Bentley Residences Sunny Isles vs. St. Regis Residences Brickell: Oceanfront Oasis or Urban Glamour?
Quick Summary
- Oceanfront Sunny Isles spectacle versus Brickell’s refined, walkable city life
- Bentley’s Dezervator and in-unit garages prioritize automotive privacy
- St. Regis brand focus: residence-only tower with signature Butler Service
- Compare scale, residence count, and amenity intent before choosing
Two branded towers, two very different versions of luxury
Branded residential real estate has matured in South Florida. What once read as logo-forward marketing is now increasingly about systems, service, and long-term usability. That contrast is especially clear in the conversation between Bentley Residences Sunny Isles and St. Regis® Residences Brickell: one conceived as a beachfront statement with a mechanical signature, the other shaped around classic hospitality DNA in the center of Miami’s most walkable business and dining corridor.
Both are branded, both are actively moving through development, and both are built for owners who expect more than finishes. The real decision is less “which is more luxurious” and more “which lifestyle do you want your home to run on”: oceanfront ritual and privacy in Sunny Isles, or a city-facing, service-led routine in Brickell.
Location and daily rhythm: Sunny Isles oceanfront vs Brickell urban waterfront
Bentley Residences is planned for 18401 Collins Ave in Sunny Isles Beach on a 2.4-acre beachfront site with approximately 200 feet of beachfront. Sunny Isles is, at its core, a resort-style vertical coastline, where arrival sequences, beach access, and ocean views are designed into everyday life. That is why the oceanfront narrative remains so persuasive: the neighborhood’s identity is built around high-rise living along Collins Avenue.
By contrast, The St. Regis Residences, Miami is under construction at 1809 Brickell Ave, set within a dense, walkable pocket of the Downtown Miami and Brickell area. Brickell’s daily rhythm rewards owners who want to step into restaurants, waterfront promenades, and the city’s business ecosystem-without the “weekend-only” feel some beachfront enclaves can project.
In practice, this means the Sunny Isles buyer is often optimizing for a second-home cadence, view corridors, and the calm of a beach-forward routine. The Brickell buyer is often optimizing for proximity, flexibility, and the ability to live in the center of Miami while preserving residential privacy.
Architecture, scale, and the statement each tower makes
Bentley Residences is planned at roughly 62 stories and about 749 feet tall, designed by Sieger Suarez Architects. The height and verticality reinforce the positioning: an oceanfront icon intended to be seen, not simply occupied.
The St. Regis Residences Brickell is planned as a roughly 50-story tower, with architecture by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and interiors by Rockwell Group. The ambition reads differently. Where Bentley leans into contemporary spectacle and an engineering-forward experience, St. Regis leans into proportion, detail, and a hospitality-informed sense of permanence.
For many ultra-premium buyers, “scale” is not just height-it is staying power. As tastes evolve, a design team’s language and restraint can matter as much as a skyline profile. The key question is whether you are buying into a future landmark, or a future classic.
Residences and privacy: unit count, arrival, and what you keep out of sight
Bentley Residences is planned to include 216 total residences, with private multi-car garages within the residence. The defining feature is the Dezervator car-elevator system, designed to allow residents to bring cars to in-unit garages. If you collect, if you value discretion, or if your home doubles as a secure gallery for what you drive, this is not a side benefit-it is a foundational concept. It changes how you arrive, how you host, and how private your daily life can be.
St. Regis Brickell is planned for about 152 residences, a smaller count than Bentley’s. In high-end towers, fewer residences can translate to calmer circulation and a more intimate building culture-particularly when paired with strong service infrastructure.
Neither approach is universally “better.” The buyer who sees a home as an extension of a personal fleet will gravitate to the Bentley thesis. The buyer who wants a quiet, service-wrapped base in a major urban corridor will find the St. Regis thesis compelling.
For context within their respective neighborhoods, buyers comparing Sunny Isles inventory often also explore Jade Signature Sunny Isles Beach for its ultra-luxury positioning and Turnberry Ocean Club Sunny Isles for a different interpretation of resort-style ownership.
Lifestyle programming: “experience engineering” vs service culture
Bentley’s lifestyle proposition is unusually tangible. Beyond expansive terraces, the residences are promoted with private pools on unit terraces as a core feature. This is a specific kind of luxury: not a shared pool deck as the centerpiece, but an elevated, private outdoor room that turns the residence itself into the resort.
