The first edition of my monthly pre-construction briefing — the launches, groundbreakings, milestones and sell-outs that actually happened, verified. For the full market map, start with the complete 2026-2031 pipeline guide.
What launched sales
619 Brickell by Nobu opened sales this summer — Foster + Partners design, 296 residences from $3M, targeting 2030. It is the most anticipated launch of the year and the first Nobu-integrated residential tower in Brickell. Anantara Residences Edgewater (220 residences, the brand’s first U.S. residential) launched in July for a 2030-31 delivery. LILLI Miami (OKO Group, from $1.65M) and Palm Tree Residences (from ~$500K, the first residential brand from DJ Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew) round out the newest names on the board.
What broke ground
14ROC broke ground in July at 50% pre-sold — furnished micro-units from $590K in the Arts & Entertainment District. The Lincoln in Coconut Grove broke ground in July at 40% pre-sold (48 boutique residences from $1.5M). Alhambra Parc in Coral Gables secured a $100M construction loan in July ahead of a fall groundbreaking.
Records and milestones
The month’s headline: Faena Residences pre-sold a $30M penthouse at roughly $3,700 per square foot — a Miami River record. At Colette Residences on Brickell, a buyer combined four units into two duplexes in a $15M July sale. The Perigon stands topped-out for 2027, Waldorf Astoria is past its 60th floor, and Villa Miami passed floor 37 — roughly ten floors every two months. 2200 Brickell is weeks from completion at 85% sold — the last boutique low-rise Brickell will deliver this cycle.
The honest column: sold out, delivered, or done
No longer pre-construction, whatever other websites tell you: Viceroy Brickell (TCO in May), NoMad Wynwood and The Standard Midtown (both closing since spring), E11EVEN tower one, 600 Miami Worldcenter and Lofty Brickell (sold out), Una Residences (closed out — resales already reported 25-30% above launch). If you want these buildings, you are a resale buyer now — and that is a different negotiation, one I do daily.
The watch list for August
Three things I am tracking: the Mercedes-Benz Places financing story (reported lender litigation and a major rescue financing in the works — buyers there should understand deposit protection before anything else), the Aria Reserve Skyclub launch expected this year, and pricing behavior across the 13-months-of-supply buyer’s market — deposit structures keep getting friendlier for prepared buyers. If you want the real pricing sheet on any project named here: talk to me or WhatsApp (305) 695-8257.
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