Which are the best branded residences in Downtown Miami?

Downtown Miami has three branded residences on our file, and they answer different buyers. Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami is the larger-home choice, one to four bedrooms in a 100 story tower managed under the Hilton licence, From $3,300,000. Delano Residences is the entry point, studios to three bedrooms with Accor owner benefits, From $760,000. Faena Residences Miami is the river address, with completion around 2028 or 2029.

The best of the three is the one whose brand runs the service you will use, at the size you need. The sections below compare them on the same five axes.

Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami. Price point: From $3,300,000. Delivery: no date in the material on our file. Unit mix: about 360 branded residences across a 100 story tower, from furnished junior suites to one to four bedroom private residences, with hotel guestrooms and suites in the same building. Position: Downtown Miami, with views over downtown, Miami Beach and the Atlantic. Operator or brand: Hilton Worldwide, under licence of the Waldorf Astoria name; developed by Property Markets Group with Greybrook Realty Partners, S2 Development and Mohari Hospitality.

Delano Residences and Hotel Miami. Price point: From $760,000. Delivery: no date in the material on our file. Unit mix: about 421 fully finished residences across a tower of about 90 stories, with the hotel below; the released collection runs studios through three bedrooms, and the Delano Collection on floors 20 to 47 carries studio, studio and den, one and two bedroom lines, with larger residences expected in later releases. Position: Fourth and Biscayne, with views of downtown, the bay, Miami Beach and the Atlantic. Operator or brand: Delano under licence, with Ennismore and Accor on the project team; developed by Property Markets Group.

Faena Residences Miami. Price point: released on request. Delivery: pre-construction, completion approximately 2028 or 2029. Unit mix: one to four bedroom residences plus River Lofts, with one bedroom interiors from 711 square feet on the June 2026 availability sheet. Position: the Faena District on the Miami River, with the sales gallery at 90 SW 3rd St. Operator or brand: Faena, with KAR Properties and Fortune International Group.

Two of the three come from the same developer, which makes the Waldorf and Delano comparison unusually clean: one sponsor, two brands, two price points. Our Waldorf Astoria vs Delano page runs that pair alone.

At the Waldorf Astoria, the hotel shares the tower. Owners live alongside Peacock Alley, a signature restaurant, an all day brasserie, a private bar and wine tasting room, a signature spa and a kids club, with a private residential pool deck and an owners lounge with bay views set apart from the hotel side.

At the Delano, the brand comes with benefits outside the building: Beach Club access at Delano Miami Beach, a Members' Club, and Accor's ownership benefits program with ALL Diamond status, subject to an annual benefits fee. Inside, The Source by Delano runs spa and fitness, and the tower carries a sky pool and sky restaurant about 800 feet up and an observation deck at about 850 feet.

At Faena, the material on our file names the brand and the developers but does not yet set out the service program. That is a question to put to the sales team in writing. Our page on what the branded residence premium buys gives the five questions to ask of any brand.

Both Waldorf and Delano put residences and a hotel in one tower. The plus is service on call: restaurants, spa and staff that exist because the hotel exists. The minus is shared space and traffic, and a building some lenders treat differently because of the hotel component, which our cash or mortgage page explains.

If you would rather have the service without the hotel guests, our note on branded residences without a hotel covers the other model. Rental rules matter too: furnished junior suites and furnished lines are often bought by owners who rent when away, and the rules differ by building; see Miami short-term rental rules.

Waldorf Astoria and Delano both sit in Downtown Miami proper, with views to the bay and the ocean; Delano's address is Fourth and Biscayne. Faena Residences sits on the Miami River, the seam between Downtown and Brickell, inside the Faena District. Our Downtown Miami zone page maps the area and the Downtown buying guide covers who to speak to first.

Waldorf Astoria Residences suits the buyer who wants a full residence of up to four bedrooms with hotel service a lift ride away, at the top of a 100 story tower's views. You give up the lowest entry price and a published delivery date. Its dossier holds the record.

Delano Residences suits the buyer who wants a smaller furnished home, beach club access across the bay and hotel-group status, at the lowest door price here. You give up size for now: the released collection stops at three bedrooms. Its dossier holds the record.

Faena Residences Miami suits the buyer who wants the river and the brand's first residential address there, and who can wait until about 2028 or 2029. You give up a published price and a near date. See the Faena location note.

If you are moving with children rather than buying a part-year base, our Edgewater vs Downtown Miami page weighs the same towers for a family.