Palm Beach County’s Lock-and-Leave Luxury Condo Era
Palm Beach County’s luxury conversation is increasingly less about acreage and more about orchestration. For many high-net-worth owners, the most valuable amenity is not an extra room, but the ability to arrive, live beautifully, and depart without coordinating a small army of vendors. Staffed lobbies, managed security, and building-led maintenance have repositioned the luxury condo as an operational upgrade, not a lifestyle compromise. As wealth migration continues to shape South Florida, and as governance and building standards draw sharper scrutiny, buyers are leaning into a more service-forward model of ownership. From West Palm Beach’s Flagler Drive momentum to Boca Raton’s amenity-rich new construction, the lock-and-leave thesis is becoming one of the region’s most durable luxury narratives.
Fort Lauderdale vs Palm Beach: Two Yachting Capitals, Two Very Different Luxury Lifestyles
Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach both command the yachting conversation, but they do it in fundamentally different ways. Fort Lauderdale operates like a year-round global marketplace with deep service infrastructure, high-volume brokerage activity, and signature scale at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Palm Beach, by contrast, leans into heritage, club culture, and a curated approach to ownership that feels as much social as it is nautical. For buyers and second-home owners, the most practical question is not which city is “better,” but which ecosystem matches the way you intend to use your yacht and your waterfront real estate.
The Brightline Premium: How Rail Access Is Repricing South Florida Luxury Real Estate
A discreet look at what intercity rail access is doing to pricing, rents, and development patterns across South Florida’s most design-forward, buyer-driven neighborhoods.
Mandarin Oriental Residences, Boca Raton: A Buyer’s Guide to Via Mizner’s Branded Address
An authoritative look at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Residences, Boca Raton within Via Mizner, including location, service model, residences, and the timeline considerations buyers should weigh.
La Clara vs Forté on Flagler: Two Distinct Expressions of South Flagler Luxury
On West Palm Beach’s South Flagler Drive, two waterfront condo towers are often compared by the same buyers, yet they deliver very different versions of ultra-luxury. La Clara, at 1515 S Flagler Dr, positions itself as a resort-style, 83-residence building with a broader mix of layouts and penthouse offerings. Forté on Flagler, at 1309 S Flagler Dr, is intentionally boutique at 41 residences, emphasizing larger-format homes, fewer neighbors, and a highly curated design narrative tied to Arquitectonica and Jean‑Louis Deniot. For MILLION Luxury readers, the decision rarely comes down to a single feature. It is an underwriting exercise in privacy, floor plan scale, amenity philosophy, and how you want to live on the Intracoastal corridor day to day. Below, we translate marketing language into buyer-relevant signals, and we outline how sophisticated purchasers typically evaluate each tower within the broader West-palm-beach and Palm-beach orbit.
Beyond 2026: The South Florida Luxury New-Development Pipeline for 2027 and Beyond
South Florida’s next wave of luxury residences is being shaped by branded towers, boutique waterfront inventories, and a widening geographic center of gravity from Brickell to West Palm Beach. With many deliveries targeted for 2027 and beyond, the opportunity set is less about chasing a single headline building and more about selecting the right micro-market, service model, and timeline fit.
