Edgewater, United States · Parisian-Inspired Contemporary — Mid-Rise
Elle Residences Miami
Internal preview — photography pending licensing clearance from the developer
“A fashion-magazine license applied to a condo tower is an unusual move — but no rental restrictions is the detail that actually moves units.”
Elle Residences Miami licenses ELLE Decor's Parisian design language for a 26-story, 189-residence tower by Behar Font & Partners in Edgewater, with interiors by The One Atelier (a UK firm specializing in branded real estate) and landscape by L&ND Design. Developed by Vertical Developments and Urban Network Capital Group under the single-purpose entity Residence at 5th Ave, LLC, the fully furnished units range from roughly 450 to 845 SF with no minimum-stay rental restrictions, making it one of Edgewater's more investor-friendly options. Fortune Development Sales, led by Edgardo Defortuna, handles sales.
Amenities
Rooftop Pool Deck
A French Riviera-inspired sun deck with infinity pool, private cabanas, and rooftop lounge for cocktails en plein air.
The Maison Club
A library, listening room and lounge bar — the building's indoor social space, styled after the ELLE Decor aesthetic running through the residences.
The Tower
Who built it, who designed it, and what kind of building it actually is.
- Architect
- Behar Font & Partners
- Developer
- Vertical Developments (a V&V Group / Location3 Investments partnership) & Urban Network Capital Group
- Interior Designer
- The One Atelier
- The Setup
- A 26-story, 189-residence tower in Edgewater licensing ELLE Decor's Parisian design language — fully furnished turnkey units with no minimum-stay rental restrictions, from the same team that assembled the site from four small apartment buildings for $13.5M.
Vertical Developments is a partnership between Peru's V&V Group and Location3 Investments; this project pairs them with Urban Network Capital Group, led by Robert Thorne. The project site was assembled in 2024 for $13.5M from four small Edgewater apartment buildings. Fortune Development Sales, led by Edgardo Defortuna, handles sales and marketing — one of Miami's most established new-development sales teams.
Gallery
In the Neighborhood
A curated look at what’s within easy reach of Elle Residences Miami.
- Midtown Miami restaurants
- Miami Design District
The Honest Take
In favor
- No minimum-stay rental restrictions — genuinely more investor-friendly than most Edgewater towers, which typically require 6-12 month minimum leases
- Established sales team (Fortune Development Sales / Edgardo Defortuna) and a recognizable global media brand (ELLE) behind the design concept
- Two dedicated amenity floors is a meaningfully larger program than most mid-rise towers this size offer
Worth weighing
- Unit count and floor count have both grown since the 2024 launch (originally 180 units / 25 floors, now 189 / 26 per the developer's current site) — a sign the design is still being finalized this close to groundbreaking
- As of the 2024 reporting that first covered the project, construction financing had not yet been secured and no groundbreaking date was confirmed
- No individual floor-plan diagrams are published by the developer — only verbal unit specs and photography; third-party listing sites show conflicting square footage for the same unit types
- A mid-rise at 26 stories with licensed-brand interiors typically carries a premium versus comparable unbranded Edgewater towers
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