Top 5 Luxury Custom Home Builders in South Florida
From Miami-Dade waterfront lots to estate acreage in Broward and Palm Beach, South Florida’s most discerning buyers increasingly treat construction as a bespoke service. This guide profiles five notable luxury builders and design-build firms, then translates what their positioning implies for budget, process, and lifestyle fit.
Fort-lauderdale’s Wellness-First Luxury Residences: St. Regis Bahia Mar vs Andare
Fort-lauderdale’s newest ultra-luxury residential offerings are increasingly defined by wellness infrastructure and hospitality-grade service, not just square footage and views. Two projects crystallize the shift in different ways: the resort-scale, marina-centered St. Regis® Residences Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale and the design-forward Andare Residences Fort Lauderdale in Downtown. Here is how their amenity philosophies differ and what discerning buyers should evaluate before committing to New-construction.
Top 5 Broward Waterfront Neighborhoods Defining 2025’s Trophy-Home Market
In 2025, Broward’s luxury conversation centered less on a single headline closing and more on a set of waterfront micro-markets where design, dockage, and inlet access set pricing power. From Harbor Beach’s Intracoastal frontage to the canal geometry of Las Olas Isles and the enduring appeal of Rio Vista, Fort Lauderdale’s most coveted pockets continued to behave like a separate asset class. Against a countywide backdrop of rising sales volume, a maturing pricing cycle, and a growing pipeline of ultra-luxury product across South Florida, these neighborhoods outline what buyers are actually paying for: privacy, water, and effortless lifestyle logistics.
Hollywood Beach’s Next Luxury Cycle: A Buyer’s Guide to New Development, Boutique Inventory, and Resale Reality
Hollywood Beach is moving into a new phase, with major institutional investment and more than $1 billion in reported development activity reshaping expectations for waterfront living in Broward. From the planned scale of Icon Beach Residences to ultra-boutique offerings like Bellamar, the market is expanding at the top end while resale dynamics normalize. Here is what sophisticated buyers should watch as 2026 approaches.
When Luxury Becomes a Lot: The Quiet Logic Behind South Florida Teardowns
In South Florida’s most coveted neighborhoods, the most valuable feature of a property can be the part you cannot renovate: the land itself. From deepwater frontage in Broward to tightly held intracoastal streets, the teardown conversation is less about “waste” and more about precision, compliance, and the economics of irreplaceable location. This MILLION Luxury editorial unpacks why affluent buyers increasingly treat certain single-family-homes as placeholders, what demolition and rebuild really entail, and when a branded Oceanfront residence may be the cleaner alternative to years of construction risk.
Hillsboro Mile: The Discreet Logic of South Florida’s “Millionaire’s Mile”
A buyer-oriented look at Hillsboro Mile in Hillsboro Beach: why the 3.2-mile barrier island commands premium pricing, what inventory exists, and how to evaluate ocean-to-Intracoastal lifestyle, boating realities, and nearby new-build alternatives in Pompano Beach.
