Kempinski Launches Residences in Miami Design District

The Miami Design District is about to get a serious shot of European hotel glamour, as century-old luxury brand Kempinski plants its flag with a pair of 20-story residential towers at the neighborhood’s front door.

The project marks Kempinski’s first U.S. residential development and is set to bring roughly 132 private residences, six townhomes and 17 resident-only guest suites, tied together by an elevated third-floor amenity bridge. The homes are planned as two- to four-bedroom residences with large terraces aimed at framing views of Biscayne Bay and the Downtown Miami skyline. Developers are currently targeting completion in the fourth quarter of 2029.

DaGrosa Capital Development Partners is listed as the project’s developer, with Kempinski Group handling day-to-day residential services and ISG World leading sales, according to Kempinski. Marketing materials show the site as 3801 and 3883 Biscayne Boulevard and describe interiors ranging from about 2,100 to 3,100 square feet. The project, formally titled Kempinski Residences Miami Design District, has also opened a sales gallery at 455 NE 38th Street as part of its U.S. rollout. The initial announcement was first spotted in local coverage by the South Florida Business Journal.

Design and amenities

Arquitectonica is serving as architect, with interiors by Rockwell Group and landscaping by Enea. The two towers are being pitched as a single hospitality-focused complex rather than separate condo buildings, leaning heavily into Kempinski’s hotel roots.

Planned amenities include a spa and recovery facilities, a lap pool and cold plunge, a padel court, children’s playrooms and splash pads, and a lineup of social spaces such as a restaurant, private dining salons, a library and a screening room. For buyers who like their toys high-tech, the developer’s materials also highlight extras such as golf and Formula 1 simulators and electric-vehicle charging stations, as detailed by Profile Miami.

What it means for the Design District

The Kempinski move arrives in the middle of a broader pivot for the Design District, which is slowly shifting from a mostly retail- and gallery-focused enclave into a more fully mixed-use neighborhood with serious residential density. Recent proposals, including a David Chipperfield-designed condo and hotel project that recently cleared a city board, point to rising developer interest in branded and design-forward homes in the area, according to The Real Deal.

Neighbors and city planners are likely to keep a close eye on how the new towers handle traffic, construction staging and day-to-day operations, and how the complex ultimately meshes with the district’s galleries, luxury boutiques and public spaces.

Timeline and sales

The developer is already marketing units through an official site and the on-site sales gallery, and is publicly targeting a delivery window in the fourth quarter of 2029. Pricing specifics have not been broadly laid out in U.S. reporting, and detailed offering documents remain behind broker registration walls, although some international outlets have mentioned ambitious starting levels for buyers.

As outlined on the Kempinski Residences Miami Design District website, ISG World is leading marketing and sales efforts, and the team has begun outreach to broker networks.

“Miami is where timeless luxury and visionary development converge at the highest level,” Kempinski CEO Barbara Muckermann said in the announcement, promising a service-centered residential lifestyle for buyers, according to Kempinski. The developer is pitching the project as a fusion of Kempinski’s European hospitality DNA with the creative fabric of the Design District, though the twin-tower scheme still has to make its way through Miami’s permitting and construction process. Public filings, neighborhood feedback and city reviews will tell the next chapter as sales progress toward that 2029 delivery goal.