Fouquet's Miami Hotel & Residences: Branded Residence 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). It's also the first ground-up residential project in the Miami Design District itself.

The development is a two-tower assemblage on roughly two acres at 39 NE 39th Street: a 25-story, 143-residence condominium tower and a separate 12-story, 85-key Fouquet's Miami hotel, framing a central garden. Architecture comes from David Chipperfield Architects (2023 Pritzker Prize) with Cube 3 as architect of record, and interiors from Paris-based RDAI -- the firm behind Hermes flagships worldwide.

Pricing starts at $1.8 million, with floor plans from one-bedroom to four-bedroom homes ranging roughly 910 to 4,350 square feet. Sales launched in April 2026 through Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, and delivery is targeted for 2030.

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 18-square-block luxury retail and culture neighborhood that Craig Robins' Dacra has spent more than two decades building out. The site spans nearly two acres, the largest contiguous development parcel left in the core of the district.

The Design District itself is the wedge between Wynwood to the south, Buena Vista and Little Haiti to the north, 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 institutions like the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami) and the de la Cruz Collection (in transition since 2024).

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 Fort Lauderdale-based group, known for The Surf Club Four Seasons in Surfside and the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale.
• Raycliff Capital -- the New York private equity firm led by Bippy Siegal.
• Constellation Hotels Holding -- the Qatar-based hotel investment vehicle that has held stakes in luxury hotel groups across Europe.

The operator is Groupe Barriere, founded in 1912 by Francois Andre with the Le Normandy hotel and casino in Deauville. Lucien Barriere joined his uncle in 1951 and built the group into a portfolio of 21 hotels, 33 casinos, 16 spas, and nearly 200 restaurants across France. Barriere acquired the Le Fouquet's brasserie -- a historic French monument since 1990 -- in 1998 and grew the Fouquet's brand into an international hotel collection. Miami will be the group's second hotel in the United States.

The Architecture and Design

The design architect is Sir David Chipperfield, the British architect who won the 2023 Pritzker Prize. Cube 3 is the executive architect of record. 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 language for the Miami project departs from the typical glass curtain wall. The two buildings are wrapped in deep, shaded loggias defined by columns clad in profiled white-glazed terracotta. The ceramic columns run the full height of the residential tower, creating depth, shadow, and a tactile facade that responds to light through the day. Floor-to-ceiling glazing sits behind the loggia, framed by custom pale-champagne mullions. Between the two buildings, a central shaded garden acts as a public ground-level connector.

RDAI's residential interiors emphasize the kind of "quiet luxury" the brand is known for in retail -- custom cabinetry, natural materials, and deliberate restraint rather than ornament. The residences are designed to feel French-domestic rather than Miami-flashy.

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
• Pricing from $1.8M; reported range up to roughly $9.8M at the high end of standard inventory
• Floor-to-ceiling glazing, pale-champagne mullions, custom millwork
• Private outdoor space integrated into the loggia geometry

Sales launched in April 2026 with Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group handling exclusive sales and marketing. A sales gallery has opened in the Design District ahead of the broader rollout.

The Fouquet's Brand Heritage

Fouquet's is not a brand-licensing exercise. The hotel collection grew out of a single restaurant with deep cultural weight.

Brasserie Fouquet's opened in 1899 on the Champs-Elysees at the corner of Avenue George V. Louis Fouquet bought what had been a cafe called Criterion and built an American-style restaurant that quickly drew patrons from the nearby Longchamp racetrack. In 1905, Leopold Mourier took it over and gave the room the mahogany, deep-red, and gold interior that still defines it. The restaurant has been a listed French historical monument since 1990, and it has hosted the official dinner after the Cesar Awards -- France's equivalent of the Oscars -- for decades.

Groupe Barriere acquired Fouquet's in 1998 and assembled six surrounding buildings to create Hotel Barriere Le Fouquet's Paris. The Champs-Elysees flagship now operates as a five-star Palace-rated hotel.

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 speakeasy called Titsou Bar, the rooftop Le Vaux, and Spa Diane Barriere -- named for the late Diane Barriere-Desseigne, who led the group from 1990 until her death in 2001.

Miami is the brand's second U.S. location and its first stand-alone branded-residence development.

Amenities and Hotel Services

Residents have access to more than 40,000 square feet of dedicated amenity space, plus pull-through access to the adjacent hotel's food, beverage, and spa programs.

