The 37 Best Miami Condo Buildings, Ranked (August 2026)
Last updated August 20, 2026
Every luxury building we cover, scored 0–10 across six expert factors. No advertising, no pay-to-play — just a transparent measure of intrinsic quality so you can compare buildings on equal footing.
How HQ Rank Works
Six factors. One transparent score.
The HQ Rank blends six independently-graded dimensions into a single 0–10 composite. Here is exactly what we measure — and why each matters when you are choosing where to live or invest.
Location
Walkability, address prestige, proximity to dining, parks and the water.
Views
Sightline quality, exposure and the share of residences with protected outlooks.
Quality
Architecture, finishes, amenity depth and the pedigree of the design team.
Waterfront
Direct frontage, beach or bay access, and marine amenity programming.
Age
Year built balanced against renovation history and systems modernization.
Health
Reserves, association governance, 40-year recertification status and litigation.
Each factor is graded independently using on-site inspection, public records, association documents, transaction data and resident interviews, then blended into the single 0–10 composite above. Price is deliberately excluded — the index measures intrinsic quality, not market mood — and scores are reviewed quarterly and after any material event, such as a recertification, special assessment or building-wide renovation.
The full index
All ranked buildings
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| 01 | Faena House Exceptional | Mid-Beach | Faena Group | 2015 | $2,300 | 9.70 9.70 | |
| 02 | The Residences at The Surf Club (Four Seasons) Exceptional | Surfside | Fort Capital / Nadim Ashi | 2017 | $2,500 | 9.70 9.70 | |
| 03 | Rivage Bal Harbour Exceptional | Bal Harbour | Related Group / Two Roads / Rockpoint | — | $2,300 | 9.70 9.70 | |
| 04 | Eighty Seven Park Exceptional | Mid-Beach | Terra / Bizzi & Partners | 2019 | $1,900 | 9.60 9.60 | |
| 05 | Vita at Grove Isle Exceptional | Coconut Grove | CMC Group / Ugo Colombo | — | $1,700 | 9.60 9.60 | |
| 06 | The St. Regis Residences Miami (Brickell) Exceptional | Brickell | Related Group / Integra / Two Roads | — | $1,800 | 9.60 9.60 | |
| 07 | Aston Martin Residences Exceptional | Downtown Miami | G&G Business Developments | 2024 | $1,450 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 08 | Continuum South Beach Exceptional | South of Fifth | Continuum Company / Ian Bruce Eichner | 2008 | $1,850 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 09 | Apogee South Beach Exceptional | South of Fifth | The Related Group | 2008 | $2,400 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 10 | Bentley Residences Exceptional | Sunny Isles Beach | Dezer Development | — | $1,700 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 11 | Oceana Bal Harbour Exceptional | Bal Harbour | Consultatio | 2017 | $1,650 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 12 | Four Seasons Residences Coconut Grove Exceptional | Coconut Grove | CMC Group / Fort Partners | — | $2,000 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 13 | Delano Residences Miami Beach Exceptional | South Beach | Eldridge / BH Group | — | $1,750 | 9.50 9.50 | |
| 14 | Jade Signature Exceptional | Sunny Isles Beach | Fortune International Group | 2018 | $1,500 | 9.40 9.40 | |
| 15 | The St. Regis Bal Harbour Exceptional | Bal Harbour | Starwood / WCI | 2012 | $1,600 | 9.40 9.40 | |
| 16 | Park Grove Exceptional | Coconut Grove | Terra / Related Group | 2019 | $1,250 | 9.40 9.40 | |
| 17 | Baccarat Residences Miami Exceptional | Brickell | Related Group | — | $1,350 | 9.40 9.40 | |
| 18 | Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami Exceptional | Downtown Miami | PMG / Greybrook / Mohari | — | $1,550 | 9.30 9.30 | |
| 19 | Aria Reserve Exceptional | Edgewater | The Melo Group | — | $950 | 9.30 9.30 | |
