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Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami or Kempinski Residences Miami Design District: fact against fact

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami and Kempinski Residences Miami Design District are both in Miami Design District. Here they are side by side, in the developers’ own words, with nothing added but the order.

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The Two Addresses

Where each one stands.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. 39 NE 39th Street, Miami, in the Design District, on nearly two acres; the rooftop pool overlooks the Intracoastal and South Beach.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. 3801 and 3883 Biscayne Boulevard, at the gateway to the Design District · bay and skyline views to the east · the site is not waterfront.

The Two Teams

Who is building and designing each.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. Raycliff Capital, Fort Partners, Miami Design District Associates (Dacra, L Catterton Real Estate, Brookfield Properties) and Constellation Hotels Holding; developer entity RFD MDD Residences LLC; sales by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group; offering filed CPS-12, file CP26-0012.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. DaGrosa Capital Development Partners · sales by ISG World.

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The Architects

Who drew them.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. David Chipperfield Architects, 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. Arquitectonica.

The Homes

Count, bedrooms, sizes.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. 143 residences of one to four bedrooms with private terraces, many with dens, in a 25 storey tower.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. ~132 across two 23 story towers, 64 per tower · six townhomes · 18 guest suites sold to residents only.

What Comes With A Home

The developers’ own descriptions.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. Private terraces; hurricane rated floor to ceiling windows; below grade valet and self parking; a 28 foot lobby with lounge; 24 hour concierge.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. 2 to 4 bedrooms, each with a den · ~2,100 to ~3,100 SF interior · up to ~3,700 SF total · ten foot terraces · private elevator lobbies.

The Amenities

What each building offers its residents.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. More than 40,000 square feet indoor and outdoor; a 70 foot rooftop pool; about 15,300 square feet of resident only outdoor space plus a shared hotel terrace; men’s and women’s spas; two restaurants, a bar and a patisserie.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. Fourth floor amenity bridge linking the towers · resort pool, lap pool and beach entry pool · spa with cold plunge and saunas · padel court · golf and Formula 1 simulators · Sunrise Café with daily breakfast · house cars.

The Name On The Door

What the brand does inside each.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami. Fouquet’s, the signature brand of the Barrière Group, Paris flagship on the Champs-Élysées since 1899, Miami after Fouquet’s New York (Tribeca, 2022); Fouquet’s operates the hotel with owner access to hotel services and amenities.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. Kempinski, under licence · daily management by Kempinski Group · no hotel on the site.

The Desk’s Read

One line on each, from the dossiers.

Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami: A Chipperfield tower of 143 homes on nearly two acres of the Design District, with a Paris hotel name from 1899 and a seventy foot rooftop pool.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District: European hotel manners, at the gateway to the Design District.

Two answers to two different questions. The desk asks the question first.

Sources

What this note rests on.

Developer materials for Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami and Kempinski Residences Miami Design District as carried on the live dossiers, verified September 2026. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier; figures are approximate and the developers’.

The Shift

What the desk holds on both

Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the current release, the plans by line and the deposit structure of either building, discussed one to one.

The plans by line, and which lines are left. The developer’s current release, not the brochure’s.
The deposit schedule. Proportions, trigger dates, and where the money sits.
What the sales gallery will not volunteer. The view lines that close, the floors that trade first, the association budget.
Where we would not proceed. Sometimes the answer is a different building. Sometimes it is not yet.

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Common Questions

What buyers ask when choosing between the two

Where is Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami?
39 NE 39th Street, Miami, in the Design District, on nearly two acres; the rooftop pool overlooks the Intracoastal and South Beach.
Who is developing Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami?
Raycliff Capital, Fort Partners, Miami Design District Associates (Dacra, L Catterton Real Estate, Brookfield Properties) and Constellation Hotels Holding; developer entity RFD MDD Residences LLC; sales by Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group; offering filed CPS-12, file CP26-0012.
How many residences at Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami?
143 residences of one to four bedrooms with private terraces, many with dens, in a 25 storey tower.
Where is Kempinski Residences Miami Design District?
3801 and 3883 Biscayne Boulevard, at the gateway to the Design District · bay and skyline views to the east · the site is not waterfront.
Who is developing Kempinski Residences Miami Design District?
DaGrosa Capital Development Partners · sales by ISG World.
How many residences at Kempinski Residences Miami Design District?
~132 across two 23 story towers, 64 per tower · six townhomes · 18 guest suites sold to residents only.
What is the entry price at Kempinski Residences Miami Design District?
From $3,700,000, as published by the developer.
Which is better, Fouquet’s Hotel & Residences Miami or Kempinski Residences Miami Design District?
Neither in the abstract. They answer different questions; the desk starts with yours and compares the lines you would actually consider.
Who is the developer of Kempinski Residences Miami Design District?
DaGrosa Capital Development Partners · sales by ISG World.
How many residences does Kempinski Residences Miami Design District have?
~132 across two 23 story towers, 64 per tower · six townhomes · 18 guest suites sold to residents only.
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Samuel Strauch is the owner of Metrik Real Estate. His team of agents represents buyers in Miami pre-construction.

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