La Maré Bay Harbor Islands vs. Alana: Two Boutique Waterfront Residences on the Bay Harbor Islands Waterways

Bay Harbor Islands is a small, residential island community with a park-like feel, set between the mainland and the barrier islands to the east. New construction here is measured in boutique buildings rather than large towers. La Maré Bay Harbor Islands and Alana are two examples, and both sit on Bay Harbor Drive. They are built for different priorities on and around the water.

La Maré is a collection of boutique buildings developed by Regency Development Group, with architecture by Kobi Karp Architecture and interiors by Debora Aguiar Arquitetos. Alana is a separate boutique condominium. MILLION's Journal, in a comparison of the two, lists Revuelta Architecture International as its architect and BEA Interiors Design as its interior designer. That comparison frames La Maré as the more marina-minded address and Alana as the one built around rooftop wellness and a close-knit residential feel.

This article compares them on four points: where each building sits, what the water offers residents, how the residences are sized, and how large each project is. Where the published material is thin or inconsistent, the article says what a buyer should ask the developer to confirm.

According to the official La Maré website, the Regency Collection stands at 9927 East Bay Harbor Drive. The site describes it as a boutique waterfront building with panoramic views of Biscayne Bay. Each home is described as having wrap-around, floor-to-ceiling glass walls to frame those views. The site presents the bay outlook as the central feature of the address.

Alana's planned address is 9901 West Bay Harbor Drive, according to MILLION's Journal. The east and west sides of the island are different settings, so the street names matter when you compare the two. MILLION's Journal describes both as Bay Harbor Islands addresses but does not detail Alana's exposures or view corridors. A buyer considering Alana should ask the developer which residences face which direction, what lies beyond each terrace, and how floor level changes the outlook.

The same questions apply at La Maré. The official site describes the collection as waterfront with bay views, but views vary by residence. Confirm the specific unit's orientation, floor and terrace rather than relying on collection-level branding.

Water access is where the published material separates the two projects most clearly. According to the official La Maré website, residents of the Regency Collection have access to a private marina. The site says the same for the smaller collection described as the Bay Collection on 10301 East Bay Harbor Drive. Florida YIMBY, reporting on the groundbreaking in October 2024, quoted the developer's marketing and sales lead as saying La Maré offers boat slips and a landscaped bayfront shoreline, with residents steps from the water.

Slip details deserve specific questions. Ask whether a slip is included with a particular residence, how slip rights are assigned, what restrictions apply to vessel size, and what separate costs are involved. Get those terms in writing before treating the marina as part of a residence.

For Alana, MILLION's Journal emphasizes rooftop wellness and a residential, close-knit character rather than marina living. The material provided does not describe Alana's docks or slips. A boater should ask directly whether any dockage exists, who controls it, and whether it is part of a purchase.

At La Maré, the official site lists the private marina and an elevated rooftop pool deck as the headline amenities of the Regency Collection. The Bay Collection is described with the same pairing of marina access and a rooftop pool deck. Inside the residences, LUXE Interiors + Design reported in May 2024 that the interiors include Poliform kitchens, Miele appliances and Antonio Lupi bath fixtures. The same article quoted designer Debora Aguiar describing a serene palette with smoky tones meant not to compete with the bay view.

MILLION's Journal describes Alana as the building that elevates rooftop wellness. That makes the two rooftops a useful point of comparison. Both projects put significant amenity space on top of the building, but the marketing around them points to different uses. La Maré pairs the rooftop with the marina and the bay. Alana ties it to a wellness-minded daily routine.

Neither description is a substitute for the amenity plans in the offering documents. Ask for the rooftop layout, the hours and rules for shared spaces, and which amenities are complete, under construction or still planned.

According to the official La Maré website, the Regency Collection is an 8-story building with 33 residences of two to four bedrooms. MILLION's Journal gives advertised sizes of roughly 1,567 to 4,200 square feet for those homes. The same site describes the Bay Collection as an 8-story building with just nine residences. Florida YIMBY reported in October 2024 that this smaller collection, then called the Signature Collection, would offer three- and four-bedroom units of 2,200 to 4,300 square feet.

Alana is planned at 7 stories with 30 residences, according to MILLION's Journal. The residence mix is marketed as one- to three-bedroom layouts of roughly 1,229 to 1,662 square feet. The practical difference is size. La Maré's homes reach into four-bedroom footprints, and its largest advertised residences are well above Alana's top size. Alana's range is more compact and starts at the one-bedroom level, which La Maré does not offer.

Overall scale is harder to compare because published unit counts for La Maré vary. LUXE Interiors + Design reported in May 2024 that the project would comprise two eight-story buildings with a total of 52 units. The official site's collection descriptions give a different combination. Because the project has been described in several ways as it has developed, ask the developer for the current building count, unit count and delivery schedule in writing.

Kobi Karp's concept for La Maré, as described by LUXE Interiors + Design in May 2024, was to take the idea of a single-family home and lift it into the air. The article said the buildings are planned to stand on elevated pilings and to include green rooftops built with recycled materials. It also described them as LEED-certified. Treat these as design and certification claims to verify against permits and documentation rather than settled facts.

Florida YIMBY's October 2024 report described La Maré as divided into three distinct collections, with construction beginning on the Signature Collection, and listed Regency Development Group as a Chicago-based developer. The two designer teams also differ. Kobi Karp and Debora Aguiar pair at La Maré, while Alana is credited to Revuelta Architecture International and BEA Interiors Design. In a small building, the design authorship is easy to see in the details, which is a reason to tour finished model spaces or comparable work by each team.

In short, La Maré is the more water-oriented, larger-residence address, with a marina and bay-facing glass. Alana is the more compact, wellness-oriented one. Which suits a buyer depends on whether the boat, the bay view and the size of the home matter more than a smaller residence and a rooftop built around wellness.