Okan Tower

About the Project

Rising 902 feet above the streets of Downtown Miami, Okan Tower is the most ambitious debut any developer has made on American soil in recent memory. The project belongs to the Okan Group, the Istanbul-headquartered conglomerate founded in the early 1970s by Bekir Okan—a former mathematics teacher turned industrialist whose empire today spans construction, real estate, tourism, energy, telecommunications, and education across Turkey, Central Asia, and beyond. Okan University operates campuses in Istanbul and Florida, and the group holds substantial infrastructure and development assets stretching from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan. For Bekir Okan, the 70-story supertall at 555 North Miami Avenue represents the group's first foray into the United States, and he has approached it with the same long-horizon conviction that built one of Turkey's largest privately held conglomerates. The building is not merely a real estate project—it is a statement of international ambition planted at the geographic and symbolic center of the Western Hemisphere's fastest-growing financial city.

The design of Okan Tower was entrusted to Robert Behar and his Miami-based firm Behar Font & Partners, whose concept draws its central metaphor from Turkey's national flower: the tulip. The tower's glass curtain wall rises in a clean, tapering form through its lower and middle thirds before the upper floors begin a gradual inward curve, culminating in a sculpted, petal-like crown that distinguishes the skyline silhouette from every angle. At 902 feet and 70 stories, the structure ranks among the tallest buildings in Florida and stands as a genuine supertall by any measure, visible from Brickell to Wynwood and from the bay to the Everglades on a clear day. The engineering ambition of the project is equally striking: the foundation required a pour involving more than 1,200 concrete trucks, one of the largest foundation events in South Florida history. As of early 2026, the reinforced concrete superstructure has already climbed past the 48th floor, placing the tower at roughly seventy percent of its full height with a topping-off projected for late 2026 and resident occupancy targeted for 2027.

Okan Tower is a fully integrated mixed-use vertical city. The lower floors, from the 11th through the 30th, house the 316-key Hilton Miami Bayfront Hotel, a full-service property managed by Hilton Hotels and Resorts that brings one of the world's most recognized hospitality brands to the heart of Downtown. Floors 31 through 35 are dedicated to Class A office space totaling nearly 68,000 square feet, positioned to attract the wave of financial and professional services firms that have made Miami their new headquarters city. Beginning on the 36th floor and running through the 50th, 236 condo-hotel residences operate under the Hilton flag, offering owners the ability to place their units into a professionally managed short-term rental program while enjoying the full hotel services and amenities below. Above the 51st floor, the program transitions entirely to private ownership, where 163 Sky Residences—including 14 distinctive loft configurations—occupy the tower's most elevated and exclusive position.

The 163 Sky Residences range from one- to three-bedroom layouts plus den, with interiors spanning approximately 695 to 2,075 square feet. Four duplex penthouses crown the residential collection, each measuring between 1,873 and 2,142 square feet across two levels, with pricing beginning at approximately .9 million. Entry-level residences are priced from around 90,000, with three-bedroom homes reaching approximately .8 million, reflecting a price-per-square-foot that has appreciated significantly as construction has progressed. Every residence is finished to an uncompromising standard: ceilings reach ten and a half feet, floor-to-ceiling impact-resistant windows and sliding glass doors frame panoramic views of Biscayne Bay and the Downtown skyline, and kitchens are appointed with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, European designer cabinetry, and quartz countertops. Bathrooms receive the same Italian tile work and contemporary fixtures that define the building's interior language. Private high-speed elevators serve the Sky Residences exclusively, and a dedicated ground-floor residential lobby ensures that owners never share an entrance with hotel guests or office tenants.

Okan Tower's amenity program spans more than 80,000 square feet across dedicated floors, and its centerpiece is the 70th-floor rooftop sky pool—the tallest residential pool in the United States at the time of completion—set on an open deck with 360-degree views encompassing the bay, the Atlantic, and the full sweep of the Miami metropolitan skyline. A second aquatic facility at the 12th floor offers a resort-style lap pool, clubroom, and private cabanas for residents seeking a more sheltered setting. The 67th-floor rooftop restaurant elevates the dining experience to a literal and figurative apex. Wellness is addressed at every level: the spa features a traditional Turkish hammam, a nod to the developer's heritage, alongside treatment rooms and relaxation spaces. The fitness center is equipped with Peloton bikes, a dedicated yoga studio, and interactive Mirror fitness technology. For entertaining and culture, the building provides a wine cellar and tasting room, a cigar lounge, a private movie theater, a chef's demonstration kitchen, and a fully programmed kids' playroom. An owners' lounge anchors the social amenities on the residential floors, providing a refined setting for casual gatherings above the city.

The location of Okan Tower at 555 North Miami Avenue positions residents within the core of a Downtown district that has undergone a structural transformation over the past decade. Brickell, Miami's financial district, is minutes to the south; Wynwood and Edgewater are walkable or a single stop on the Metromover to the north; Miami Worldcenter, the city's largest mixed-use development, is steps away. MIA is twenty minutes by expressway. The convergence of domestic migration from high-tax states, international capital flows from Latin America and Europe, and a maturing financial ecosystem anchored by firms such as Citadel, Blackstone, and a growing constellation of hedge funds and family offices has made Downtown Miami one of the most compelling investment propositions in American real estate. For buyers seeking a Trophy asset in an ascendant global city—one that also offers the optionality of Hilton-managed rental income through the condo-hotel program—Okan Tower offers a combination of scale, pedigree, and location that is unlikely to be replicated on this particular block of sky.

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Location

555 N Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136