1428 Brickell vs Baccarat Residences Brickell: 2026 Comparison

Buyers ask me to put these two Brickell Avenue towers side by side, and the honest answer is they are not close substitutes. 1428 Brickell is the boutique, design-led play: a 70-story YTECH tower with only 189 residences, the first Miami high-rise partially powered by the sun, already vertical since 2023. Baccarat Residences Brickell is the larger, branded, on-the-water play: a 75-story, 360-residence Related Group tower at the Miami River, breaking out into three product types including 28 riverfront flats. Here is my analysis, using each developer's published facts as of Q2 2026.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Price Analysis

The entry price gap is real but smaller than the headline suggests. 1428 Brickell starts around $2,300,000 and runs near $1,280 per square foot at pre-construction pricing. Baccarat Residences Brickell starts around $1,800,000 for a 900-square-foot one-bedroom, near $1,400 per square foot, and extends past $32M at the penthouse collection. So Baccarat actually carries the slightly higher per-foot pricing here, while 1428 has the higher entry ticket because its smallest units are larger. You are paying a scarcity and design premium at 1428 (only 189 units, Antonio Citterio interiors) versus a brand-plus-waterfront premium at Baccarat.

Who Should Pick Which

Choose 1428 Brickell if: you want the earlier move-in and the design story. It has been under construction since 2023 with an estimated 2026 delivery, so you are closer to keys than at Baccarat. You value scarcity (just 189 residences in a 70-story tower), the solar facade with over 20,000 square feet of photovoltaic glass, the Antonio Citterio interiors, and the Level 70 sky-view pool at 850 feet. Maintenance runs approximately $1.50 per square foot per month.

Choose Baccarat Residences Brickell if: you want the water and the brand. This is the tower on the Miami River and Biscayne Bay confluence, with a private marina and 28 riverfront flats and duplexes at the base, plus full Baccarat hotel-style service and Meyer Davis interiors. It delivers later (estimated early 2028) but gives you genuine dual water frontage, a rarity in landlocked Brickell. Maintenance also runs approximately $1.50 per square foot per month.

Rental Policy and Investment Profile

Both towers allow 30+ day minimum rentals as of Q2 2026, so neither is configured for daily Airbnb, and both suit long-term rental investors. The investment profiles differ in what drives the upside. 1428 leans on scarcity: with only 189 units in a 70-story tower, resale supply is structurally thin compared to a building with 300-plus units, and the Antonio Citterio name carries weight with European and South American buyers. Baccarat leans on its waterfront and brand: the private marina, direct river frontage, and Baccarat hotel-style service are features most Brickell towers cannot match, and its lower entry ticket near $1.8M widens the buyer pool.

My Recommendation

There is no universal winner here. I help clients decide based on their specific use case: primary residence, second home, or investment. If you have narrowed your search to these two, let me pull the actual available units in each and run a unit-level comparison on exact floor, view, and layout.

"These two are not interchangeable. 1428 is the boutique, solar, design-led tower that is already vertical. Baccarat is the bigger branded play on the river with a marina. The right answer depends on whether you weight earlier delivery and scarcity or water and brand."

"The cleanest way to decide between 1428 Brickell and Baccarat is to stop comparing logos and start comparing the things that cannot change: the address, the delivery stage, and whether you want to be on the water."Gerardo Gonzalez, Licensed Real Estate Agent at Compass

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