Which new condos in West Palm Beach and Miami live most like a house?

Alba Palm Beach comes closest to a house you can move into now: two and three storey townhomes in a finished building on the Intracoastal, up to more than 4,500 square feet, behind a private gated entry. South Flagler House offers ground floor homes with private gardens facing the Norton Sculpture Garden, delivering in March 2027. Kempinski Residences in the Design District has six townhomes under its two towers, From $3,700,000 for the building's entry. Six Fisher Island gives house-sized space, up to more than 15,000 square feet, on an island.

The same five questions, from the developers' published material:

Alba Palm Beach. Price point: no published price; released on request. Delivery: completed June 2026. Unit mix: 55 residences, two to four bedroom condominiums plus two and three storey townhomes, from 1,778 to more than 4,500 square feet; limited homes per floor, private elevators and vestibules. Position: 4714 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, on the Intracoastal, with a private dock. Operator: BGI Companies with Blue Road.

South Flagler House. Price point: no published price. Delivery: March 2027, reported on track. Unit mix: the Park Residences on floors 1 to 3, one and two bedrooms of about 1,800 to 3,000 square feet inside; the first floor homes have private outdoor gardens. Position: 1355 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, on 3.4 acres. Operator: Related Ross.

Kempinski Residences Miami Design District. Price point: From $3,700,000 for the building's entry. Delivery: no date on file. Unit mix: about 132 homes in two 23 story towers, two to four bedrooms each with a den, plus six townhomes; tower homes reach about 3,700 square feet in total. Position: Biscayne Boulevard at the gateway to the Design District, not on the water. Operator: Kempinski Group, no hotel.

Six Fisher Island. Price point: no published entry price on our file. Delivery: no date on file. Unit mix: about 50 homes of three to eight bedrooms, from about 3,900 to over 15,000 square feet, each with private elevator entry. Position: about 650 feet of shoreline in about 6.5 acres of gardens on Fisher Island. Operator: Related Group with BH Group and Globe Invest.

Ask a homeowner what they will miss and the answers repeat: a front door at ground level, outdoor space they can sit in rather than stand on, rooms on more than one floor, and no neighbour above.

Alba's townhomes answer most of that list. They run two and three storeys, inside a gated building, and every terrace in the building has a summer kitchen. The building adds what a house lacked: a dock with boat slips, two pools, a spa and staff. See the Alba amenities and Alba's floor plans and unit mix.

South Flagler House answers the garden. Its first floor homes open onto private outdoor gardens and look onto the Norton Sculpture Garden. The trade is size: the Park Residences are one and two bedrooms. See the South Flagler House floor plans.

Kempinski answers the city version: six townhomes at the base of a residence-only building, with the Design District on foot. The developer's plans for the townhomes are held through the desk rather than published; see the Kempinski floor plans and unit mix.

Six Fisher Island answers space. Its larger homes are the size of a substantial house, with two walk-in wardrobes to every primary suite, inside gardens on a private island.

A townhome in a condominium is still a condominium unit. The declaration sets what you may change, plant, paint or build, and the association decides on shared matters by vote. Read the sections on alterations, outdoor spaces and pets before you sign. Our page on the five sections of the condominium documents shows where each rule sits.

The association fee replaces the gardener, the pool service and the roof fund, but it is not optional and it is set by the budget. Ask what the fee covers for a townhome or garden home, since outdoor spaces may be limited common elements with their own maintenance rules.

Insurance divides differently too. The association insures the building; the owner insures the interior and contents. Ask where that line falls for a townhome. Our page on Miami condo insurance explains the split, and house or condo in Miami weighs the whole choice.

Alba suits the owner who wants a house's floors and a boat at the dock, this year. You give up choice, since only the developer's final homes remain, and a published price.

South Flagler House suits the owner who will trade bedrooms for a private garden in a Stern building with a full club below. You give up size and an immediate move.

Kempinski suits the owner who wants to walk to dinner and still have a townhome's door, in a building with no hotel. You give up the water and a published delivery date.

Six Fisher Island suits the owner who wants the space of the house they are leaving, with staff, on an island. You give up the mainland's ease, since everything arrives by boat, and you take on Fisher Island Club dues.

For the West Palm Beach buildings side by side, read Alba or South Flagler House. For the full-time move, see relocating from New York to West Palm Beach, and for the island, the Six Fisher Island dossier. The Kempinski dossier holds the tower plans. The desk holds the townhome and garden home plans for all four, and reads the declaration's outdoor rules with you before you choose; our note on who to call when buying in West Palm Beach explains how.