Inside Bentley tower’s $6m apartments with high-rise parking in Miami
These $6m apartments could help, writes It is one of life’s great first world problems. You buy a luxury apartment in a high-rise building but then have to lug your Whole Foods shopping from the communal car park to your door.
It was a conundrum bosses at Bentley, the carmaker, were keen to solve in its first branded residential tower, which opens in 2028 in Miami. The Dezervator lift — named after Bentley’s partner, Dezer Development — is designed to be the “ultimate in seamless privacy” allowing residents to travel directly up to their apartments inside their cars.
Each apartment will have its own huge garage next to it. Residences on the east side of the building have an 144 square metre area that can hold up to four vehicles, while those on the west side have 106 square metres, where they can park three cars.
The 216 residences will be spread over the 62 floors, while each balcony will have its own private heated swimming pool and summer kitchen — with sweeping views of the ocean.
Prices for the apartments start at $5.8 million. The building will also have a private residents’ only restaurant led by Todd English, a four times winner of the James Beard culinary awards, who will curate the dining experiences.
There will also be a cinema, a whisky bar and a beauty salon complete with hair styling, manicure, pedicure, and make-up facilities. Four-legged residents will be able to indulge at the pet spa that is “designed in partnership with Bentley Motors” and features washing and drying services.
Ben Saltmer, the product and lifestyle design manager for Bentley, said: “We have applied the same attention to detail that goes into our cars into this very building. “Each space is different, but with distinctive Bentley design cues styled harmoniously throughout — right down to a functional area like Bentley pet spa concept.
“Despite practicality being paramount, the area should have an elevated experience. We achieve this through exquisite materiality and subtle Bentley design signatures, an ethos we’ve followed throughout the design of the building.
“For instance, in the pet spa we’ve used the Bentley diamond motif when giving the surfaces a non-slip quality. This diamond signature extends graphically to the shelving above the main bath area that houses towels, shampoos, and pet-friendly fragrances.”
Saltmer said that pets visiting the spa will be “guided up the steps, washed in the bath, guided up to the grey marble surface for drying, then guided down the steps once dry”, adding: “This is a practical space but also a luxurious sanctuary for pet and owner.”
The building’s cinema has been designed to mimic the concept of a Bentley car interior. Saltmer said: “A cosseting sofa wraps around the back of the rear three walls, embracing residents in the space.”
There is also a “state of the art” games room equipped with VR headsets and golf simulators.
“The whisky bar design is inspired by the iconic matrix grille of Bentley’s cars,” Saltmer added. As it will be suspended from the ceiling, the bar will appear to be floating.
Car manufacturers moving into bricks and mortar has become a trend recently. Porsche has already opened a property in Miami while Aston Martin is preparing to do the same. Mercedes-Benz and JDS Development Group are celebrating the sales launch of the second tower at Mercedes-Benz Places in Miami.
It is the brand’s first real estate project in the US and one of the largest under construction in Florida. It launched Tower 1 last year and sold all 100 apartments in just four days.
Source: The Times
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