Fouquet's Miami Hotel & Residences: Branded Residence Pre-Construction Buyer's Guide (2026)

Fouquet's Miami -- officially marketed as Miami Design Residences by Fouquet's -- is the first Miami project from France's family-run Groupe Barriere, the hotel and casino group behind the historic Le Fouquet's brasserie on the Champs-Elysees (1899) and the Tribeca-based Hotel Barriere Fouquet's New York (2022). The development team bills it as the first for-sale residential development in the Miami Design District.

The development is a two-building project on a site of nearly two acres at 39 NE 39th Street: a 25-story, 143-residence condominium tower and a separate 12-story Fouquet's hotel with 85 keys and 20 hotel residences, both operated by Fouquet's. Architecture comes from David Chipperfield Architects (2023 Pritzker Prize) working with Cube 3, and interiors from Paris-based RDAI -- the firm known for Hermes flagships worldwide.

Pricing starts at $1.8 million, with floor plans from one-bedroom to four-bedroom homes that Florida YIMBY reported at roughly 910 to 4,350 square feet. Sales officially launched in April 2026 through Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. As of late October 2026 the project is still pre-construction: we have found no reported groundbreaking, construction loan or construction start, and delivery is targeted for 2030.

View the Fouquet's Hotel & Residences building page for floor plans, current pricing, and available units.

The Quick Take

Where is Fouquet's Miami?

The project sits at 39 NE 39th Street, in the heart of Miami's Design District -- the luxury retail and culture neighborhood that Craig Robins' Dacra has spent more than two decades building out. The developers describe the site as nearly two acres.

The Design District sits between Midtown and Wynwood to the south, Buena Vista and Little Haiti to the north and west, Edgewater to the east toward Biscayne Bay, and the MiMo District further north along Biscayne Boulevard. Within a few-block walk are flagship boutiques from Hermes (163 NE 39th Street), Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Balenciaga, and Saint Laurent, plus the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami).

This is not a beachfront project. It is a walk-everywhere urban condo address built around fashion, dining, and design.

Who's Behind Fouquet's Miami?

Four partners are co-developing:

• Miami Design District Associates -- the master developer of the Design District, led by Craig Robins' Dacra, with partners L Catterton Real Estate and Brookfield.
• Fort Partners -- Nadim Ashi's development group, known for The Surf Club Four Seasons in Surfside and the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale.
• Raycliff Capital -- the private investment firm, with offices in New York and Miami, co-founded by Bippy Siegal.
• Constellation Hotels Holding -- the Qatari-owned hotel company that also owns the Maybourne hotels.

The Real Deal reported in December 2022 that the partnership, led by Robins' Dacra with Fort Partners, Raycliff and Constellation, had bought the assemblage along NE 39th and 40th Streets that includes the site.

The operator is Groupe Barriere, whose history traces to 1912, when the Casino de Deauville and the Hotel Normandy opened in Deauville; Francois Andre later took control of the business. His nephew Lucien Barriere built it into the group that today counts more than 20 hotels along with dozens of casinos. Barriere acquired the Le Fouquet's brasserie -- a historic French monument since 1990 -- in 1998 and grew the Fouquet's name into its signature hotel brand. Miami will be the brand's second hotel in the United States, after New York.

The Architecture and Design

The design architect is Sir David Chipperfield, the British architect who won the 2023 Pritzker Prize, working in partnership with Cube 3. Interiors come from RDAI, the Paris firm founded by Rena Dumas in 1972 and best known for designing Hermes flagship stores worldwide.

Chipperfield's design for the Miami project departs from the all-glass curtain wall common in Miami towers. Both buildings are wrapped in deep, shaded loggias defined by columns clad in profiled glazed terracotta and white ceramic tile, creating depth, shadow, and a tactile facade that responds to light through the day. Glazing sits behind the loggia, framed by custom pale-champagne mullions.

RDAI's interiors, as previewed in June 2026, center on bespoke cabinetry, natural wood and stone, organic textures and sculptural lighting, with sea-glass green walls in the lobby.

Residences at Fouquet's Miami

The numbers from the development team and sales launch materials:

• 143 condominium residences across the 25-story residential tower
• One- to four-bedroom floor plans
• Approximately 910 to 4,350 square feet per residence, as reported by Florida YIMBY
• Pricing from $1.8M; Forbes Argentina reported a range of $1.8 million to about $10.2 million in July 2026
• Floor-to-ceiling glazing with pale-champagne mullions and bespoke cabinetry; broker listings drawn from sales materials also cite polished terrazzo flooring and natural oak millwork
• Private terraces set within the loggia facade

Sales officially launched on April 22, 2026, with Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group handling exclusive sales and marketing.

The Fouquet's Brand Heritage

The Fouquet's hotel brand grew out of a single restaurant with deep cultural weight.

