South of Fifth vs. Bal Harbour: A Buyer’s Guide to Miami Beach’s Two Signature Luxury Enclaves
Two waterfront worlds sit at opposite ends of Miami Beach: South of Fifth’s polished energy and Bal Harbour’s village-quiet discretion. Here’s how sophisticated buyers decide.
Top 10 Most Expensive Active Home Listings in South Florida (2026)
A scan of publicly marketed trophy listings from Miami-Dade through Palm Beach reveals a market still comfortable quoting nine-figure aspirations. The addresses below are less a prediction of closing prices than a map of where scarcity, security, and waterfront frontage are being priced most aggressively right now.
Bal Harbour vs. Sunny Isles Beach: Two North Miami Oceanfront Markets, Two Very Different Luxury Plays
Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach sit minutes apart, yet they deliver distinct versions of oceanfront luxury. Here is how buyers typically compare privacy, branding, fees, and future supply when choosing a primary or second-home address.
Bal Harbour Shops and Worth Avenue: The Retail Corridors That Quietly Price South Florida’s Ultra-Prime Homes
In South Florida’s top tier, a shopping address is often more than convenience. Bal Harbour Shops and Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue operate as economic anchors, lifestyle signals, and scarcity engines that can shape nearby residential premiums, with a nuanced “close, but not too close” sweet spot.
Top 7 Ultra-Luxury Condo Lobbies in Miami That Impress Residents and Guests
For Miami’s most discerning buyers, the lobby sets the tone for everything that follows. In a city defined by branded residences and resort living, the finest towers now treat their lobby as a private salon, gallery and concierge hub in one. This article profiles seven extraordinary Miami condo lobbies, from Karl Lagerfeld’s couture vision at The Estates at Acqualina to the sculptural minimalism of One Thousand Museum and the art driven calm of Oceana Bal Harbour. Beyond design, it explains what these spaces reveal about privacy, service and long term value for buyers who expect every arrival to feel effortless.
Bal Harbour & Surfside Oceanfront: How the Collins Avenue Corridor Is Evolving in 2025
Along the northern stretch of Miami Beach, the oceanfront corridor shared by Bal Harbour and Surfside is entering a new ultra boutique era. Final developable sites on Collins Avenue are giving way to design driven, low density projects such as Rivage Bal Harbour, The Delmore Surfside, Ocean House Surfside and Surf Row Residences, all shaped by heightened expectations around engineering, wellness and services. This editorial maps how those projects, alongside established icons, are redefining what it means to live on this shoreline in 2025.
