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There’s a new future in store for a site in South Florida that, not too long ago, saw tragedy strike.
Nearly four years following the June 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside — an overnight event that killed 98 people inside, marking it one of the deadliest collapses in US history — a Dubai developer has launched sales for the luxury condo it’s constructing on that very lot.
Damac Properties, which purchased the parcel as the sole bidder at a court-ordered auction for $120 million less than a year after the collapse, announced the news in a press release sent Tuesday. Named the Delmore, the 12-story edifice marks Damac’s first US real-estate development. Damac already has a presence in 10 nations; its chairman, Hussain Sajwani, also announced in early January a $20 billion investment in building out data centers around America.
Completion for the Delmore, located at 8777 Collins Ave., is anticipated in 2029 — and prices for the four- to five-bedroom, and fully furnished, units will begin at $15 million. Sales will be brokered by Douglas Elliman.
The price points make this among the most expensive developments in Miami-Dade County.
There will be 37 units, whose spacious will be quite gracious. Sizes average more than 7,000 square feet, while the penthouses will start at 10,000 square feet.
Renderings of the development show an exterior marked by smooth curves and crescents, whose aesthetic may seem familiar to those who have walked down the High Line in New York City.
There, the late architect Zaha Hadid’s 520 W. 28th St. condo stands right next to the popular park — and those features, which it boasts, are hallmarks of her style.
Though Hadid, who won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for architecture in 2004, passed away in 2016 at the age of 65, her London-based studio — Zaha Hadid Architects — is designing the Delmore.
The building will stand on 200 feet of beachfront, showing unadulterated views of the Atlantic, Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline.
Homeowners will get perks including wraparound terraces, carved marble islands in the custom Molteni&C kitchens and grand water views from floor-to-ceiling exposures.
There will also be more than 55,000 square feet of amenities, including a striking see-through swimming pool set 125 feet in the air; a roof deck with lounges, umbrellas and an outdoor kitchen; an indoor pool; a fitness center with yoga and Pilates; a spa and a 20,000-square-foot meditation garden.
This being beachfront, owners will also have access to sun loungers on the sand, as well as food and beverage service.
Champlain Towers South was built in 1981 — and it’s believed that a collapse of its pool deck into its garage led to the building’s fate. A final report on the causes has not yet been released.