1428 Brickell, St. Regis Brickell, Delano and Anantara: which one suits whom?

How do the four look together?

There are four axes on which comparison is meaningful: entry price, delivery date, the character of the location, and rental flexibility.

• The Residences 1428 Brickell — Brickell Avenue · $3M–7M · delivery late 2028 · 70 stories, 195 residences · NO brand licence
• St. Regis Residences Brickell — Brickell (waterfront) · price not disclosed · delivery 2027 · 48 stories, 154 residences · St. Regis branded
• Delano Residences — Downtown Miami · from $800,000 · delivery 2031 · 90 stories, 421 residences · Delano/Ennismore branded
• Anantara Residences Miami — Edgewater · price not disclosed · target opening 2030 · 50 storeys · Anantara branded

How long can you commit your capital?

This is the sharpest distinction among the four and the question most buyers should ask before price. Delivery dates spread across a four-year range, from 2027 to 2031.

St. Regis Brickell is the nearest at 2027; capital stays committed for the shortest period and use or rent begins soonest. Delano is the furthest at 2031 — close to six years of commitment. Over that period the money produces no rent, and both market and personal circumstances can change.

The counterpart to a long timeline is payment spread across a wider range, which is a cash-flow convenience. But in a long project the clause to ask about is the assignment right: can you transfer the contract before delivery? The exit can matter more than the entry price.

Budget: two of the four have no price

Delano starts from $800,000, 1428 Brickell from $3M. The gap between them is not only a price difference but a category difference: one is an accessible entry point in a branded building, the other a generously planned residence in the ultra-luxury segment.

For St. Regis Brickell and Anantara the developers have published no band. Starting figures circulating on portals are not the developers’ statements and shift in pre-construction with floor, exposure and remaining inventory. Budgeting for these two requires a current inventory list first.

Renting: how flexible is each?

If you are planning rental income this section comes before price, because the rule varies not only between buildings but sometimes between FLOORS.

• Delano — the rule is written openly and split into two collections: floors 20 to 47 carry no rental restrictions, floors 49 to 75 do not permit daily rentals
• Anantara — in the 120 resort residences the owner may open the home to hotel guests; the 100 branded residences sit outside that pool
• St. Regis Brickell — rental rules not published publicly; hotel-branded buildings typically offer either pool entry or a minimum lease term
• 1428 Brickell — rental rules not published publicly; verify in the building documents before contract

Location: none of them is on the beach

Let us close a common misconception up front: none of the four projects sits on the ocean. 1428 Brickell and St. Regis Brickell are in Brickell on the bay side, Delano is bayfront in Downtown, and Anantara is bayfront in Edgewater.

Brickell is the most walkable band — offices, restaurants, groceries and the Metromover within the same few blocks. Downtown is the culture and transport axis; Brightline’s Miami Central station is here. Edgewater is a quieter residential band next to the Design District and Wynwood.

If you are looking for "an apartment by the sea in Miami", none of these four answers that expectation; Sunny Isles or Miami Beach is a different search.

Two items undisclosed in all four

None of the four developers has published HOA fees or a payment schedule. This is not information MiamiLi failed to find — we looked, and it has not been published.

In hotel-branded buildings (St. Regis, Delano, Anantara) fees will be structurally high: front desk, housekeeping, security and concierge are part of the operating expense. 1428 Brickell has no hotel operation but does carry more than 80,000 sq ft of amenity space. In all four, the largest deduction from gross rent in any return calculation is the HOA fee — and in all four it is unknown today.

Summary: which one suits whom?

The four answer different questions. The matching below is MiamiLi’s independent assessment; we do not represent the developers.

• Wants the strongest brand, architect and location pairing plus the nearest delivery → St. Regis Residences Brickell
• Wants generous plans, closed construction financing and a Brickell Avenue address → The Residences 1428 Brickell
• Wants an accessible entry band, furnished delivery and unrestricted rental → Delano Residences (Delano Collection floors)
• Wants an operator-run income model and is willing to wait → Anantara Residences Miami
• Wants rental income soon → none of the four suits; the nearest delivery is 2027
• Wants beachfront living → none of the four suits; all are on the bay side

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