The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach on Local10’s SoFlo Home Project – From a deserted hospital to a luxurious multi-family residence, Design Expert Alena Capra shows you how adaptive architecture can bring new life to an old building.

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach, embraces all things Italian, starting with its architecture by Piero Lissoni and continuing down to the brands represented in each unit and the building’s common areas. A series of model units, fully furnished by leading Italian companies, completes the ode to the European design capital.

The suites at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, which range in size from 460 to 560 square feet and are priced from $580,000, have floor-to-ceiling windows facing a meditation garden.

Lionheart Capital has completed the Ritz-Carton Residences, Miami Beach, which features a private marina with a house yacht. Located at 4701 Meridian Ave., the 10-story project has 111 condos and 15 stand-alone villas. Units range from 2,000 square feet to over 10,000 square feet and are priced from $2 million to $40 million.

Adaptive reuse of buildings is always complex, and reimagining the former Miami Heart Institute (before it, the Nat King Cole Hotel) into private homes as “a new Portofino town,” says Piero Lissoni, was no exception.

Art lessons, artist residency programs and exclusive partnerships with academies and galleries are helping these developers paint a new picture of high-end living.

Miami-based global real estate developer, Lionheart Capital hosted their annual Stone Crabs & Rosé outdoor soiree at their newly completed The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach.

The largest residential adaptive reuse project of its kind in South Florida, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach made its much-anticipated debut with a spectacular party.