| 20 | Missoni Baia Exceptional | Edgewater | OKO Group / Cain International | 2022 | $1,000 | 9.30 9.30 | |
| 21 | The Setai Residences Exceptional | South Beach | Lehman / Treviceberg | 2004 | $1,700 | 9.30 9.30 | |
| 22 | Acqualina Resort & Residences Exceptional | Sunny Isles Beach | The Trump Group | 2006 | $1,450 | 9.30 9.30 | |
| 23 | The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach Exceptional | South Beach | Lionheart Capital | — | $1,600 | 9.30 9.30 | |
| 24 | Elysee Miami Exceptional | Edgewater | Two Roads Development | 2022 | $1,080 | 9.20 9.20 | |
| 25 | Privé at Island Estates Exceptional | Aventura | Gary Cohen / BH3 | 2017 | $900 | 9.10 9.10 | |
| 26 | Echo Brickell Exceptional | Brickell | Property Markets Group | 2017 | $1,050 | 9.00 9 | |
| 27 | Murano Grande Exceptional | South of Fifth | The Related Group | 2003 | $1,250 | 9.00 9 | |
| 28 | Cipriani Residences Miami Outstanding | Brickell | Mast Capital | — | $1,300 | 8.90 8.90 | |
| 29 | Brickell Flatiron Outstanding | Brickell | CMC Group | 2019 | $880 | 8.80 8.80 | |
| 30 | Mercedes-Benz Places Miami Outstanding | Brickell | JDS Development | — | $1,150 | 8.80 8.80 | |
| 31 | Porsche Design Tower Outstanding | Sunny Isles Beach | Dezer Development | 2017 | $1,650 | 8.75 8.75 | |
| 32 | Williams Island Outstanding | Aventura | Williams Island Associates | 2008 | $540 | 8.50 8.50 | |
| 33 | SLS Brickell Outstanding | Brickell | The Related Group | 2016 | $760 | 8.20 8.20 | |
| 34 | Paramount Miami Worldcenter Outstanding | Downtown Miami | Miami Worldcenter Associates | 2019 | $720 | 8.20 8.20 | |
| 35 | Villa Valencia Outstanding | Coral Gables | Location Ventures | 2022 | $950 | 8.10 8.10 | |
| 36 | The Plaza Coral Gables Excellent | Coral Gables | Agave Holdings | 2022 | $720 | 7.90 7.90 | |
| 37 | The Bond on Brickell Excellent | Brickell | Rilea Group | 2016 | $700 | 7.80 7.80 |
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Questions
How the ranking works
The HQ Rank is a proprietary 0–10 index that scores every condominium building we cover across six weighted factors — Location, Views, Quality, Waterfront, Age and Health. Each factor is graded independently, then blended into a single composite that lets you compare buildings on equal footing.
Our advisory team grades each factor using a blend of on-site inspection, public records, association documents, transaction data and resident interviews. Scores are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as buildings complete recertifications, capital projects or major renovations.
Price reflects the market, not the building. By keeping price out of the composite, the HQ Rank measures intrinsic quality — so you can spot buildings that are under- or over-valued relative to their fundamentals.
We re-score the index every quarter and immediately after any material event — a structural recertification, a special assessment, a leadership change in the association, or the completion of a building-wide renovation.
No ranking can guarantee returns. The HQ Rank is one expert input among many. We always pair it with building-specific pricing analysis and your personal goals before recommending a purchase.
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Source: Miami Condo HQ, "The 37 Best Miami Condo Buildings, Ranked" (August 2026) — https://miamicondohq.com/condo-rankings
Methodology
The HQ Rank is a 0–10 composite of six independently-graded factors — Location, Views, Quality, Waterfront, Age and Health — built from on-site inspection, public records, association documents and transaction data. Price is deliberately excluded, and scores are reviewed quarterly. The full factor breakdown for each of the 37 ranked buildings is published in the table above.
Journalists & researchers: data on this page may be republished with attribution to Miami Condo HQ and a link to this page. Last updated August 20, 2026.
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