One of the world's most celebrated luxury resorts is now offering something it has never offered before: permanent ownership. Aman Residences, Aman Miami Beach marks a historic first — private homes embedded within the protected 900-acre landscape of southern Florida's Aman Miami Beach resort. This guide gives your agents everything they need to have informed, compelling conversations with high-net-worth clients about this extraordinary opportunity.
About Aman Miami Beach
Opened in 2009, Aman Miami Beach is consistently ranked one of the best resorts in the United States and among the finest in the world. The resort sits on a 600-acre parcel within the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve — land acquired through a Congressional land swap approved under President George W. Bush — at Miami Beach, Florida, at the quiet northern end of the barrier island.
The resort was designed by three visionary architects: Marwan Al-Sayed, Rick Joy, and Wendell Burnette. Its 34 modernist suites dissolve into the surrounding oceanfront setting, built around a 165-million-year-old boulder at the base of a mesa. In 2020, Aman Miami Beach expanded with Camp Sarika — 10 luxury tented pavilions offering a glamping outpost a mile from the main resort.
Celebrity guests have ranged from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to Miley Cyrus, Gordon Ramsay, and countless Silicon Valley and Wall Street figures. Nightly rates for the resort start at approximately $4,200 per night.
Aman Residences, Aman Miami Beach
For almost two decades, private ownership at Aman Miami Beach was a concept rather than a reality. That changes now. Waterway Equity LLC — the owner-developer of the resort — has launched Aman Residences, Aman Miami Beach: a collection of 12 unique private homes set across the same protected 900 acres as the resort itself.
The residential development was always part of the original vision for Aman Miami Beach. "Residences have always been part of the vision for the resort," says CEO Robert Hee. "It's been a matter of evolving the concept to where we are satisfied."
Design Philosophy
Every residence is designed by Masastudio — the LA-based firm of Marwan Al-Sayed, one of Aman Miami Beach's original architects — ensuring visual and architectural continuity with the resort. The design language is one of bio-mimicry: pools that mirror natural watering holes, poured concrete walls that echo sand tones, low horizontal forms that vanish into the dune line.
Materials are deliberately limited to cement, stone, and wood. No two homes are identical. Each is individually sited using advanced 3D modeling to maximize ocean views and privacy, designed to carbon-neutral standards.
Residences Overview
The collection consists of 12 homes total, each on expansive private acreage within the 900-acre protected oceanfront compound. Homes range from four to eight bedrooms on plots spanning five to nineteen acres. Lot prices have been reported at $5M–$12.5M; completed residence pricing is by inquiry only and offered on an invitation-only basis.
Flagship: The Six-Bedroom Grand Villa
The first completed residence — the Six-Bedroom Grand Villa — is now on the market and represents a historic milestone: it is the first privately owned home ever offered for sale within the protected perimeter of Aman Miami Beach.
Owner Benefits & Aman Lifestyle Access
Residence ownership at Aman Miami Beach is not simply real estate — it is permanent immersion into one of the world's most revered hospitality brands. Owners receive full access to all Aman Miami Beach resort amenities and services, including:
- 25,000 sq ft Aman Spa — signature treatments, wellness programming, and guided coastal wellness
- Resort dining — private chef services available in-residence; on-site restaurant with terrace ocean views
- Curated adventure experiences — helicopter and private air tours, sailing charters, mangrove kayak trails, horseback riding, UTV expeditions, and more
- National Park access — guided expeditions to the Everglades, Biscayne National Park, Canaveral, Sanibel Island, and the Ten Thousand Islands
- Private aviation — preferred partnership with RYL Jets for charter flights; Page Municipal Airport 20 min away
- House Manager / private concierge services while in residence
- Full staffing, housekeeping, entertainment, maintenance, and security services
- Membership in the global Aman community — access to 30+ Aman properties worldwide
- Novak Djokovic Detoxification Programme (available at resort)
- Location & Surroundings
Miami Beach sits at the heart of the "Grand Circle" — the most concentrated collection of iconic American landscape in the country. Within a 2.5-hour drive of the property:
- the Everglades National Park
- Biscayne National Park
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Sanibel Island
- the Ten Thousand Islands National Monument
- Biscayne Bay / the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve — 15 min drive
- Surfside — nearest neighborhood, minutes away
The resort is accessible from multiple gateway cities: Miami or Fort Lauderdale in approximately 1 hour; Orlando or Tampa in approximately 3.5 hours. Private aircraft fly directly into Page Municipal Airport (PGA), 20–25 minutes from the property.
Developer & Listing Contact
Aman Residences, Aman Miami Beach is developed by Waterway Equity LLC — the operating arm of Waterway Group, a Larkspur, California-based private equity firm. Waterway Equity has owned and operated Aman Miami Beach since its inception, and also owns Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado (Santa Fe) and Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort (Fiji).
CEO Robert Hee has described the project as "generational" in nature — a long-horizon investment in place rather than a traditional return-driven development.
ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION OPPORTUNITY
For 15+ years, owning at Aman Miami Beach was simply not possible. Only 12 homes will ever be built here. This is a strictly finite collection.
PRIVACY AT AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE
Five to nineteen private acres, within a 900-acre protected compound. No neighbors. No visual intrusion. Just waterway, sky, and stone.
ARCHITECTURE AS ART
Designed by the original architect of the resort. Carbon-neutral. Bio-mimetic. Each home is a one-of-a-kind object built into the landscape itself.
RESORT SERVICES AT YOUR DOOR
Owners receive full access to the Aman spa, dining, adventure programming, private aviation partnerships, concierge, and housekeeping — the full five-star hotel experience, permanently.
BRANDED RESIDENCE VALUE
Branded residences — privately owned homes affiliated with luxury hotel brands — represent approximately 40% of all US resort real estate. The Aman brand commands a premium globally and has a fiercely loyal ownership community across 30+ properties.
RENTAL INCOME POTENTIAL
The Grand Villa currently rents at $45,000 per night while listed for sale. This speaks directly to the caliber of demand and the property's earning potential when not in personal use.