Icon Beach Hollywood: Construction Timeline and Delivery of the Oceanfront Tower

Icon Beach Hollywood, marketed as Icon Beach Waterfront Residences, is a condominium tower on the barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, along South Ocean Drive near the Diplomat resort. Related Group and BH Group are the development partners. Florida YIMBY reported in June 2026 that the developers held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 18 for a 38-story tower with 350 residential units.

That makes this a project under construction, not a rendering. The Sun-Sentinel reported on June 26, 2026 that the tower broke ground in mid-June at 3724 S. Ocean Drive. Addresses vary across published materials. Multi-Housing News lists 3451 and 3690 S. Ocean Drive, and BH Group's project page uses 3451 S. Ocean Dr. Because the project is large and spans an extended oceanfront and Intracoastal site, buyers should ask the developer which address will appear on the plat and the closing documents.

The setting is Hollywood Beach, close to the Hallandale Beach line. The Sun-Sentinel quoted a Diplomat marketing representative as saying Icon Beach sits within the Diplomat's Planned Development, established decades ago and not subject to the same height restrictions found elsewhere on the barrier island. That helps explain why a 38-story building can rise on this stretch of coast.

Multi-Housing News reported that sales at the property launched in 2024.

BH Group's project page lists a groundbreaking scheduled for April 2026 and describes the project as having full entitlements. The ceremony took place later, on June 18, according to Florida YIMBY. A planned start date sliding by a couple of months is common in large condominium projects, and it is worth noting only because delivery dates deserve the same careful reading.

The Sun-Sentinel reported on June 26, 2026 that the partners are investing in a $700 million project. In other words, a second tower is a stated intention tied to sales, not a scheduled construction event.

The most specific delivery statement comes from the Sun-Sentinel. In its June 26, 2026 article, the newspaper reported that residents of the new high-rise are expected to move in by the end of 2028, a timeframe attributed to Eric Fordin of Related Group. The same article carries a rendering caption saying the high-rise is slated to open in 2028.

Florida YIMBY reported in June 2026 that the project is slated for completion in 2028, and Multi-Housing News also reported a 2028 completion. Neither outlet gives a month. Older pre-construction pages and listing sites have circulated other years for this project, which is typical of tower marketing that began before groundbreaking. The reporting issued around the groundbreaking is the most current public record of the timeline.

Completion and move-in are not necessarily the same date. A newspaper's phrasing of residents moving in by the end of 2028 describes an expectation, not a recorded certificate of occupancy or a closing date. Buyers who sign a purchase contract should ask what the contract defines as completion, what outside date applies and how the developer will notify purchasers of schedule changes.

The Sun-Sentinel reported on June 26, 2026 that the tower will offer 350 residences with one to three bedrooms, ranging from 948 to 2,580 square feet. Florida YIMBY gave the same size range in June 2026. Pricing in a building that has begun construction can change as inventory sells, so the developer's current price list is the document to rely on.

The team is Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates as architect of record, Meyer Davis as interior designer and Witkin Hults + Partners as landscape architect, according to Multi-Housing News and Florida YIMBY. Multi-Housing News described interiors with open floor plans, floor-to-ceiling glass, sliding doors, private terraces and walk-in closets. The official developer website emphasizes views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway and presents interiors by Meyer Davis, with its renderings labeled as artist's conceptual renderings.

Florida YIMBY reported in June 2026 that the program includes approximately 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. Planned features include a resort-style pool with private cabanas, a wellness center with spa facilities, a 3,000-square-foot fitness center, yoga rooms, summer kitchens and an event space overlooking the Intracoastal. Select works from the Jorge M. Pérez Contemporary Art Collection are planned for the common areas, and the property will offer concierge service, a 24-hour attended lobby, valet parking and security.

The water is the point of this project, and two features carry it: a marina and a beach club. Florida YIMBY reported in June 2026 a private 32-slip marina and a resident-exclusive beach club, and the Sun-Sentinel, on June 26, 2026, described access to the 32-slip private marina along with an exclusive beach club. Related Group's own project page describes a dedicated marina and a full-service beach club overlooking the seascape.

Published coverage is less specific about how these amenities work. Several details do not appear in the reporting cited here: how slips will be assigned, what size vessels they can accommodate, whether slips are sold or leased and what they cost. On the beach club, buyers should ask whether it is on site or off site, whether it is part of the condominium, who operates it and under what terms. Those answers belong in the offering documents, and they affect how a resident actually reaches the sand and the water.

The Sun-Sentinel also quoted Fordin on other amenities: a yoga lawn, fitness facilities, live-work spaces within the amenity areas, a kids' playroom directly on the Intracoastal, a social room and cabanas for sale on the second-level pool deck. The cabanas are a separate purchase from the residences, so ask for their pricing and terms if they matter to you.

Because the reported milestones are consistent but incomplete, the most useful step is to turn them into written questions. Ask for the current construction schedule and the date the developer believes the building will receive its certificate of occupancy. Ask which events trigger notice to buyers and what the contract says if the project is delayed. Ask the developer to confirm the tower height, the legal address and the unit count in the current offering plan, since published materials differ on some of these.

Ask for the specifics on the water amenities in writing: the marina's slip count and rules, the legal status and location of the beach club, and the terms of use. Ask for the floor plans that correspond to the line you are considering, since the unit size range reported by the Sun-Sentinel and Florida YIMBY covers the whole building, not a single residence.

For buyers weighing Icon Beach against other oceanfront and Intracoastal towers in Hollywood and Hallandale Beach, a side-by-side comparison of delivery windows, waterfront access and site position is often more useful than a headline price. Denis Smykalov and the team at Wolsen Waterfront can help organize that comparison and request the developer's current documents on your behalf.