Delano Residences & Hotel Miami

About the Project

Few addresses in Miami carry the weight of genuine cultural legend, and none more so than the name Delano. When Ian Schrager acquired the original 1947 Art Deco property at 1685 Collins Avenue on South Beach and enlisted Philippe Starck to reimagine it, the 1995 reopening did not simply introduce a new hotel — it rewired the city. Starck's billowing white curtains, mismatched furnishings, and cinematic sense of stage-set glamour produced a property that became the fulcrum around which a new era of Miami style revolved. The Delano attracted a generation of artists, musicians, and cultural figures who recognized it as something rarer than luxury: a place with genuine personality. Lenny Kravitz later brought his design studio to bear on the hotel's celebrated Florida Room, cementing the property's reputation as a canvas for creative collaboration. The brand passed through the hands of Morgans Hotel Group and SBE Entertainment before finding its current steward in Ennismore, the lifestyle hospitality company now operating within Accor's global portfolio. Today, Ennismore and its partner Cain International are expanding the Delano into a true international brand, with outposts in Paris and Dubai and the flagship South Beach hotel reopening in 2026 following a five-year, top-to-bottom renovation — just as the brand makes its most ambitious leap yet: its first-ever residential tower.

Property Markets Group has built its reputation on one specific skill: finding the moment before a skyline changes, and building into it. Founded in 1991 by Kevin Maloney and now led by managing partners Ryan Shear and Dan Kaplan, PMG has developed more than 175 projects encompassing over 10,000 residential units and 18 million square feet across the United States. The firm made its name in Manhattan — co-developing the ultra-slender 111 West 57th Street and converting the landmarked Walker Tower into one of the West Village's most coveted addresses — before turning its attention to Miami with the full force of its institutional knowledge and appetite for landmark scale. PMG's adjacent Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Residences, already under construction on Biscayne Boulevard, secured a $668 million construction loan in 2024 and is targeted for completion in 2028. The Delano Residences and Hotel is PMG's second supertall bet on Downtown Miami, and it represents the firm's most sophisticated collaboration yet: pairing its development expertise with one of hospitality's most recognized lifestyle brands.

Rising 985 feet across 90 stories at 400 Biscayne Boulevard, the Delano Residences and Hotel will stand as one of the tallest buildings in the Western Hemisphere upon completion, formally classified as a supertall by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The tower was conceived by world-renowned architect Carlos Ott — whose sculptural contributions to the Miami skyline have included the Marquis and Aria on the Bay — working in concert with CUBE 3 as architect of record, with interiors by the New York-based Meyer Davis Studio. Ott's design draws its formal logic from the fluid motion of a flame dancing in the wind: a continuous glass curtain wall system that emphasizes verticality, with a tapered blade-like crown and layered glazing that creates dimensional depth and visual lightness as the tower ascends. Positioned one block north of the Waldorf Astoria site, the building commands unobstructed views across Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Everglades — a panorama available to relatively few buildings on earth. Meyer Davis, known for its ability to layer sculptural restraint with warmth and tactile richness, brings the same sensibility to the interiors that has made the studio a defining voice in contemporary luxury hospitality design.

The 421 residences are organized into two distinct collections. The Delano Collection comprises suites, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom homes positioned in the lower and mid-tower floors, designed with flexible rental program eligibility for owners seeking investment optionality. The Delano Residences collection occupies the upper floors with one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts commanding the tower's most expansive views. All 421 homes are delivered fully finished and furnished, with interiors featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, Waterworks fixtures, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, and integrated smart-home technology. Select residences include deeded private office suites — a thoughtful nod to buyers who live and work at the same address. Prices begin at $800,000, with upper-floor three-bedroom residences representing some of the most rarified square footage in the Downtown market. Every owner receives access to the Delano Members' Club and reciprocal privileges at the reimagined Delano Miami Beach on South Beach, connecting the tower's residents to the broader universe of the brand.

The amenity program is organized around three vertically stacked experiences, each opening to a different horizon. At the resort level, a wraparound pool deck with lush gardens anchors the building's base alongside Cafe Delano, an all-day restaurant, and a reimagined Rose Bar — the intimate cocktail lounge that became synonymous with the original Delano's after-dark mythology on South Beach. Ascending to approximately 800 feet, the Sky Pool offers an experience with few equals anywhere in the world: an infinity-edged pool suspended nearly a thousand feet above sea level, with unbroken views across the bay to the barrier islands and the open Atlantic beyond. Higher still, at more than 850 feet, the tower culminates in Miami's first-ever public observation deck — a cantilevered glass platform open to ticketed visitors from the city and from around the world, functioning as a civic landmark as much as a residential privilege. Wellness is addressed through The Source by Delano, a comprehensive program encompassing treatment rooms, saunas, steam rooms, cold plunges, and a fully equipped fitness center. Residents are attended by 24-hour concierge and valet services, with the full operational infrastructure of an Ennismore-managed luxury hotel.

Downtown Miami's Biscayne Boulevard corridor has undergone a structural transformation over the past decade, evolving from a transitional zone into a genuine urban destination anchored by Brightline intercity rail, the Perez Art Museum Miami, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, and a critical mass of trophy residential supply that continues to attract global capital. The Delano Residences and Hotel arrives at the moment that transformation reaches its apex: two supertall towers on adjacent parcels from the same developer represent a degree of institutional conviction about Downtown Miami's long-term trajectory that is difficult to overstate. For buyers seeking a residence that fuses the irreplaceable equity of a historically significant lifestyle brand with the financial flexibility of a managed hotel program and the sheer physical drama of one of the tallest buildings on the continent, the Delano Residences offers a proposition that exists nowhere else in the Miami market. Sales launched in March 2026 with estimated delivery in 2031.

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Location

1455 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131