The public sales material for The Delmore defers governance questions to the Developer’s Prospectus. Buyers should review the complete declaration package before closing, with particular attention to voting interests, board turnover, reserved developer powers and entity ownership.
At The Delmore Surfside, the architecture and oceanfront setting are only part of the acquisition. Planned for 8777 Collins Avenue, the 12-story condominium will comprise 37 residences on the former Champlain Towers South site. DAMAC International is developing the Zaha Hadid Architects design, and East Oceanside Development, LLC is the legal Developer.
That distinction matters. The offering falls within the Developer’s Prospectus. Sales materials are not a substitute for the declaration, bylaws, articles, budget, rules and exhibits that establish the condominium’s legal and financial framework.
For a buyer approaching closing, the defensible conclusion is narrow but important: the information available publicly does not establish whether every unit receives an equal vote, whether voting is weighted by percentage interest, or when owners replace developer-appointed board control.
At this level, governance rights deserve the same scrutiny as architecture and finish.
The voting interest assigned to each residence is not specified publicly. Nor are the board size, director-election procedures, owner recall rights, or any power reserved to the Developer to appoint or remove directors.
The same restraint applies to amendments and assessments. Amendment thresholds, developer veto rights, special voting classes, owner approval rules for assessments, and procedures for reallocating amenities are not disclosed. None of these omissions proves that a right exists or does not exist. It means the answer must come from the operative documents.
This is especially relevant in a 37-residence building. Low density can make each owner relationship consequential, but the number of residences alone reveals nothing about voting weight. A purchaser should neither infer one residence, one vote, nor assume that a larger residence carries greater authority.
Before funds are committed and title is accepted, counsel should reconcile the prospectus with the declaration, bylaws, articles, purchase agreement, proposed deed, budget, survey, site plans, rules, exhibits, and any amenity or management agreements. Definitions require careful comparison. “Unit Owner,” “Voting Interest,” “Developer,” “Board,” and “Turnover” may carry precise meanings that govern how the documents operate together.
The review should identify the voting interest attached to the specific residence and determine whether it follows the unit automatically. It should also address quorum calculations, election eligibility, proxies, written consents, notice provisions and any special class of voting interest. These are not confirmed Delmore terms; they are document questions that should be resolved before closing.
The deed and ownership schedule also warrant close attention. A buyer should verify that the legal description, unit designation, appurtenant interests and ownership percentages align with the declaration and exhibits. Any inconsistency should be resolved before the closing package becomes the buyer’s permanent ownership record.
The milestone for transferring board control from developer-appointed directors to unit owners is not stated publicly. Nor is it established whether turnover is tied to sales, closings, a date, construction status, or another defined event.
A complete review should locate every turnover provision and test it against the purchase agreement and bylaws. Buyers should ask how many directors serve before and after turnover, who may appoint them, when owners first elect directors, and whether the Developer retains any appointment, removal, consent or veto power afterward.
The analysis should extend beyond the first owner election. Reserved rights may affect amendments, budgets, contracts, management arrangements, common elements or amenities. The relevant question is not merely when control changes, but which powers transfer, which remain reserved and when those reservations expire.
Ultra-premium purchasers often consider personal, trust or entity ownership. The governing documents should be examined to determine how an LLC, corporation, partnership or trust designates the person authorized to vote. The file should also clarify notice addresses, documentary requirements, transfer restrictions and any approval process that could apply to a later change in beneficial or record ownership.
This requires coordination among condominium counsel, tax advisers and estate-planning professionals. The title vehicle should support the purchaser’s broader plan without obscuring who may attend meetings, sign consents, serve on the board or exercise the unit’s voting interest.
For readers consulting MILLION Buyer's Guides, labels such as Pre-Construction, New-construction, Oceanfront and Surfside provide useful market context. They do not define legal rights. Those rights must be traced to the signed and recorded instruments governing the condominium.
The Delmore enters a discreet oceanfront market that includes Arte Surfside, Fendi Château Residences Surfside and The Surf Club Four Seasons Surfside. These links provide geographic context, not governance comparisons. Each condominium has its own declaration, allocation of interests, board structure and amendment architecture.
The local context also carries exceptional gravity. The Delmore follows the June 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse, which killed 98 people. Safety, administration and accountability are therefore unusually sensitive subjects at this site. A foundation permit was approved in 2025 after deep-soil mixing intended to fortify the ground beneath the planned building, but construction progress does not resolve questions of ownership and governance.
The project occupies an ultra-luxury tier, with pricing beginning around $15 million, an indicated average near $3,993 per square foot and a planned residence offered at $40.2 million in July 2025. Such figures may change. More importantly, purchase price does not determine voting power unless the declaration expressly makes that connection.
A buyer’s final review should produce written answers to five points: the unit’s exact voting interest; the trigger and mechanics for board turnover; every developer-reserved appointment, removal, consent or veto right; the thresholds for amendments and owner approvals; and the rules governing title held through an LLC or trust.
Those answers should then be checked across the entire transaction file, rather than read from a single provision in isolation. If the documents conflict, use undefined terms, or leave an economic or governance issue unclear, clarification should precede closing.
The measured takeaway is simple. The information available publicly does not substantiate one-vote-per-unit, weighted voting, a specific turnover percentage or defined amendment rights at The Delmore. Until the prospectus and governing documents are reviewed, certainty on those points would be premature.
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Begin a quiet conversationThe public availability sheet does not say. The prospectus, declaration and related governing documents must establish the voting interest assigned to each residence.
That is not established in the available public sales material. Buyers should confirm the allocation in the declaration and its exhibits.
The publicly available sheet does not disclose a turnover milestone. The operative prospectus and governing documents should define the trigger and mechanics.
The availability sheet does not disclose appointment or removal powers. Any reserved authority should be identified across the declaration, bylaws and articles.
The public availability sheet identifies East Oceanside Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the Developer.
The review should cover the prospectus, declaration, bylaws, articles, budget, rules, exhibits, purchase agreement, deed, survey, site plans and relevant management or amenity agreements.
The governing documents should explain how an entity or trust designates an authorized voter. Buyers should also confirm notice, transfer and eligibility requirements.
The availability sheet does not provide amendment thresholds, developer veto rights or special voting classes. Those provisions require review of the governing documents.
No conclusion about voting weight follows from the residence count alone. The declaration must allocate voting interests.
The buyer should confirm that the unit designation, legal description, appurtenant interests and ownership percentages are consistent throughout the closing file.
