SUNNY ISLES | Bentley Residences (18401 Collins Avenue) | 749 FT | 60 FLOORS

[dave8721]

Originally Posted by Altoic

https://bentleyresidencesmiami.com/wp-co...lobal/BentleyResidences_RackBrochure.pdf

Why do they have the Miami International Airport label in the wrong place? There wouldn't be many skyscrapers downtown if thats were MIA was I notice the Opa-Locka airport label is totally wrong too

[Altoic]

Bentley-inspired luxury tower planned for Sunny Isles Beach
https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/10/18/bentley-residences-miami-tower

Driving the news: Dezer's latest endeavor is a Sunny Isles Beach development called Bentley Residences, an homage to the high-end car.

The 63-story condo building, slated to be completed in 2026, will feature touches like Bentley's soft leather and distinctive metal patterns. Prices start at $5 million, but most units will go for $7 million to $8 million, Dezer said.

What he's saying: Dezer said units are roughly 40% pre-sold, with a number of international buyers from Mexico and Colombia.

"But for the most part, we've had American buyers coming in – Chicago, New York, Boston, LA, San Francisco."

[chris08876]

Inside the 'Bentley' of luxury residential towers, opening in Miami

The coastline of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, will be getting a new addition in 2026: the sparkling exterior of Bentley Motors' first residential building, rising above a skyline full of luxury condos and hotels.

At approximately 749 feet tall, Bentley Residences is currently set to be the tallest US oceanfront building, according to a spokesperson for the project. Designed by Sieger Suarez Architects, which is also delivering the forthcoming Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami, the 63-story building will feature 216 units with sweeping ocean views, a slew of amenities, and an elevator designed to take residents up to their doorstep while seated inside their cars.

"People buy single-family homes so they can have their car parked in their garage, so they can get up and walk into their unit," said the architecture firm's president, Charles Sieger, in a video call. "You really can't do that with high-rises. So we're trying to break that mold."

The "Dezervator" — the patented vehicular elevator system named after the building's developer Dezer Development — first appeared in the nearby Porsche Design Tower, which was also designed by Sieger Suarez Architects.
The four lifts, which rise at 800 feet per minute, each feature a hydraulic system that uses RFID tags to automatically load each vehicle onto the elevator — with the driver and passengers inside — and then directly to their floor.

The design of the building itself takes inspiration from the recessed diamond patterning in the car interiors, with the tower's exterior made of reflective glass triangle panels that mimic the diamond shape, each one set 3 inches deep. (The panels will all face different directions, Sieger pointed out, to avoid the scorching effect of the reflective glass on London's "Walkie Talkie" skyscraper, which melted some parts of cars before it was fitted with shading to deflect the sun).

While shared amenities cover a sprawling 20,000 square feet and include restaurants, bars, a fitness center, spa, game room and movie theater — with seats resembling a Bentley car interior — each condo has plenty of creature comforts, too. There's a sauna in the master bathroom, Atlantic-ocean views, and a massive balcony space that includes a private heated swimming pool and outdoor kitchen.

"Most apartments don't have balconies that are particularly usable," Sieger said, noting that, in this case, some of the outdoor spaces are "about half the size of the unit." It's also partially enclosed by glass to help keep the wind out even at the highest floors.

Though the building won't welcome residents for another three years, the units are already being sold, with prices currently starting at $5.25 million, and two penthouses priced at over $30 million each (or around $60 million as one combined unit). Construction is expected to start this spring.

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https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bentley-residences-miami/index.html

[chris08876]

New Exterior Renderings Surface For 63-Story Bentley Residences In Sunny Isles Beach

Dezer Development (Dezer) has released new exterior renderings for Bentley Residences, an upcoming 63-story residential development slated to become the tallest building in Sunny Isles Beach and the tallest on a beachfront in the United States. Designed by Sieger Suarez Architects, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the tower to rise 749 feet above sea level. It is planned to yield 216 units paired with an extensive amenity offering and a car elevator designed to take residents to their doorstep while seated inside their cars. YIMBY first reported on the project in April 2021, when Dezer announced the collaboration with Bentley Motors to replace the Days Hotel by Wyndham Thunderbird Beach Resort at 18401 Collins Avenue.

The new renderings offer additional detailed looks at the design of the building, which draws heavy inspiration from the iconic aesthetics of Bentley vehicles.

The Bentley Residences will include the “Dezervator”, a patented vehicular elevator system designed by Dezer Development and first used in the Porsche Design Tower. The elevators rise at 800 feet per minute and feature a hydraulic system that uses RFID tags to load vehicles with drivers and passengers directly to their floor.

The front of the property will feature a life-sized sculpture of a Bentley vehicle moving through water. The sculpture is currently located at the entrance of the sales gallery.

The shared amenity offerings at Bentley Residences will include restaurants, bars, a fitness center, a spa, a game room, and a movie theater featuring seats designed to resemble a Bentley vehicle’s interior. Moreover, each unit will feature a sauna in the master bathroom, panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, and a sprawling balcony with a private heated swimming pool and an outdoor kitchen.

According to a recent article from CNN, construction on Bentley Residences is scheduled to begin this spring, and the project is expected to be completed by 2026. A general contractor for the project has not been announced.

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[StevenW]

Originally Posted by dave8721

Obviously the surroundings are not quite realistic. In reality it will be right up against the Turnberry Ocean Club and Porsche Design Tower.

Advertised as the tallest oceanfront building in the US.


from thenextmiami
https://www.thenextmiami.com/worlds-firs...isles-tallest-ever-u-s-beachfront-tower/

Beautiful. Very envious.

