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Penthouses in Miami Beach

Every Miami-Dade condominium record of the past decade has been set on this island or immediately beside it.

This page covers the zone. Which residence suits you is a separate question, and one the desk answers building by building. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the current position on any building we cover.

What This Zone Gives You At The Top

The character of a penthouse here.

The island is largely low rise, which makes height genuinely scarce and makes an ocean outlook a matter of position rather than of floor number.

This is where the architecture is. OMA at The Perigon, Renzo Piano at Eighty Seven Park, Peter Marino at The Raleigh, Robert A. M. Stern at Shore Club. No other Miami zone concentrates practices of that standing.

Beach frontage cannot be manufactured, and most of this coast is already built.

The Buildings

What we cover, and what anchors each.

Recorded sale. Seaway at the Surf Club, $86 million in November 2025, the Miami-Dade record. Faena House, $60 million in 2015, the record it replaced after a decade.

Reported contract. Shore Club Private Collection, above $120 million since 2023 and still not closed.

Asking price. Rosewood Residences at The Raleigh, a reported $150 million, the highest figure in the market. Ocean House Surfside, a reported $70 million duplex. The Perigon, a west facing duplex around $37 million.

No public figure. Aman Miami Beach, Arte Surfside, Five Park, Eighty Seven Park, Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach and Continuum South Beach.

What Buyers Get Wrong Here

The zone specific mistake.

The zone specific error is mixing kinds of number. An $86 million recorded sale, a $120 million reported contract and a $150 million asking price all sit within a few miles of each other, and published lists present them as a single ranking. They are three different categories of fact.

The second is assuming the highest figure describes the best residence. It describes the highest hope.

The third is ignoring the bay side. The Ritz-Carlton Residences sit on the waterway rather than the ocean, which is a different product at a similar price and is not a lesser one.

The Shift

This island sets the records. Read them carefully.

Four figures above eighty million circulate within a few miles here and exactly one is a recorded sale, which is the single most important thing to understand before pricing anything on this coast. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will tell you which category any figure you have been shown belongs to.

Current availability at the top of every building in the zone. What is open, and what is being held back.
The rooftop instrument. Whether private outdoor space is deeded, a limited common element, or licensed.
Floor plan analysis. What the drawing gives you once column placement, ceiling drops and usable outdoor area are read properly.
Where we would not proceed. Sometimes the answer is another zone. Sometimes it is not now.

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Common Questions

What buyers ask about penthouses in Miami Beach

What is the most expensive penthouse in Miami Beach?
By recorded sale, the Seaway at the Surf Club penthouse at $86 million in November 2025. The highest asking price is a reported $150 million at Rosewood Residences at The Raleigh, and the largest reported contract is above $120 million at Shore Club Private Collection.
Which Miami Beach buildings have notable penthouses?
We cover Seaway at the Surf Club, Faena House, Shore Club Private Collection, Rosewood at The Raleigh, Ocean House Surfside, The Perigon, Aman, Arte Surfside, Five Park, Eighty Seven Park, Ritz-Carlton Residences and Continuum.
Why is Miami Beach where the records are set?
Beach frontage cannot be manufactured, most of the coast is already built, and the island concentrates architects of genuine standing. Scarcity of site is the underlying reason.
Is the bay side worth considering?
Yes. The Ritz-Carlton Residences sit on the waterway rather than the ocean, giving sunsets, calmer water and boating access instead of a beach. It is a different product at a similar price rather than a lesser one.
What is the biggest mistake buyers make here?
Treating an asking price, a reported contract and a recorded sale as comparable figures. All three circulate within a few miles of each other and only one is evidence.
Before You Act On Any Of This

One recorded sale among four big numbers.

We hold no listings and we are not the developer. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will tell you what is genuinely available at the top of any building here, and where we would not proceed. 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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