Brasserie Fouquet's sits on the Champs-Elysees at the corner of Avenue George V, and the brand dates its founding to 1899. It takes its name from Louis Fouquet, who built it into a fashionable American-style bar and restaurant; after his death in 1905, his brother-in-law Leopold Mourier took over. The ground-floor dining room and mezzanine salons have been listed as a French historic monument since 1990, and the restaurant is closely tied to the Cesar Awards -- France's equivalent of the Oscars -- traditionally hosting the dinner that follows the ceremony.

Groupe Barriere acquired Fouquet's in 1998 and later assembled neighboring buildings to create the five-star Hotel Barriere Le Fouquet's Paris, which opened in 2006. Fouquet's restaurants have since opened in places such as Cannes, Courchevel and Marrakech.

The brand's first American outpost, Hotel Barriere Fouquet's New York, opened in September 2022 at 456 Greenwich Street in Tribeca, with 97 rooms and suites designed by Martin Brudnizki. The New York property includes its own Brasserie Fouquet's, a rooftop, and Spa Diane Barriere -- named for the late Diane Barriere-Desseigne, who led the group from 1990 until her death in 2001.

Miami will be the brand's second U.S. location, and Cottages & Gardens describes it as the first U.S. residences managed by Fouquet's.

Amenities and Hotel Services

The project includes more than 40,000 square feet of amenity space, which Cottages & Gardens reports will be shared by residents and hotel guests, alongside the hotel's food and beverage program.

The amenity program announced at the April 2026 sales launch includes:

• Rooftop pool with bar and shaded seating, plus a shared terrace
• Fitness center with a private training studio
• Serenity Lounge and juice bar
• Golf simulator, media room, and an entertaining lounge with catering kitchen
• Executive lounge, meeting room, and a games area
• Beauty salon with on-demand services
• Spa with hammam, sauna, steam room, cold plunge, jacuzzi, and men's and women's locker rooms

Services for residents include 24-hour concierge, housekeeping, pantry stocking, event planning, and chauffeur service, along with a private arrival and lobby lounge.

The 12-story hotel building adds 85 Fouquet's keys, and the developers have said the hotel will lead a food and beverage program of five dining concepts from the Fouquet's portfolio. Florida YIMBY's review of the plans also counts just over 55,000 square feet of commercial space in the project.

How Fouquet's Compares to Other Branded Residences in Miami

Branded residences are a crowded category in Miami pre-construction. Fouquet's is earlier in its timeline than most of the European- and hotel-branded towers it competes with.

A few distinctions:

• Fouquet's is not waterfront. Baccarat sits on the Miami River; Waldorf Astoria rises on Biscayne Boulevard facing the bay. Fouquet's is an urban, walk-to-Hermes address in a retail and culture district.
• It's the first for-sale condo tower in the district's core, but not the only new project nearby. The Real Deal counted nearly 1,000 residential units in the Design District pipeline in April 2026, including Kempinski Residences on the district's eastern edge. Our Design District new condos comparison and Kempinski Residences guide cover the alternatives.
• The brand has deep cultural roots. A Paris restaurant that dates to 1899 and a family-run hospitality group that will also manage the residences is a different pedigree than a name licensed onto a tower.
• It is the furthest from delivery. Cipriani is topped out and Baccarat and Waldorf Astoria are well into construction; Fouquet's buyers are signing years before vertical construction has been reported.
• Residence sizes are moderate for the category. Homes top out around 4,350 sf, smaller than oceanfront trophy product like Rivage Bal Harbour or Six Fisher Island.

The Neighborhood

The Miami Design District is built around luxury retail, restaurants, and art. Within a walk of 39 NE 39th Street:

Retail

• Hermes (163 NE 39th St) -- the brand whose stores RDAI is known for designing
• Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Valentino, Christian Louboutin

Dining

• Michael's Genuine Food & Drink (130 NE 40th St) -- the Michael Schwartz neighborhood anchor
• A rotating lineup of chef-driven restaurants and cafes along NE 39th and NE 40th Streets; openings and closings move quickly, so check what is open when you visit

Culture

• Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami) -- museum at 61 NE 41st St, free admission
• Fly's Eye Dome by Buckminster Fuller in Palm Court
• Public art commissions and rotating installations throughout the district

Adjacent neighborhoods

• Midtown Miami -- the retail and apartment cluster directly south
• Wynwood -- the street-art and gallery district, south of Midtown
• Edgewater -- east toward Biscayne Bay, the bayfront high-rise corridor
• Buena Vista -- the historic residential neighborhood directly north

Miami International Airport is a short drive west, traffic permitting, and the Julia Tuttle Causeway puts Miami Beach a short drive east.

