A tower that wears its maker's signature, floor to gilded crown.

Most branded buildings borrow a name and stop there. 888 Brickell goes further: this is the first residential project anywhere to carry the full hand of Dolce & Gabbana, from the gold beaded screen over the porte cochère to the custom millwork inside each home. JDS Development Group built it, and architect William Sofield of Studio Sofield drew the tower that holds it all together.

At 90 stories, the building reaches for a record height on the Miami skyline, its ivory travertine cladding set against a glossy dark façade. The residences arrive fully furnished and turnkey, with ceilings rising toward eleven feet in select homes. Kitchens, bathrooms and closets were all designed by Dolce & Gabbana — you read the quality in the stone and the cabinetry, not the brochure.

The detail that sets 888 apart is flexibility. A residence here can live as a grand private home, then release a corner as a hotel suite when an owner wants it — fluid floorplans backed by serious soundproofing, with entrances kept entirely separate from hotel guests. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana chose the materials themselves: Covelano marble, Travertino Giallo, Camelia Green, Sahara Noir.

Below the homes sits an expanse of amenities run as a five-star hotel operation — a resort pool club, an indoor padel court, a recovery spa, an on-site tailor and barber, an event hall, and a signature restaurant at street level. The address places all of it at the center of Brickell, minutes from the water on either side.