A new residence is finished when the punch list is, not when the keys are handed over. At The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach, here is how to walk it and what to write.
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The developer’s closing agent walks you through; the desk walks with a checklist against the specification; for a large residence an independent inspector is worth the fee, because a new building is not a defect-free building. Allow two hours, in daylight, with the water and power on.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach: Private elevator with direct entry in most residences; wrap around terraces with glass railings; ten foot ceilings; floor to ceiling windows with Miami-Dade NOA rated systems; Gaggenau appliances; Bianco Rhino marble kitchens; Covelano Silver Gold marble primary baths.
Read it against the Kempinski Residences Miami Design District dossier for the nearest comparison.
Every window and terrace door for seal and swing. Every outlet and switch. Water pressure and hot water at every tap; drains; the dishwasher and washer on a cycle. Air conditioning under load for twenty minutes, and the thermostat zones. Finishes under raking light: stone, millwork, paint, grout. Appliances by model against the specification. Photograph everything you write down.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach: Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design.
Each item with a location, a description and a photograph; the developer’s representative signs it with a cure period, often thirty to sixty days. Where the contract allows, an escrow holdback for unfinished items is the buyer’s leverage; most Florida pre-construction contracts do not allow one, so the signature and the warranty are the leverage instead.
Florida gives statutory warranties on a new condominium from the developer for set periods; the association pursues building-wide items after turnover. Keep a second list for what appears in the first months, and send it in writing before the periods run.
Write it down, photograph it, get a signature. Memory is not a punch list.
Developer materials for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach as carried on the live dossier, verified September 2026. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier; figures are approximate and the developer’s.
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