Buyer Fit

Fouquet's Miami is a fit for:

• Buyers who specifically want the Design District -- not a generic Miami trophy address
• Owners cross-shopping European-branded residences such as Kempinski, Cipriani or Baccarat and looking for the Paris-coded version of that bet
• Pied-a-terre and second-home buyers who want walk-everywhere urban over oceanfront
• Buyers attracted to Chipperfield's design vocabulary -- restraint, materiality, terracotta and ceramic -- rather than Miami's glass-and-curtain-wall norm
• International buyers, especially French and European, who already know Fouquet's
• Buyers comfortable with a long horizon, since delivery is targeted for 2030

It's probably not the right fit for:

• Buyers who require direct beach or bay access -- the project is inland
• Anyone targeting oversized full-floor product; residences here top out around 4,350 sf
• Buyers whose plan depends on short-term rental income -- we have not seen published rental rules for the condominium tower, so confirm them in the condo documents before you commit
• Buyers who need to move in within the next few years

Risks and Realities for Pre-Construction Buyers

Standard pre-construction risk applies, plus a few Fouquet's-specific items:

• Delivery timing. A 2030 target is roughly four years out from the April 2026 sales launch, and Forbes Argentina reported in July 2026 that completion was estimated for the second half of 2030. As of late October 2026 we have found no reported groundbreaking or construction loan. Miami delivery dates slip routinely on projects this complex.
• Deposit schedule. We have not seen the deposit schedule published by the developer or reliable press. Get the exact schedule, escrow terms, and any conditions tied to construction financing in writing before reserving.
• Operator continuity. Branded-residence value is partly tied to the operator's continued presence. Barriere's roots go back to 1912 and it is still family-run, but operator turnover at any project is a real long-term risk.
• District supply. The Real Deal counted nearly 1,000 residential units in the Design District pipeline in April 2026. New supply nearby can shift comp pricing at resale.
• HOA and service load. Hotel-branded service is rich, and so is the recurring cost. Underwrite carrying cost with a margin.

FAQ

What is the official name of Fouquet's Miami?

The development is marketed as Miami Design Residences by Fouquet's, also called Fouquet's Hotel & Residences. The condominium tower and the Fouquet's hotel share the same site at 39 NE 39th Street in the Miami Design District.

Who is the developer of Fouquet's Miami?

The project is co-developed by Miami Design District Associates (led by Craig Robins' Dacra, with L Catterton Real Estate and Brookfield), Fort Partners, Raycliff Capital, and Constellation Hotels Holding. Groupe Barriere is the hotel and residence operator.

Who is the architect of Fouquet's Miami?

David Chipperfield Architects is the design architect (Sir David Chipperfield, 2023 Pritzker Prize), working with Cube 3. Interiors are by Paris-based RDAI.

How much do Fouquet's Miami residences cost?

Pricing starts at approximately $1.8 million, and Forbes Argentina reported a range up to about $10.2 million in July 2026. Final pricing varies by floor, exposure, and unit size.

How many residences are there at Fouquet's Miami?

There are 143 condominium residences in the 25-story residential tower, plus 85 hotel keys and 20 hotel residences in the adjacent 12-story hotel building.

Is Fouquet's Miami under construction?

Not yet, as far as we can find. As of late October 2026 the project is in pre-construction sales, with no reported groundbreaking or construction loan.

When will Fouquet's Miami be completed?

Delivery is targeted for 2030. Sales launched in April 2026.

Is this the first Fouquet's in the United States?

No. Hotel Barriere Fouquet's New York opened in September 2022 at 456 Greenwich Street in Tribeca. Miami will be the brand's second U.S. hotel and the first U.S. residences managed by Fouquet's.

How do I buy at Fouquet's Miami?

Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group handles exclusive sales and marketing. Ask for the current price list, the deposit schedule and the condominium documents before you reserve.

Bottom Line

Fouquet's Miami is billed as the first for-sale residential development in the Miami Design District -- a Chipperfield-designed branded residence with RDAI interiors, operated by a French hospitality brand that dates to 1899. Sales started in April 2026 from $1.8M, and as of October 2026 the project is still pre-construction, with delivery targeted for 2030. For buyers who want a Paris-coded urban Miami address rather than oceanfront product, and who can wait for delivery, it is a distinctive option to weigh against the rest of the branded-residence pipeline.

Want a Data-Driven Read on Fouquet's Miami?

If you're evaluating a pre-construction reservation -- pricing, floor selection, deposit schedule, or comp analysis against the rest of the Miami branded-residence pipeline -- reach out to Kyle Benjamin, REHub Miami.

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Disclaimer: This article is for general informational purposes. Pre-construction pricing, floor plans, finish packages, amenity specifications, and delivery timelines can change between launch and completion. Always verify details directly with the official sales team and developer materials before making any reservation or purchase decision.