In the residential tower:

• 70-foot rooftop pool with bar, shaded seating, and a separate rooftop deck for the hotel building
• Fitness center with a private training studio
• Serenity Lounge and juice bar
• Golf simulator, media room, and entertaining suite with catering kitchen
• Executive lounge, meeting room, and a playroom for children
• Salon suite
• Spa with cold plunge, sauna, steam room, hammam, jacuzzi, and locker rooms

Hotel-style services for residents include 24-hour concierge, housekeeping, pantry stocking, event planning, chauffeur service, and a private landscaped motor court for arrivals.

The 12-story hotel building adds 85 Fouquet's-branded keys and a Fouquet's restaurant and bar program that residents can access without leaving the property. The Design District itself contributes roughly 55,000+ square feet of curated commercial space at the base of the project, programmed by Dacra.

How Fouquet's Compares to Other Branded Residences in Miami

Branded residences are a crowded category in Miami pre-construction. Fouquet's slots into the entry-level tier of the European-hotel-branded segment.

A few distinctions:

• Fouquet's is not waterfront. Baccarat sits on the Miami River; Waldorf Astoria has Biscayne Bay frontage. Fouquet's is an urban, walk-to-Hermes address in a retail and culture district.
• It's the only Design District residential tower at this scale. Despite two decades of build-out, the Design District has not had a ground-up luxury condo tower until now.
• The brand has more cultural depth than most. A 125-year-old restaurant and a family-owned hospitality group is a different pedigree than a licensed name-on-a-tower.
• Pricing skews mid-tier for the branded-residence category. Floor plates are smaller than oceanfront trophy product like Rivage Bal Harbour or Six Fisher Island, but per-square-foot pricing reflects the design pedigree and Design District retail draw.

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 flagship that anchors RDAI's design connection
• Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Valentino, Christian Louboutin
• The Kingdom (140 NE 39th St) -- the multi-brand boutique
• Kirna Zabete -- a 3,000-square-foot curated luxury fashion store

Dining

• Michael's Genuine Food & Drink (130 NE 40th St) -- the Michael Schwartz neighborhood anchor
• MIA Market (140 NE 39th St) -- chef-driven food hall
• Nami Nori (140 NE 39th St) -- handroll-format Japanese
• OTL and Swan -- design-forward cafe and restaurant concepts
• Harry's Pizzeria -- the original Schwartz pizzeria

Culture

• Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami) -- 37,500 sf 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

• Wynwood -- a short walk south, the street-art and gallery district
• Edgewater -- east toward Biscayne Bay, the bayfront high-rise corridor
• Buena Vista -- the historic 1920s residential neighborhood directly north
• Midtown Miami -- the retail and apartment cluster northwest

Miami International Airport is roughly 15-20 minutes west by car; Wynwood and Edgewater are walkable; South Beach is a 15-minute drive across the MacArthur Causeway.

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 luxury hotel brands (Bulgari, Cheval Blanc, Mandarin Oriental) 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 stone -- rather than Miami's glass-and-curtain-wall norm
• International buyers, especially French and European, who already know Fouquet's

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; floor plates here top out around 4,350 sf
• Short-term-rental investors (no STR-focused program announced)

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. Miami delivery dates slip routinely on projects this complex.
• Deposit schedule. Typical Miami pre-con deposit structure runs 20-50% pre-delivery. Verify the exact schedule for this project before reserving.
• Operator continuity. Branded-residence value is partly tied to the operator's continued presence. Barriere is a 100+ year family business with deep franchise discipline, but operator turnover at any project is a real long-term risk.
• District saturation. The Design District has roughly 1,000 residential units in the pipeline as of mid-2026. Most are not at Fouquet's price point or design grade, but new supply can shift comp pricing.
• 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, with the hotel component as Hotel Barriere Fouquet's Miami. Both 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). Cube 3 is the architect of record. Interiors are by Paris-based RDAI.

How much do Fouquet's Miami residences cost?

Pricing starts at approximately $1.8 million for entry one-bedroom residences, with reported range up to roughly $9.8 million on the high end of standard inventory. 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 in the adjacent 12-story hotel building.

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 is Barriere's second U.S. hotel and its first U.S. branded-residence project.

Where is the Fouquet's Miami sales gallery?

The sales gallery is located in the Miami Design District, with Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group handling exclusive sales and marketing.

Bottom Line

Fouquet's Miami is the first true luxury condominium tower in the Miami Design District -- a Chipperfield-designed, RDAI-detailed branded residence backed by a 125-year-old French hospitality brand. Sales started in April 2026 from $1.8M, with delivery targeted for 2030. For buyers who want a Paris-coded urban Miami address rather than oceanfront product, it's the most credible new option on the board.

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.