The Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach

The Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach is one of the most interesting adaptive use projects to ever come to Greater Miami. The incredible variety of floor plans and unit layouts available is due to the building’s uniquely sprawling layout, as it formerly was a hospital that was stripped down to the bare structural steel and converted to residential use by the extraordinary Italian architect Piero Lissoni. The Ritz-Carlton Residences also offers a location unlike any other. Instead of being directly on the ocean or bay, like many other buildings of its caliber, the Ritz-Carlton Residences overlooks its own body of water, called Surprise Lake, while offering panoramic vistas over the heart of Miami Beach that continue above the low-lying residential rooflines of the city, to the ocean and Biscayne Bay beyond. This location puts the building within convenient access of all of Miami Beach while taking advantage of its quiet and largely residential surroundings.

Developed by Lionheart Capital, the quality of construction at the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach is impressive throughout. Units offer grand kitchens, high ceilings, expansive hurricane-resistant windows and doors, laundry rooms, a variety of outdoor spaces including extra-deep terraces for indoor/outdoor living, and roof decks with plunge pools. The seven-acre property, which is quite large for Miami Beach, also has a collection of 15 contemporary villas, all with their own private pools, including eight waterfront homes that offer private dockage as well.

In addition to offering Ritz-Carlton-level service, the project’s Impressive collection of amenities is truly unparalleled among luxury developments in Miami Beach today, The large rooftop pool deck comes complete with a poolside restaurant. Downstairs are deeded boat slips, a club room, a golf simulator, a spa and fitness center, a private screening room, an art studio offered to an artist-in-residence on a rotating basis, a kid’s room, a private house car, and a residents’ day yacht. The two lobbies, which have 24-hour doormen, feel like oversized living rooms with a variety of social and entertainment areas.

The neighborhood is leafy and residential, and yet bustling 41st Street is merely a six-block walk away. There you’ll find many of the services and conveniences necessary for everyday life, particularly for those observing a kosher diet. Pita Hut offers a wide variety of Kosher delights, including middle-eastern fare and Kosher sushi. Meanwhile, Cafe Avanti is a local favorite, especially for those active in Miami Beach politics. Try the Chicken Parm while you’re there.