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The Rosewood Residences at The Raleigh penthouse, Miami Beach

The highest asking figure publicly attached to a Miami residence, on top of a building whose value is as much historical as it is dimensional.

This page describes the residence. Whether it is available, and on what terms, changes without notice. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the current position on any building we cover.

The Residence

What sits at the top of the building.

A full floor residence reported at approximately 13,000 square feet of interior space, with an extensive private rooftop carrying a pool and open Atlantic views. Designed by Peter Marino, a practice far better known for the Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton flagships than for residential towers.

The Marino involvement is the substantive point rather than a name on a brochure. His retail work is characterised by material weight and a resistance to the glass box vocabulary that dominates this market, and a residence executed in that language sits apart from almost everything else being built in Miami Beach.

This is a heritage and design position as much as a real estate one.

What The Public Record Says

Figures, and what kind of figure each one is.

Marketed at a reported $150 million, the highest figure publicly attached to a Miami residence.

This is a marketed asking price, and the gap between an asking figure of this size and any closed comparable in the market is very wide. The county record close is $86 million.

The residence has been described in trade coverage as among the last of its calibre not yet under contract. Treat that framing as marketing language that happens to be accurate rather than as an independent finding.

An asking price is a statement of what a seller hopes. It is the weakest form of price evidence and it is the one most often repeated as though it were a trade.

The Building Underneath

A penthouse is only as good as the building it crowns.

The Raleigh is being restored as a Rosewood branded oceanfront residence of roughly 40 units in a seventeen storey building, preserving the 1940s fabric including the fleur-de-lis pool that is among the most photographed in Miami Beach history.

Dining is by Langosteria. Completion has been indicated around 2027 to 2028.

Restoration projects carry a category of risk that new construction does not: the condition of what is being kept is only fully known once work is underway, and historic review governs what may be altered. Both bear on timeline.

What The Drawing Does Not Tell You

The part a sales gallery does not lead with.

A seventeen storey building next to newer towers means the view corridor is not secured by height. Establish what stands and what may be built between this residence and the water on each side.

Historic designation constrains alteration. Whatever you may wish to change about a residence in a preserved building, confirm what the designation permits before assuming a renovation is available to you later.

Roughly 40 residences carrying the operating cost of a restored landmark hotel with a full service brand and a signature restaurant is a specific monthly arithmetic. Ask for the projected operating budget and read the assumptions, not the total.

The Shift

The most expensive figure in the market is not the most expensive residence in the market.

A $150 million asking price and an $86 million closed sale are different categories of fact, and confusing them is the single most common error in reading this market. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will show you what has actually traded in Miami Beach at the top of the market and how that frames anything being asked today.

Current availability at the top of the building. Whether the residence described here is spoken for, and what else sits on the upper floors.
The rooftop instrument. Whether private outdoor space is deeded, a limited common element, or licensed, which decides what you own and who repairs it.
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 building. Sometimes it is not now.

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Common Questions

What buyers ask about this residence

Is the Raleigh penthouse the most expensive in Miami?
It carries the highest publicly marketed asking figure at a reported $150 million. It is not the most expensive residence ever sold in Miami, which by closed public record is the $86 million Seaway at the Surf Club penthouse from November 2025.
Who designed it?
Peter Marino, whose reputation rests principally on luxury retail flagships rather than residential towers. The building is a Rosewood branded restoration of the 1940s Raleigh hotel.
How large is it?
Reported at approximately 13,000 square feet of interior space with a substantial private rooftop above. Confirm how the outdoor area is measured against the developer documents.
When will it be finished?
Completion has been indicated around 2027 to 2028. Restoration timelines carry risks new construction does not, since the condition of preserved fabric is only fully known once work begins.
Does historic designation affect what I can do to the residence?
It can. Designation governs alteration, and the extent varies by what is designated and at what level. Establish the specific constraints before assuming any future renovation is open to you.
Before You Act On Any Of This

An asking price is the weakest kind of evidence.

We hold no listings and we are not the developer. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier and we will tell you what is actually available at the top of this building, what the last comparable trade was, 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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