Baccarat Residences Brickell: Marina, Boat Slips and Boating Access

Baccarat Residences Brickell is a waterfront condominium tower on the Miami River in Brickell, positioned where the river meets Biscayne Bay. The developer's website describes a tower that will stand on the waterfront where the river meets the bay, and it markets the address as 444 Brickell Avenue. Florida YIMBY reported in March 2026 that permits list the parcel at 99 SE 5th Street.

For a boat owner, that location is the starting point of the conversation. A riverfront address is not automatically a boating address, and the distinction matters here. The project is described by its developer and by press coverage as having a private marina, but what a buyer may actually do with that marina depends on documents that a prospective purchaser should read closely.

The development is led by Related Group and GTIS Partners, according to Florida YIMBY's March 2026 report. Arquitectonica is the architect, Meyer Davis handles interiors and Enzo Enea leads landscape design. The developer's website states that the condominium is developed by 444 Brickell One, LLC, and that the Baccarat and Related Group names are licensed and are not the developer.

The most specific marine detail comes from project marketing material: a private marina with more than 300 linear feet of dockage, paired with a resident yacht available for on-demand reservation and a private water taxi. MILLION, a luxury real estate publication, repeated the same description in its June coverage of the project, framing these as plans rather than operating services.

Three phrases in that description deserve careful reading. First, 300 linear feet is a total dockage length, not a count of slips and not a statement about the maximum vessel size. Second, a resident yacht on demand implies a shared, reservation-based service, not private ownership. Third, a water taxi is a transport service whose routes, hours and fees have not been published in the material reviewed here.

Related coverage also mentions a landscaped riverfront promenade that connects toward the Miami Circle National Historic Landmark park, and an elevated amenities deck with an infinity pool facing the river and the bay. Those are lifestyle features. They do not by themselves answer whether a resident can keep a boat at the building.

The building sits at the river mouth, so the geography is favorable in a general sense: the Miami River flows into Biscayne Bay beside the property. Beyond that, the sources reviewed do not describe a specific route, bridge clearances, channel depths or no-wake zones between the marina and the bay or the ocean. Those details should come from the sales team and be checked independently.

A captain or marine advisor can walk the route with a buyer's actual vessel in mind. MILLION's guide to Brickell boating access recommends exactly that, noting that a captain can identify route issues that may not be obvious to a buyer. Air draft, draft and beam each become practical constraints on a river and bay passage, and a vessel that fits the dock on paper may still face limits on the way out.

The water taxi is the other planned means of reaching the water. MILLION cautions that buyers should not build a weekday schedule around a water taxi without confirmed routes, operating hours, capacity and fees. That is a sensible reading of a service that is still part of a planned amenity package.

Florida YIMBY reported in March 2026 that construction had reached the 40-story mark on a 75-story tower, with an expected height of around 835 feet. The same report describes 360 residences in total: 324 tower units, eight penthouses and 28 riverfront flats and duplexes along the river and its promenade. Tower residences begin on the 15th floor, the top three levels are reserved for the penthouses, and layouts range from one to four bedrooms.

The 28 riverfront flats and duplexes are the homes most directly tied to the water's edge, so a boat owner may want to ask how they relate to the promenade and the marina. Whether any of these residences carry priority or any specific dock rights is not stated in the material reviewed, and it should not be assumed.

The tower is operated under the Baccarat brand with hospitality management by SH Hotels & Resorts, according to the project's descriptions. A hospitality operator can matter on the water side, since services such as yacht reservations typically depend on who staffs and runs them. Ask who will operate the marina and who bears responsibility for it.

Begin with rights. MILLION's guidance is that waterfront presence and boating access are separate considerations and should be verified in writing. Ask which condominium and marina documents define any dock, slip, license or access right, and whether a slip is attached to a residence, assigned, leased or offered on a first-come basis. Transferability depends on governing documents and should not be assumed.

Then ask about the vessel. Request the maximum length, beam, draft and height the dockage can accommodate, along with power and water hookups, fuel and pump-out arrangements, and any operational restrictions. Ask whether the 300 linear feet is divided into individual slips, how many, and whether the arrangement allows for a vessel on the larger end of a buyer's range.

Finally, ask about operations and timing. Who runs the marina, what are the rules for guests and crew, and what costs are associated with using it, and are these separate from the association's regular charges? Ask for the water taxi's route and schedule in writing. The developer's website states that delivery details and offering terms are set out in the Developer's Prospectus, so request it and read the marina sections.

Brickell has several riverfront and bayfront towers that mention marinas, and MILLION recommends treating the boating conversation separately from architecture, interiors, amenity programming and skyline appeal. A buyer weighing Baccarat Residences Brickell against neighbors should compare the same items for each: dock rights, vessel limits, route, operator and written terms.

The river-mouth position is the attraction here, and the planned marina is what turns a view into possible access. Until the operating terms are confirmed, it is prudent to treat the marina as a feature under development rather than a guaranteed service.

Buyers who want help organizing these questions can speak with Denis Smykalov and the team at Wolsen Waterfront, who cover waterfront property across Miami-Dade and Broward.