Echo Brickell is a 57-story, 180-residence condominium at 1451 Brickell Ave, completed in 2017 by Property Markets Group with architecture by Carlos Ott and interiors by yoo Studio. Our directory's research puts residences between roughly $900,000 and $8.5 million, averaging about $1,050 per square foot, with dues near $1.25 per square foot per month as of August 20, 2026.
Three homes a floor, and why that number drives the rest
The figure that explains Echo Brickell is not its height. It is 180 residences spread over 57 stories — an average of roughly three homes per floor, before you subtract the parking and amenity levels that carry no residences at all, which pushes the real count on occupied floors somewhat higher.
Set that against the district's larger towers. Our record for /buildings/brickell-flatiron shows 549 residences over 64 stories, close to nine per floor. Same neighborhood, same construction era, a materially different building to live in. Fewer homes per floor means fewer doors sharing an elevator lobby, shorter waits at peak hours, and more of the floor plate available to each residence — which is where the wide glass frontages and generous balconies our record describes come from.
It also means a smaller owner base carrying the same fixed costs. A 180-unit building splits its insurance premium, its manager, its concierge coverage and its facade maintenance 180 ways rather than 549. That is the arithmetic behind boutique dues, and it is the first thing to test when you compare monthly numbers between two Brickell towers.
What the design does at the unit door
Carlos Ott is the architect our record credits, with yoo Studio on interiors and Property Markets Group as developer. The design decision that reaches you daily is the private elevator foyer: at roughly three residences per floor, the elevator opens into a vestibule serving your home rather than into a shared corridor.
Our building record also describes summer kitchens on the terraces, integrated smart-home automation delivered with the residences, and some of the deepest balconies in the district with direct bay views. Those are three separate things and age differently. An outdoor kitchen is a plan feature you either have or do not. Balcony depth was fixed at construction. Smart-home wiring from 2017 rests on a nine-year-old technology stack — the cabling is durable, the controllers and their software are not, and what has been replaced since is a fair question at this age.
The tagline our directory carries for the building is a boutique waterfront tower with a private rooftop pool, and the amenity list our profile renders includes a resort-style pool deck, a fitness center, a full-service spa, 24-hour concierge, valet parking, a residents' lounge, a business and conference center, on-site dining, and a pet-friendly policy with a dog park. The full profile with the scoring detail is at /buildings/echo-brickell.
What our directory records for price, dues and scoring
Our research figures for the building, all as of August 20, 2026: a price range of roughly $900,000 to $8,500,000, an average near $1,050 per square foot, HOA dues around $1.25 per square foot per month, and floor plans from one to four bedrooms.
Our HQ Rank for the building is 9.0 out of 10, built from six component marks — Location 9.0, Views 9.5, Quality 9.3, Waterfront 8.5, Age 9.0 and Health 8.6. Views is the strongest of the six, which is what a slender tower with wide glass on Brickell Avenue should score. Health, at 8.6, is the weakest, and that component points at building finances and maintenance rather than at anything a tour will show you.
Every one of those figures is our directory's estimate rather than a live comparable. We do not operate an MLS feed in the Miami market, so listing figures on our Miami pages are clearly labeled samples rather than current inventory. Our compiled Miami market figures are at /market-stats, which as of June 24, 2026 put the median Miami condo sale price at $685,000 and the median at $720 per square foot, both labeled estimates, across approximately 8,420 active listings. For what a specific residence is worth today, the number has to come from a licensed agent pulling live data.
Two of those figures deserve a second look. An average near $1,050 per square foot sits well above our estimated citywide median of $720, which is what a low unit count and a 2017 delivery buy. And dues near $1.25 per square foot per month are toward the higher end for Brickell — the direct consequence of dividing a full amenity program among 180 owners instead of several hundred.
Where Echo sits among Brickell's towers
Brickell offers a spectrum, and our records place these four along it. Echo Brickell is the boutique end: 180 homes, a 2017 completion, and the highest per-foot average of the group in our research. /buildings/sls-brickell is the hotel-attached option, which our record puts at 450 residences finished in 2016 near $760 per square foot, where a hotel operator's service model arrives with the rules that go with it. /buildings/the-bond-on-brickell is the older, lower-priced entry point, at a 2016 completion and about $700 per square foot in our research. Brickell Flatiron is the large-format 2019 tower, near $880.
One line matters more to an investor than the price spread. Our record flags short-term rentals as permitted at SLS Brickell and at The Bond, and carries no such flag for Echo Brickell. Rental rules are set by the association's documents and change over time, so treat the absence of a flag as a prompt to ask rather than as a confirmed prohibition. Confirm the current minimum lease term and any leasing cap in the declaration and rules before you buy on a rental assumption.
The neighborhood context is at /neighborhoods/brickell, and the fuller area guide is at /blog/brickell-condo-guide.
Diligence for a 2017 tower on Brickell Avenue
A building finished in 2017 is old enough to have made its first real maintenance decisions and young enough that most systems are original. Four things to pull.
The current adopted budget and the reserve study, read together, because dues alone tell you what owners pay and not whether the building is funding its future. The milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study status under Florida's post-Surfside requirements, which run on a schedule tied to building age and are explained at /blog/miami-condo-milestone-inspection-sirs. The last two years of board minutes, where facade, glass, elevator and insurance discussions surface long before they become assessments. And the association's insurance placement, since windstorm coverage on a tall glass tower is a material share of any Brickell budget. Our broader document checklist is at /blog/miami-condo-hoa-health-checklist.
We are a research directory, not a brokerage. We do not list on the MLS, negotiate offers or close transactions; when you want a specific unit's documents read properly, we introduce you to a licensed partner agent.
Questions buyers ask about Echo Brickell
How many units are in Echo Brickell?
Our directory records 180 residences across 57 stories, with floor plans from one to four bedrooms. That is an average of roughly three homes per floor — a low count for a Brickell tower of this height, and the reason the building reads as boutique despite rising 57 stories.
When was Echo Brickell built and who designed it?
It was completed in 2017. Property Markets Group developed it, Carlos Ott is the architect our record credits, and the interiors are attributed to yoo Studio. The address is 1451 Brickell Ave, in the 33131 zip code.
What are HOA dues at Echo Brickell?
Our directory's research figure is approximately $1.25 per square foot per month as of August 20, 2026. Treat that as an estimate rather than a quote and verify it against the association's current adopted budget, because dues move with insurance renewals and reserve funding decisions, and a published estimate cannot track those.
Does Echo Brickell allow short-term rentals?
Our building record does not flag short-term rentals as permitted, unlike some other Brickell towers we profile. That is the absence of a data point rather than a confirmed prohibition, so ask the association in writing for the current minimum lease term and any leasing cap before relying on rental income.
Does this site show live Echo Brickell prices?
Not in Miami. We do not currently operate an MLS feed for the Miami market, so any listing figures on our Miami pages are clearly labeled samples rather than live inventory, and our building and market figures are periodic research estimates. For a current price on a specific residence, we introduce you to a licensed partner agent.
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