and Surfside with bayfront and Intracoastal product across Brickell Key, Edgewater, Coconut Grove, and Las Olas, plus a fast-growing Flagler Drive corridor in West Palm Beach. Together they represent more than 20 branded towers either under construction or in active sales as of the current cycle.
Buyers shopping the South Florida waterfront market typically need to reconcile three trade-offs: ocean vs. bay frontage, density (low-rise oceanfront boutique towers vs. tall mixed-use residential towers), and brand. Direct-oceanfront supply is the most constrained — particularly in Bal Harbour and South of Fifth — and pricing per square foot is set at the top of the market by Bentley Residences in Sunny Isles, Mr. C and Mandarin Oriental in West Palm Beach, and St. Regis-, Cipriani-, and Jean-Georges-branded product in Brickell, Brickell Key, and Edgewater.
Intracoastal and bayfront product offers meaningfully more inventory and a wider price range. Brickell Key, Edgewater, Coconut Grove, and Bay Harbor Islands lead the bayfront pipeline, and Las Olas, Bahia Mar, and the New River corridor anchor Fort Lauderdale's Intracoastal supply. West Palm Beach's North Flagler corridor concentrates branded waterfront product oriented across the Intracoastal toward Palm Beach island.
Most active waterfront towers offer one- to four-bedroom residences plus penthouses, residence sizes from roughly 1,400 to 7,000+ sq ft, full hospitality-style amenities, and 2026–2029 deliveries. Pre-construction deposit structures generally fall between 30% and 60% over the build cycle. Pricing begins in the $1.5M–$3M range for entry waterfront residences and exceeds $30M+ for the most prominent penthouses.
Use the form below to request current pricing, floor plans, brochure, and availability for any waterfront project featured here, or request the South Florida New Development Guide for a curated cross-market view.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are South Florida's most expensive waterfront condos?
On a per-square-foot basis, the most expensive waterfront condos in South Florida currently trade in Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles Beach (Bentley Residences and competing branded oceanfront towers), South of Fifth in Miami Beach, and the South Flagler / North Flagler branded waterfront corridor in West Palm Beach.
What is the difference between oceanfront and bayfront pricing?
Direct-oceanfront product typically trades at a 25–60% premium per square foot over directly-comparable bayfront product, with the spread widest in Sunny Isles, Bal Harbour, and South of Fifth. Bayfront and Intracoastal product offers meaningfully more inventory and a wider entry price range.
How do I request pricing and floor plans for a specific tower?
Submit the inquiry form on this page or on the project's individual page. The new-development information team will follow up with current pricing, floor plans, brochure, deposit structure, and residence availability.