Amenity programming is promoted to include fitness, spa and wellness facilities, and pet-focused amenities including a pet spa concept. The intent is a modern “complete ecosystem” approach, designed to reduce friction-so wellness, leisure, and even pet care sit within the private residential environment.
St. Regis Brickell, meanwhile, promotes extensive amenity programming that includes fitness and wellness, pool deck concepts, and dedicated children and teen spaces along with resident social and lounge concepts. It is a different philosophy: social infrastructure and service continuity rather than “everything belongs to the unit.”
The sharpest differentiator is St. Regis Butler Service, promoted as a signature lifestyle and service feature for residents. Butler Service is not about spectacle. It is about cadence: the building remembers you, anticipates needs, and delivers hospitality as a daily baseline rather than an occasional perk.
In Brickell, buyers who want branded living with an urban edge often compare multiple addresses. Depending on your taste for skyline, waterfront, and neighborhood positioning, Una Residences Brickell is frequently considered as a design-forward alternative within the same broader district.
Construction momentum and what it signals to buyers
Bentley Residences achieved a notable construction milestone with a record-breaking mat foundation pour, described as the largest residential pour in Florida history. For buyers, milestones like this matter less as trivia and more as evidence of execution on a highly engineered tower.
St. Regis Residences Brickell was reported around the start of construction as approximately 60% presold. Early pre-sales momentum-especially when paired with a globally recognized hospitality brand and established design teams-can signal strong alignment between buyers and the project’s thesis.
Neither metric replaces due diligence. But both point to seriousness: Bentley’s engineering-forward build requirements and St. Regis’ early market acceptance.
The buyer fit: who should choose which address
Bentley Residences Sunny Isles tends to fit an owner who values:
- Oceanfront living and the ritual of the beach.
- A residence that can function as a private compound in the sky.
- Automotive privacy and novelty that is also functional.
- Outdoor living centered on terraces and in-unit pool concepts.
St. Regis Residences Brickell tends to fit an owner who values:
- A walkable urban base in Brickell’s core.
- A residence-only tower that is service-driven.
- A classic-leaning design vocabulary with hospitality-grade interiors.
- Amenity spaces that support community, family routines, and entertaining.
If you are choosing between the two, get precise about what you want your home to optimize for: isolation or connectivity, engineered privacy or curated service, beachfront routine or city cadence.
What to ask before you reserve or resell in a branded tower
In ultra-premium New-construction and Pre-construction purchases, brand is only the first layer. The second is governance, operations, and day-to-day usability over time. A few buyer-oriented prompts:
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How do arrivals work in real life? In Sunny Isles, the Dezervator concept is central to the experience. In Brickell, the service model and porte-cochere choreography often matter more.
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Where does privacy actually come from? It can be engineered through circulation and in-unit garages, or reinforced through staffing and service protocols.
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What is the building’s “center of gravity”? Bentley emphasizes the residence itself as the resort; St. Regis emphasizes shared environments and service.
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What is your tolerance for attention? Some owners want their address to be a conversation piece. Others prefer a quieter kind of prestige.
A thoughtful comparison within the broader branded ecosystem can also include other neighborhood-specific options, such as Armani Casa Sunny Isles Beach for another fashion and design-led oceanfront viewpoint.
FAQs
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Is Bentley Residences actually on the sand in Sunny Isles Beach? It is planned on a beachfront site on Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach, with roughly 200 feet of beachfront.
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How tall is Bentley Residences Sunny Isles? It is planned at roughly 62 stories and about 749 feet tall.
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How many residences are planned at Bentley Residences? The plan calls for 216 total residences.
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What is the Dezervator at Bentley Residences? It is a car-elevator system designed to bring vehicles up to in-unit garages within the residence.
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Where is The St. Regis Residences, Miami located? It is under construction at 1809 Brickell Avenue in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood.
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Is St. Regis Brickell a hotel-condo? It is positioned as a residence-only St. Regis branded condominium project, distinct from a hotel.
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Who are the designers behind St. Regis Brickell? The architecture is by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, with interiors by Rockwell Group.
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How many residences are planned at St. Regis Brickell? It is planned to include about 152 residences.
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What makes St. Regis Brickell’s service model different? It promotes St. Regis Butler Service as a signature lifestyle differentiator for residents.
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Which is better for a second home: Sunny Isles or Brickell? Sunny Isles tends to suit a beach-first routine, while Brickell tends to suit an urban, walkable lifestyle.
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