Bentley Residences Sunny Isles: Penthouses and Upper Floors on the Oceanfront

Bentley Residences Sunny Isles is a condominium tower at 18401 Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach, on the Atlantic Ocean. Bentley Motors announced the groundbreaking on February 27, 2024, describing it as the first Bentley-branded residential tower, developed in collaboration with Dezer Development. The same announcement described a building of 216 private residences rising 62 stories, with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Some project listings count 63 floors, so floor numbering is worth confirming against the developer's current plans.

Florida YIMBY reported in June 2026 that construction had gone vertical on the 716-foot-tall tower, designed by Sieger Suarez Architects with Bentley Motors. It places the site along the Atlantic between Turnberry Ocean Club Residences to the north and Sahara Beach Club Condo to the south. For buyers focused on the water, the setting matters as much as the brand. The property sits directly on the sand in the middle of the Sunny Isles Beach oceanfront, with the Intracoastal Waterway on the western side of the barrier island.

A tower of this height tends to divide into two experiences. Lower and middle floors give an intimate relationship with the beach and the surf. The upper floors and penthouses trade that for distance, with a horizon that opens up well beyond the neighboring rooflines. This article concentrates on the second group.

Haute Residence's buyer's guide, current as of September 30, 2026, lists four residences per floor, with the main lines described as three- and four-bedroom homes plus penthouses. Haute's project table gives the interior area of one line at about 3,015 square feet and another at about 2,835 square feet. Florida YIMBY's June 2026 report describes the collection as three- to five-bedroom residences. With only four homes sharing each floor plate, the orientation of a given line, east toward the ocean or west toward the Intracoastal, becomes a central decision.

Haute Residence reported in May 2026 that construction had reached level 7, and it lists estimated delivery in 2028. The upper floors therefore remain years from completion. Buyers considering a high-floor residence are working from renderings, floor plans and the developer's contract documents rather than a finished space. The practical questions are which lines and floors are still available, which direction each faces, and how the terraces and mechanical levels are configured at the top of the building.

Penthouse floor plans are generally supplied on request rather than published. Ask for the exact floor, the compass orientation of each terrace and the clear ceiling height of the specific plan, and compare them with the building's current plans.

The terrace is the defining feature of the Bentley Residences Sunny Isles concept. Bentley Motors' 2025 amenities announcement says every individual balcony will have a private heated swimming pool, a summer kitchen and a generous living area. Florida YIMBY adds expansive terraces with summer kitchens, private swimming pools and outdoor showers, all behind floor-to-ceiling glass. Marketing materials for the standard residences also describe oversized balconies placed adjacent to the family room, so the outdoor space reads as an extension of the main living area.

On the upper floors, that arrangement changes in character. A plunge or heated pool several hundred feet above the beach, with a raised sundeck, sits in open air and wind rather than in the shelter of the lower levels. Wind exposure, glass railing details and shade are practical points to raise with the developer. They are not features a rendering can show.

Penthouse marketing goes further. Material introduced by Dezer Development for a Sky Penthouse describes both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sunset terrace and a fully equipped summer kitchen. Treat it as an early description of one top-level offering rather than a specification for every penthouse. Confirm the final terrace dimensions and pool configuration in the purchase documents.

Ceiling height is where the penthouses separate most clearly from the rest of the tower. The feature list in marketing materials for the standard residences describes smooth-finish ceilings rising to 10 feet clear, except where mechanical equipment requires otherwise. It also describes an entry from the private elevator foyer through an 8-foot double-door grand entrance. Ten feet clear is generous for a high-rise, and the floor-to-ceiling impact glass described across the tower makes the rooms feel taller than the number suggests.

The Sky Penthouse material released by Dezer Development describes 22-foot ceilings and gallery-style living spaces, with four bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, a study, an entertainment loft and service quarters. A double-height volume of that kind changes how light moves through the rooms and how much of the sky is visible from inside. It also means more glass, and a living room that reads very differently from a typical tower floor.

These two figures come from different documents and describe different parts of the building. Ask for the section drawings of the exact unit under consideration, so you know which spaces are double height and where the 10-foot ceilings return.

The building's own descriptions emphasize two water views: the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Intracoastal Waterway to the west. The Bentley Motors announcement from February 2024 referred to both. Florida YIMBY's June 2026 report places the tower on the beachfront with the Atlantic directly in front of it. The upper floors and penthouses are the places where those two views are widest.

Height does two things. It lifts sightlines over the neighboring oceanfront buildings, and it lengthens the distance to the horizon. From the top of a 716-foot tower, a buyer looking east sees open water, a long stretch of shoreline to the north and south, and, on the west, the Intracoastal and the mainland beyond it. Which of those the terrace emphasizes depends entirely on the line and its orientation.

The tower is described as a cylinder clad in diamond-patterned glass, according to Haute Residence's guide. A round form can open a residence to more than one direction, but the layout decides what each room actually sees. When touring a sales gallery model or reviewing a plan, trace the view from the primary suite, the main living room and the terrace separately, since they may face different directions.

Upper-floor residences also share the building's signature mechanical feature. The Dezervator vehicle elevator system, described by Bentley Motors and Florida YIMBY, carries residents and their cars from the arrival level to private garages inside each residence. Bentley Motors' 2024 announcement describes glass-ensconced sky garages. Haute Residence's guide lists in-residence garages of 1,146 to 1,547 square feet, with three or four cars standard. For high floors, this means the drive from the street to the front door happens inside the building.

Florida YIMBY lists kitchens with Miele appliances and Italian-designed cabinetry overlooking the garages, and primary bathrooms with soaking tubs, custom vanities and private sauna rooms. It also reports Proper English by Todd English, a private restaurant concept, among the amenities. Bentley Motors' 2025 announcement describes 20,000 square feet of amenities with five-star hospitality, including a 114-square-foot pet spa designed with Bentley.

At the water's edge, Haute Residence's guide lists 200 feet of private beach and 10 oceanfront cabanas. The cabanas and the beach are shared amenities rather than private ones, so ask how they are allocated and how many residents they serve.

Haute Residence's guide, as of September 30, 2026, lists residences from $5.8 million, and lists the project as under construction and selling. Penthouse pricing is not published in the same way, and availability changes at the developer's discretion. Dezer Development's sales gallery is at 18325 Collins Avenue, and its contact page lists 305-236-8539 for the project.

The buyer's documents are the final authority. The project website's legal terms state that the condominium is being developed by 18401 Developers LLC, and that Dezer Development and Bentley Motors are not the developer. That distinction matters when you read the contract, the disclosures and any marketing statements.

If you want help comparing the upper floors of Bentley Residences Sunny Isles with other oceanfront towers in Sunny Isles Beach, Denis Smykalov and the team at Wolsen Waterfront can help you set the plans, orientations and developer documents side by side.