Rendering of the Villa Miami tower rising from the Edgewater bayfront with Biscayne Bay and the causeway beyond
Edgewater · Bayfront

Villa Miami

A bronze tower on the bay, run by the people who run Carbone.

Independent market coverage and advisory by Metrik Real Estate.

Artist's Rendering
The Dossier

Most branded towers borrow a hotel. Villa Miami borrows a restaurant group, and asks it to run the whole building: the kitchens, the club, the pool on the water, the chef who comes upstairs.

Terra and One Thousand Group commissioned ODP Architects for the tower, Charles and Co for the interiors and Enzo Enea for the grounds, and licensed the Villa name from Major Food Group, whose team programs and services the building day to day. What follows is the record, and our read of it.

We do not represent this project. We represent the buyers evaluating it.

The Record
DevelopmentTerra with One Thousand Group · developer of record 710 Edge Property LLC
BrandVilla, under licence from Major Food Group · the building programmed and serviced by MFG · the restaurant, dock and helipad sit in commercial components sold separately, so their operation is not guaranteed
ArchitectureODP Architects · a cast bronze exoskeleton over a faceted glass amenity podium
InteriorsCharles and Co, Vicky Charles
LandscapeEnzo Enea
Residences55 floors, 49 of them residential, three of club · ~70 homes by the public record, every one a half floor or a full floor · a three level penthouse at the crown
HomesVilla Mezzo half floors of 3 to 4 bedrooms, ~2,940 to ~2,970 SF interior · Villa Piano full floors of 4 to 5 bedrooms, ~5,900 to ~5,960 SF interior · Villa Doppio duplexes · two terraces on every home, sunrise and sunset · 10 to 11 foot ceilings
Position700 NE 29th Street, East Edgewater · bay frontage on two sides of the building · 360 degree views across the bay, the ocean and the skyline · the Baywalk at the door, the Design District a few minutes west
Amenity~20,000 SF over three club levels by Charles and Co · a Lake Como style floating pool vessel on the bay · MFG restaurant with private dining for residents · juice bar and coffee lounge · Italian thermal spa with plunge pools, steam and sauna · Technogym fitness with yoga, pilates and boxing studios · screening room, game room, library, boardroom · private vaults · on site estate manager and curator
PricingCurrent pricing and availability released on request.
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Why it made the desk

The proposition is service, and it is a specific kind. Major Food Group does not run hotels; it runs rooms where the food and the welcome are the product. Putting that team in charge of a residential building, with a chef on call and the restaurant downstairs, is a bet that owners want to be looked after the way a regular is looked after at Carbone. For some buyers that is exactly the point. For others it is a cost line.

The desk reads the building in two parts. The tower, the bronze frame, the half and full floor plans with water on both faces, is permanent and is what the money buys. The restaurant, the dock and the helipad sit in commercial components the developer sells to third parties, and their operation is not guaranteed by anyone. A buyer should price the first part and treat the second as a hope, which the fact sheet says in its own words.

The best plans on the Edgewater bayfront, wrapped around a service idea that will either delight you or cost you. Decide which before you visit.

Terra and One Thousand GroupDevelopmentMajor Food GroupBrand and serviceODP ArchitectsArchitectureCharles and CoInteriorsEnzo EneaLandscapeVILLA MIAMIEDGEWATER
The Residences

Half floors, full floors, two terraces each.

Two families of plan and a handful of duplexes. Villa Mezzo takes half a floor with a corner on the bay; Villa Piano takes the whole floor with water on both faces. Read here from the developer's illustrated plans.

Floor plan of the five bedroom Villa Piano full floor residence

Villa Piano, five bedrooms

Full floor · Typical residential floors
Bedrooms5, with a junior primary
Baths5, and a powder room
Interior~5,900 to ~5,960 SF
Exterior~594 to ~700 SF, two terraces

The whole floor, sunrise terrace east and sunset terrace west, with a private foyer of ~185 SF off the elevator. The largest typical plan in Edgewater.

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Floor plan of the four bedroom Villa Piano full floor residence

Villa Piano, four bedrooms

Full floor · Typical residential floors
Bedrooms4, with a junior primary
Baths4, and a powder room
Interior~5,900 to ~5,960 SF
Exterior~596 to ~700 SF, two terraces

The same envelope as the five bedroom plan with the fifth bedroom folded into the primary suite. The version to ask for if the suite matters more than the count.

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Floor plan of the four bedroom Villa Mezzo half floor residence on the southeast corner

Villa Mezzo, four bedrooms, southeast

Half floor · Southeast corner
Bedrooms4
Baths4, and a powder room
Interior~2,936 to ~2,972 SF
Exterior~297 to ~350 SF, two terraces

Four bedrooms in a half floor is tight by design; the bedrooms line the west side and the living room takes the corner on the bay. The southeast is the sunrise side.

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Floor plan of the three bedroom Villa Mezzo half floor residence on the northeast corner

Villa Mezzo, three bedrooms, northeast

Half floor · Northeast corner
Bedrooms3, with a grand primary
Baths3, and a powder room
Interior~2,936 to ~2,972 SF
Exterior~297 to ~350 SF, two terraces

The same half floor with one bedroom given back to the primary suite. The plan the desk shows first to a couple, and the one to compare against the southeast before choosing a corner.

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A floor plan is where the real questions live: exposures, stack position, what changes floor by floor, and what a developer will actually discuss. Bring those questions to the desk.

Developer floor plans · Dimensions approximate and subject to change · The Villa Doppio duplexes, the office and bonus room variants and the penthouse available through the desk

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