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Sound at Olara: the slab between neighbours, the walls, and the rules for hard floors

In a concrete tower the neighbour you hear is usually the one above, walking. At Olara, here is how the building is meant to keep that sound where it starts.

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Two Kinds Of Noise

Through the air and through the slab.

Voices and music travel through the air; walls and floors are rated for them by STC, the sound transmission class. Footsteps, dropped objects and chairs travel through the structure; floor and ceiling assemblies are rated for them by IIC, the impact insulation class. The Florida Building Code sets a minimum for each between residences, and some luxury towers state higher targets. Ask which figures Olara commits to, and whether they are tested on site or only calculated.

Olara: Two assigned full sized parking spaces with EV capability per residence; twelve guest suites in the building.

Read it against the Kempinski Residences Miami Design District dossier for the nearest comparison.

Hard Floors And Underlayment

Stone looks quiet. It is not.

Stone, tile and wood carry impact sound into the slab. Declarations usually require an approved acoustic underlayment beneath any hard floor, and a few require a test once it is laid. Ask what the rule at Olara says, whether the developer’s own finished floors meet it, and whether an owner who renovates must submit the product and its rating to the association before work starts.

Olara: 275 residences of two to four bedrooms plus den across 26 storeys; construction at floor 15 as of August 2026; phased delivery late 2026 through 2028.

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The Building’s Own Sounds

Shafts, chutes and machines.

Some noise comes from the building itself: an elevator shaft beside a bedroom, a trash chute behind a wall, pumps, generators and cooling towers on the roof or the amenity deck. Read the floor plans at Olara for what sits on the far side of each bedroom wall, and ask where the mechanical rooms sit in relation to the lines under consideration.

Olara: Over 80,000 square feet centred on a private sixth floor deck; dining by Jose Andres Group including an 8,500 square foot indoor and outdoor waterfront restaurant and a dockside oyster bar; private marina with resident slips, a captained fishing boat and a cruising yacht; 24 hour doorman, valet and security; resident manager and concierge.

Outside Noise And The Record

Glass, traffic, a written standard.

Laminated impact glass usually cuts traffic and boat noise better than ordinary glazing, and a window’s OITC rating measures that outdoor sound. Ask whether the acoustic targets for Olara appear in the construction drawings or only in the brochure, and whether an acoustic consultant reported on them. The desk asks the developer of Olara for the acoustic specification in writing.

Quiet is a number on a drawing. Ask to see the number.

Sources

What this note rests on.

Developer materials for Olara as carried on the live dossier, verified September 2026. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier; figures are approximate and the developer’s.

The Shift

What the desk holds on Olara

Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the documents behind this note, read one to one with you and your advisers.

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 the buyer’s architect asks

What sound ratings apply between residences at Olara?
The Florida Building Code sets minimum STC and IIC ratings for walls and floors between residences; the developer may state higher targets in the drawings.
Can hard flooring be installed at Olara?
Usually, over an acoustic underlayment the association approves; the declaration and rules at Olara state the standard and the approval steps.
What is the difference between STC and IIC?
STC rates sound carried through the air, such as voices; IIC rates impact sound carried through the floor, such as footsteps.
Who is the developer of Olara?
Savanna, New York based real estate investment manager formed in 1992; construction by SavCon and Gilbane; exclusive sales and marketing by Compass Development Marketing Group.
Where is Olara?
1919 N Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway; Currie Park and the NORA District walkable per the developer; Worth Avenue on Palm Beach island minutes away.
How many residences does Olara have?
275 residences of two to four bedrooms plus den across 26 storeys; construction at floor 15 as of August 2026; phased delivery late 2026 through 2028.
Who designed Olara?
Arquitectonica; landscape by EDSA, as published in the developer’s own materials and carried on the dossier.
What amenities does Olara have?
Over 80,000 square feet centred on a private sixth floor deck; dining by Jose Andres Group including an 8,500 square foot indoor and outdoor waterfront restaurant and a dockside oyster bar; private marina with resident slips, a captained fishing boat and a cruising yacht; 24 hour doorman, valet and security; resident manager and concierge.
What is the entry price at Olara?
The developer’s current pricing is held by the desk; current pricing and availability are discussed one to one.
How do I get the plans and the price list for Olara?
Through the desk, sent privately within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
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We hold no listings and we are not the developer. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will tell you what applies to your situation, what does not, and where we would not proceed. On this topic that means the document before the opinion. Where a question is legal, tax or structuring, we introduce you to advisers who handle that properly rather than answering it ourselves.

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Who answers this page

The Miami Dossier team works for the buyer, not the developer. Every agent on Samuel Strauch’s team represents buyers in Miami pre-construction.

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