The Complete Buyer's Guide to Bay Harbor Towers

By Adrian Sanchez, Founder & Managing Broker, WIRE Miami · May 2026 · 10 min read

If you've spent any time looking at waterfront pre-construction in Miami, you've probably seen Bay Harbor Towers in your search results. It's one of the few buildings on the northern shoreline of Bay Harbor Islands — a quiet, walkable village wedged between Sunny Isles and Bal Harbour — and it's been on a slow, deliberate roll-out since pricing first opened. This guide pulls together everything serious buyers should know before they tour the sales gallery, including the parts that don't always make it into the brochure.

I'm Adrian Sanchez, founder of WIRE Miami. We've been working with developers and end-users in Miami pre-construction for more than 20 years, and we represent buyers at Bay Harbor Towers alongside Fortune Development Sales, the on-site team. The notes that follow come from time spent in the building, conversations with the developer, and the questions that buyers tend to actually ask once they sit down.

Where exactly is Bay Harbor Towers?

Bay Harbor Islands is two small islands connected to the mainland by causeways. The west island holds most of the village's restaurants, shops and parks. The east island, where Bay Harbor Towers is built, is mostly residential, with a handful of older mid-rise condominiums that the new building now joins. From the rooftop you can see the Atlantic in one direction and the Aventura skyline in the other.

For buyers coming from Brickell or Miami Beach, the change of pace is the whole point. You're trading the noise of a high-rise corridor for a low-rise village that still keeps you within thirty minutes of every part of greater Miami. Boucher Brothers chair-and-towel service runs on the beach across the bridge at Bal Harbour, and the village itself is a walkable mix of cafés, bistros and parks.

Who is the development team?

PPG Development has been building in South Florida since 2001, with more than 3 million square feet completed. Ari Pearl is currently working on more than 2,500 residential units across multiple projects, including Shell Bay and Slate in Hallandale Beach. That track record matters at this stage of the build: PPG has the cash, the experience and the relationships to actually finish what they start.

Kobi Karp's firm is one of the most prolific in South Florida. The Bay Harbor Towers façade — a striking white-veined black marble — is the building's most recognizable feature, and one of the cleaner architectural decisions on the islands in years. Steven G., based in Pompano Beach, has run interiors for The St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton Residences and dozens of private homes across the region; the Hessentia partnership at Bay Harbor Towers means buyers can fully outfit a residence through the same firm that designed the lobby.

What residences are available right now?

Here's how the available inventory breaks down today:

• Unit 702 — 3 Bed + Den, 2,815 SF, $4,504,000. The last unit with this floor plan. Generous flow-through layout with east-and-west exposures.
• Unit 703 — 3 Bed + Den, 3,224 SF, $5,319,600. A larger 3-bedroom layout on the seventh floor.
• Unit 704 — 3 Bed + Den, 3,224 SF, $5,319,600. Mirror of 703.
• Unit 301 — 4 Bed + Den corner, 3,221 SF, $5,490,000. The most accessible price point on a 4-bedroom corner.
• Unit 601 — 4 Bed + Den corner, 3,221 SF, $5,900,000. Higher floor on the same corner stack.
• Unit 604 — 4 Bed + Den corner. Configuration shared on request.
• Penthouse Collection — 4 residences. Private rooftop pool, summer kitchen, firepit lounge.
• Bayhouse Residences — 2 residences. Direct bayfront with semi-private terrace and pool.

The four-bedroom-plus-den residences are all corner units — the building was designed so the corners are the wide-format flow-through layouts. If you're a 4-bedroom buyer, the question isn't whether you'll get a corner; it's which floor you want.

What's inside each residence?

Every residence opens onto a private elevator foyer (on the upper floors, semi-private). From there you step into a flow-through great room with floor-to-ceiling glass on both the east and the west side — sunrise on Indian Creek, sunset over the bay. The kitchen sits at the center: a marble island with a Dornbracht pot filler, Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, integrated wine cooler, Wolf wall oven and 5-burner gas cooktop, and a drop-down Wolf microwave concealed in the cabinetry.

Primary baths are clad in Du Belvedere marble. Sunken double vanities sit between a stand-alone soaking tub and a floor-to-ceiling glass shower with dual rainfall heads and a private double commode. Most secondary baths include a freestanding tub of their own. Closets are oversized, walk-through, and run the length of the primary suite.

The "den" in every residence is the flexible square footage that lets the same plan work for different households — an office, a media room, a fifth bedroom, staff quarters, or a child's playroom. It's separated from the great room with sliding pocket doors so you can close it off when you need it.

What does the amenity program include?

The rooftop is the headline. An infinity-edge pool runs along the east edge of the building, framed by cabanas, sun-deck loungers and an outdoor lounge with a fire-pit. Two summer kitchens and barbecue grills sit at either end. A sunset jacuzzi is positioned to face west across the bay. The whole deck is more than 10,000 square feet and works as the building's social heart.

Below the rooftop, the wellness level is built around an indoor heated saltwater lap pool. A steam room and sauna sit on one side; hot and cold plunge pools sit on the other. The fitness center is fitted out with custom Paragon Studio equipment — cardio and strength — with a separate stretch and warm-up area. Towel service runs across the entire floor.

Outside, the marina holds 13 private slips on Indian Creek, sized for vessels up to 50 linear feet, with a separate houseboat drop-off and pick-up slip. The bayfront pathway runs along the back of the building with bench seating and lounge hammocks under privacy hedges and tropical landscaping. Paddleboards and kayaks are complimentary.

How does the deposit structure work?

Bay Harbor Towers follows a straightforward South Florida pre-construction schedule:

1. 10% at reservation — refundable in line with the reservation agreement until contract.
2. 10% at contract — held in escrow per Florida Statute 718.
3. 10% at construction milestone — tied to a specified building milestone in the documents.
4. 70% at closing — balance due at delivery and unit closing.

The brokerage commission is paid by the developer, not by the buyer. There is no separate fee added to the contract. We also process closings for international buyers regularly — if you're outside the U.S., we'll walk you through FIRPTA, your wire instructions, and the documents your home-country bank or attorney will want to see.

Who is Bay Harbor Towers really for?

The honest answer is that the building works best for two kinds of buyer. The first is a primary-residence household that wants a quiet village address with a boat at the dock and a beach service ten minutes away — people who would otherwise be looking at single-family homes on Indian Creek but don't want the maintenance of a private home. The second is a second-home buyer who already lives in New York, Toronto, Mexico City, São Paulo, or London and wants a turnkey Miami address that runs itself when they're not in town.

The building is less interesting if you want the high-energy nightlife of South Beach or Brickell — that's a thirty-minute drive in either direction. If high-rise density and a hotel-style lobby is your thing, look at the Sunny Isles strip a little further north. Bay Harbor Towers is intentionally smaller and more residential.

How do I see floor plans and reserve a residence?

You can unlock the floor plans on the main site with a quick registration, or contact me directly at 305-321-7655 for the most current pricing and availability. We typically respond within an hour during business hours, and I'll send you the unit-level fact sheets, deposit schedule and developer documents for any residence you're considering.