South Florida is finite.
To the east and south is the ocean. To the west are the Everglades. If you go north … well, at some point you aren’t in South Florida anymore.
So it’s no wonder that most developers focus on beachfront density. But now there are several new luxurious, land-rich exceptions to the rule.
In Hallandale Beach, the Residences at Shell Bay consist of just 108 condominium units on a massive 150-acre parcel. “To amass 150 acres in the Greater Miami area is once in a generation,” says Alex Witkoff of the Witkoff Group, who is developing the site with PPG Development.
“We didn’t want to overdevelop. We wanted it to feel luxurious and boutique.” In addition to the 20-story, Auberge Resorts Collection-managed residential tower, the property boasts a Greg Norman-designed, 18-hole golf course, a 48-slip marina, a ritzy club (with a $1 million fee), seven tennis courts, four pickleball courts, two padel courts, a basketball court and even batting cages.
Low density means there are no tee times on the course, just walk on and swing. Home prices range from $2 million for a one-bedroom to $11 million for a four-bedroom penthouse.
Set between Biscayne Boulevard and Biscayne Bay, SoLé Mia is a new $4 billion community on 184 acres. That means there’s room for a 7-acre swimmable lagoon, a 7,500-square-foot dog park, a two-story, 100,000-square-foot club, shopping and dining, and 37 acres of green space. It’s anchored by the 33-story One Park Tower — with just 299 residences and 21 “penthouses,” ranging from $800,000 to $8 million.
Up in Vero Beach, things get even more spacious. Windsor is made up of 350 homesites from cottages to massive country estates set in a 472-acre private community on a barrier island. There’s an 18-hole golf course, tennis, equestrian facilities, a town hall, an art gallery and, of course, a club. An exercise in New Urbanism by top town planners-architects Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the latest addition to the development is known as the North Village, which launched sales in the fall.
It consists of 34 detached homes and six row houses set on 47 acres along the Indian River Lagoon. Prices across the community range from $3.4 million to $8.2 million. “Luxury is space,” says Witkoff.
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