[Altoic]

There may be signs of slowing sales.

Dezer brings in Elliman to bolster Bentley Residences sales in Sunny Isles
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2023/08/14...o-bolster-bentley-residences-sales-team/

The developer hired Douglas Elliman Development Marketing to partner with his in-house sales team, Dezer Platinum Realty, to sell Bentley Residences in Sunny Isles Beach, according to a press release. Dezer Development first launched sales of the planned 62-story, 216-unit tower in January of last year, when Dezer completed a $10 million oceanfront sales center.

A year and a half into sales of the units, Dezer and Elliman both declined to comment on the number of units already presold. Jay Parker, Elliman’s Florida CEO, said he has pitched the brokerage’s services before, but Dezer has historically shied away from bringing in outside sales support.

They declined to comment on sales numbers, there's now a brokerage service to hopefully boost or quicken sales (I'm assuming) as there's no official numbers.

[Altoic]

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida...ground-on-bentley-condo-sunny-isles.html

Ground broken!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C31LBP7L6Rs/?img_index=3

[colemonkee]

Why aren't the dudes wearing hard hats?

[Dale]

I don’t think there is anything like South Florida, in the world, in terms of miles and miles of mostly unbroken high rises.

[Altoic]

U/C for a while.



Via: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bryant-ke...=ACoAADzvjdIBM_wcindbCqtLgHUUx0LhXFi1BfI

[wanderer34]

With the constant construction of skyscrapers in South FL (including this one), I wonder whether such a project will take ahold of a city like Miami Beach. One would think that those types of projects currently being built in SIB would've taken place in Miami Beach. Who knows? I believe that in the near future, with Miami Beach being a lot closer than SIB, that we could see supertall residential (a a few commercial) towers in Miami Beach, at least for our lifetimes.

Only thing holding Miami Beach back is the lack of dynamism of Miami Beach's city council, which wants to consider every block with South and Mid Beach as "historic", when if that were the case, than cities such as NY, Chicago, Boston, and SF wouldn't have skyscrapers today. It's nice that SIB is getting those projects, but Miami Beach's political apparatus needs to evolve in calling every one and two-story structure "historic" and allowing for more high-rises in that city of 7.7 sq. mi. If that happens, you an see a city of about 150-200K people easily!

Finally, since this project is about 750 FT, it's only possible to see a project go up to 800 FT, or even 1000+ FT tall in the near future!

[UrbanImpact]

Originally Posted by wanderer34

With the constant construction of skyscrapers in South FL (including this one), I wonder whether such a project will take ahold of a city like Miami Beach. One would think that those types of projects currently being built in SIB would've taken place in Miami Beach. Who knows? I believe that in the near future, with Miami Beach being a lot closer than SIB, that we could see supertall residential (a a few commercial) towers in Miami Beach, at least for our lifetimes.

Only thing holding Miami Beach back is the lack of dynamism of Miami Beach's city council, which wants to consider every block with South and Mid Beach as "historic", when if that were the case, than cities such as NY, Chicago, Boston, and SF wouldn't have skyscrapers today. It's nice that SIB is getting those projects, but Miami Beach's political apparatus needs to evolve in calling every one and two-story structure "historic" and allowing for more high-rises in that city of 7.7 sq. mi. If that happens, you an see a city of about 150-200K people easily!

Finally, since this project is about 750 FT, it's only possible to see a project go up to 800 FT, or even 1000+ FT tall in the near future!

The main obstacle from building tall, if it isn't the FAA, are residents, not the City. Cities react to what their constituents want and most residents do not want what you are describing and appreciate the art deco historic district.

Try walking around Sunny Isles, it's a glorified vertical suburb with no street life.

[wanderer34]

Originally Posted by UrbanImpact

The main obstacle from building tall, if it isn't the FAA, are residents, not the City. Cities react to what their constituents want and most residents do not want what you are describing and appreciate the art deco historic district.

Try walking around Sunny Isles, it's a glorified vertical suburb with no street life.

I drove by SIB (in the night around 1-2 AM), so I couldn't really gauge the street life in SIB. Most of the residents in Miami Beach are practically the elderly, liberal Democrats who don't want any change, whatsoever. That includes bringing in a transit line (heavy rail, light rail, or monorail) to Miami Beach, because they believe that such a line will "destroy" the character of that city, which is bull!

It's one thing to protect certain districts such as South Beach from overdevelopment, which I can understand since South Beach (especially Ocean Drive) is very iconic, but to keep the entire city the same housing stock because a lot of the houses were built in the 1920's to the 1940's is very short sighted, to say the least!

A 75-story tower could hold as many as 150 to 300 households, whereas a two-story house can only hold up to about one or two households, depending on how the house was designed. The fact of the matter is that SIB has constant growth, while Miami Beach has had negative growth since the 1980's. And the fact that Miami Beach is losing the majority of it's Spring Break and Memorial Day business to Ft. Lauderdale Beach (https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/02/21/south-beach-spring-break-business-downturn; https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami...reak-business-owners-push-back-22681539/; https://www.instagram.com/p/DGYKiPgO60B/), by the time the 2030's commence, Miami Beach will just be a neon-covered open-air museum with little to no life. I can understand the issues with safety and violence, but advertising to Spring Break and Memorial Day tourists not to come to Miami Beach was the wrong move, no matter how you flip it!

[Urbannizer]

https://x.com/TheB1M/status/2059748767222640677