Renovating Your Luxury Condo: Building Rules and Pitfalls to Consider Before You Start a High-Rise Remodel

A discreet, buyer-oriented guide to renovating a Miami Beach condominium, from board approvals and alteration agreements to permitting, noise rules, and financial risk controls.

Baccarat Residences vs Cipriani Residences vs St. Regis Residences in Brickell: Service model

In Miami’s most competitive enclaves, branded residences increasingly differentiate on service. This MILLION Luxury editorial compares how Baccarat, St. Regis, and Cipriani translate hospitality DNA into daily life, from concierge-led orchestration to butler-enabled in-residence rituals and dining-forward programming. Use it to match the right service model to how you actually live.

Miami Beach vs. Florida Keys: Ultra-Luxury City Living or Private Island Serenity?

In 2025, the luxury conversation in South Florida is less about where prices peaked and more about where terms can be negotiated without compromising lifestyle. Miami Beach is increasingly a two-speed market: trophy assets and best-in-class buildings still command attention, while broader condo inventory and longer selling timelines create real openings for prepared buyers. The Florida Keys, by contrast, remain driven by scarcity and water access, yet even there longer days on market are shifting the tone from urgency to selectivity. For buyers weighing a full-time residence against a second-home retreat, the question is not simply “Beach or Keys?” It is which micro-market matches your preferred rhythm: walkable, amenity-dense city living, or boating-first privacy with a different ownership profile. Below, MILLION Luxury outlines where leverage is showing up, where it is not, and how to underwrite the decision with clear eyes.

How to Verify a Luxury Home Listing’s Claims (Square Footage, View Rights, etc.)

A buyer-oriented guide to the quiet details that move value in South Florida luxury real estate: how square footage gets counted, why surveys and title matter, what easements and deed restrictions can limit, and how to protect yourself from unpermitted work and flood-cost surprises.

Four Seasons Residences vs Mr. C Tigertail vs The Well in Coconut Grove: Wellness & fitness

A buyer-oriented look at how wellness has become the new status signal in South Florida branded residences, from thermal circuits to programming-forward wellness clubs.

Do You Need to Speak Spanish? Navigating Miami’s Multilingual Luxury Real Estate Market

In Miami’s luxury and new-development market, Spanish is not a nice-to-have. It is often the working language of relationships, underwriting conversations, and long-distance decision-making. With global buyers taking a majority share of new South Florida condo and pre-construction purchases, and Latin American clients representing the overwhelming bulk of international activity, Spanish fluency can be the difference between being invited into the room and being asked to wait outside it. Still, “needing” Spanish is not the same as “closing” in Spanish. The most resilient playbook pairs clear communication with operational excellence: a compliant transaction process, sharp documentation, and a team structure that can move seamlessly between English and Spanish without losing nuance. Here is how top performers approach it in practice, from Miami Beach to Brickell and beyond.