The Ritz-Carlton Residences, West Palm Beach

What is being built at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, West Palm Beach?

A 27-story waterfront tower with 138 residences at 1717 North Flagler Drive, developed by Related Group and BH Group. Ground was broken on 24 February 2026 and the developer expects completion in 2028; BH Group’s website says the first quarter of 2028. The homes are two- to four-bedroom residences, and remaining units start at $3 million (The Real Deal, 4 March 2026). Every residence faces east, toward the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic (developer release, February 2026; WPEC CBS12, 24 February 2026).

Arquitectonica is the architect, Rockwell Group designed the interiors and Naturalficial the landscape (developer release, February 2026). The release lists custom Italian cabinetry, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, Hansgrohe fixtures, dedicated elevator access, pre-wired smart-home technology and keyless entry. Interior areas on the developer’s floor-plans page run from 1,532 to 3,331 square feet. Douglas Elliman handles sales and marketing (The Real Deal, 4 March 2026), and the developer’s website shows a temporary sales gallery at The Royal Poinciana Plaza, 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach.

The story and unit counts have moved between reports. The March 2024 launch was reported as 28 stories and 144 homes (The Real Deal, 18 March 2024). The planning-board vote in October 2024 was reported as 26 stories and 138 homes (The Real Deal, 18 October 2024), and Florida YIMBY still said 26 on 20 October 2025. The developer’s February 2026 release says 27, as do Commercial Observer (3 March 2026) and The Real Deal (4 March 2026). This page uses 27, the developer’s figure at groundbreaking. I have not found a source that says why the counts changed.

On the Ritz-Carlton name. The developer’s release describes the project as being built in collaboration with Marriott International. Its legal disclaimer says the residences are not owned, developed or sold by Marriott, that 1717 N Flagler Drive Venture, LLC uses The Ritz-Carlton marks under a license from Marriott, and that Marriott has not confirmed the accuracy of the statements made about the project. The disclaimer also says the condominium is not oceanfront, with its frontage on Flagler Drive (developer’s website, read 24 September 2026).

Sales and price. More than 70 percent of the residences were spoken for at the groundbreaking (developer release, February 2026; WPEC CBS12, 24 February 2026), and The Real Deal reported $150 million of sales in the previous six months (4 March 2026). BH Group then confirmed to The Real Deal that the project was 80 percent presold (19 March 2026). I have not found a sales figure later than that. The March 2024 launch prices started at $2.5 million (The Real Deal, 18 March 2024); on 4 March 2026 a spokesperson told The Real Deal that remaining units started at $3 million, and the developer’s website says the homes are priced from $3M (read 24 September 2026, undated).

What the developer lists for amenities

The developer’s website (read 24 September 2026) lists a pool deck with spa and full-service dining and dedicated poolside attendants, a spa with individual treatment rooms, a fitness and wellness center, separate steam rooms and saunas, a gaming studio with a VR golf simulator and outdoor terrace, a children’s playroom, a conference room for residents, indoor and outdoor lounges, two guest suites, museum-quality art in the common areas and membership to The Cove Club. The developer’s release adds private cabanas and summer kitchens on a bayfront pool deck and says the amenities will be managed by Ritz-Carlton staff. The Real Deal (4 March 2026) places the Cove Club at the Related-owned Icon Marina Village apartment complex nearby. The developer’s disclaimer says the amenities, designers and services it names are proposed and may change.

Neither the developer’s website nor its release says which floor the amenities are on. A few agent marketing sites put the amenity level on the ninth floor; I have not confirmed that from a developer document, so this page does not state a floor.

What the county record shows

No parcel in the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s record carries the address 1717 North Flagler Drive that the press, Related Group and BH Group use. The county’s records for the site are two vacant parcels: 1745 North Flagler Drive (parcel 74-43-43-15-17-000-0011, 0.72 acre) and 1701 North Flagler Drive (74-43-43-15-17-000-0411, 0.41 acre). Both are in the Lakeside Court subdivision, zoned Currie Mixed Use – Core I, and both are owned of record by 1717 N Flagler Drive Venture LLC, the entity named in the developer’s disclaimer. The developer’s own website prints 1745 N Flagler Drive as the address of the residences. I have not found a source that explains the difference.

The 1745 parcel last sold on 31 March 2021 for $4,370,625 by warranty deed. The 1701 parcel carries a warranty deed of 17 November 2025 for $10, a nominal figure rather than a price. The county lists no building, no units and no square footage on either. Its 2026 preliminary values, as of 1 January 2026, are $7,840,750 (market) and $4,417,941 (assessed) for 1745, and $4,497,535 for 1701. The 1745 parcel carried $812,138 of improvements on the 2025 roll and none on the 2026 preliminary roll.

Next to them the county carries a 58-unit income-restricted apartment building at 301 North Lakeside Court (built 1997, 1.39 acres, sold on 29 June 2021 for $9,500,000), owned of record by 1701 N Flagler Drive Owner LLC, which has the same mailing address on the roll as the Venture LLC. The Real Deal reported on 18 October 2024 that the project’s site includes a separate parcel with an existing 58-unit income-restricted building that will not be torn down. Commercial Observer (3 March 2026) calls the site 2 acres and says the joint venture bought it in 2021; The Real Deal calls it 2.6 acres including that building; the county’s three land lines add up to about 2.5 acres. I have not found a source that says exactly which parcels make up the project site.

The county shows no condominium unit folios yet, so there is no unit count and no unit sales history on its roll. Confirm the terms of any contract in the offering documents.

Other Ritz-Carlton-branded projects

This site also covers Palm Beach Gardens, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale Beach. Each is a separate condominium with its own offering, status and timeline, so read each page on its own terms.