The Berkeley Palm Beach: 193 Condos, 25 Stories on Clear Lake
West Palm Beach keeps stacking luxury condo towers, and The Berkeley is the newest one to break ground. In July 2026, developer Al Adelson, the developer behind The Bristol, started construction on a 25-story tower at 550 South Australian Avenue: 193 residences overlooking Clear Lake, two to five bedrooms, priced from about $2.5 million to more than $12 million, designed by Arquitectonica, according to Florida YIMBY and Multi-Housing News. The team says the building surpassed $120 million in sales before groundbreaking, with completion targeted for 2029. West Palm Beach sits outside my core luxury Miami focus, but it is a market my clients ask about more each year, so I track its towers closely. For an independent read on The Berkeley or any Palm Beach County waterfront, I am the contact.
Al Adelson's Berkeley Palm Beach: a 25-story, 193-unit waterfront condo tower at 550 South Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach, designed by Arquitectonica, overlooking Clear Lake.
A New Tower on Clear Lake
"The Berkeley is doing something I pay attention to: putting large, full-time-living floorplans on the quieter Clear Lake side of West Palm Beach instead of fighting for a sliver of Intracoastal frontage. When a developer already sells north of $120 million before the first slab is poured, the market is telling you the demand for that product is real. It is not my core luxury Miami focus, but Palm Beach County is a market my clients ask about more every year, and I want to know exactly what Al Adelson is delivering here before they do."Gerardo Gonzalez, Licensed Real Estate Agent at Compass
In July 2026, construction officially broke ground on The Berkeley Palm Beach, a 25-story residential tower at 550 South Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach. According to Florida YIMBY, the project is designed by Arquitectonica and developed by Al Adelson, the developer behind The Bristol, and it will yield 193 condominium residences overlooking Clear Lake, with views extending toward the West Palm Beach skyline, the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Atlantic Ocean.
My read on The Berkeley is that the site choice is the strategy. Adelson positioned it on the western edge of downtown, facing Clear Lake rather than the Intracoastal, and that is what lets the building offer larger floorplans at a price band that starts around $2.5 million instead of the island's numbers. For a full-time-residence buyer, that trade of one water view for two, more space, and airport access is exactly the kind of thing I walk Palm Beach County clients through.
Residences will range from two to five bedrooms and are planned with larger floorplans intended for full-time living, according to Florida YIMBY. Units above the 15th floor are expected to offer dual-water views, west-facing over Clear Lake and east-facing toward the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. Pricing currently ranges from approximately $2.5 million to more than $12 million. The development team reports the building has surpassed $120 million in total sales, including more than $40 million since April 2026, before breaking ground.
The Berkeley continues the track record of The Bristol, the earlier ultra-luxury West Palm Beach tower Adelson developed on the island side. The amenity program spans three levels and, per the developer, includes a rooftop resort-style pool and spa, a seventh-floor pool with private cabanas, a fitness center with views across Clear Lake, a wellness center and spa with private treatment rooms and saunas, and private dining adjacent to a chef's kitchen, plus lounge, club, and co-working spaces.
The location places The Berkeley within minutes of Palm Beach International Airport, I-95, downtown West Palm Beach, major employment centers, healthcare institutions, and cultural destinations. The development team also points to recent institutional investment nearby, including the Cleveland Clinic and Vanderbilt University's planned graduate business campus, as part of the growth reshaping the western downtown corridor.
The Berkeley Palm Beach broke ground in July 2026, with completion anticipated in 2029. This is not a luxury Miami pre-construction tower, my core focus, but it is a meaningful Palm Beach County project, and I track it for clients weighing the area. To understand how The Berkeley fits a buying or investment plan anywhere in South Florida, call me at 305-964-8614 or visit the contact page.
Inside The Berkeley Palm Beach
Renderings courtesy of the developer show The Berkeley's three-level amenity program on Clear Lake. Final finishes and layouts are subject to change.
193 Condos, 25 Stories, Three Amenity Levels
The figures below are from Florida YIMBY's reporting on the groundbreaking, Multi-Housing News, and the developer's own materials.
- Residences193
- Bedrooms2 to 5
- Dual-Water ViewsAbove 15th floor
- Price Range~$2.5M to $12M+
- RooftopPool + spa
- Seventh FloorPool + cabanas
- WellnessSpa + saunas
- FitnessLake views
- GroundbreakingJuly 2026
- CompletionAnticipated 2029
- Sales to Date$120M+ reported
- ArchitectArquitectonica
Last verified July 2026. Unit counts, bedroom mix, pricing, amenities, and timeline are from Florida YIMBY, Multi-Housing News, and the developer's own site. Plans and pricing are subject to change during construction. Contact us for the latest.
550 S Australian Ave: West Palm Beach
The site sits on the western edge of downtown West Palm Beach, facing Clear Lake, near the airport and the city's business and cultural districts. Drive times below are approximate.
| Downtown West Palm Beach | 4 min |
| Palm Beach International Airport | 7 min |
| The Brightline Station | 6 min |
| Worth Avenue, Palm Beach | 12 min |
| Palm Beach beaches | 15 min |
| Boca Raton | 35 min |
| Fort Lauderdale | 50 min |
| Miami | 75 min |
Drive times are estimates and vary with traffic. For a full read on the area, contact Gerardo Gonzalez.
Al Adelson + Arquitectonica
Al Adelson is the developer behind The Bristol, the earlier ultra-luxury West Palm Beach condo tower on the island side. With The Berkeley, he brings large-floorplan luxury living to the Clear Lake waterfront on the western edge of downtown, framing it as a more accessible entry into the city's high end.
The Miami-based firm led by Bernardo Fort-Brescia designed the tower. Arquitectonica's South Florida portfolio spans decades of high-rise residential work, including the One Brickell Riverfront and the dual-tower LOFTY Brickell and Standard Residences project in Miami.
West Palm Beach's condo pipeline has concentrated along the Intracoastal, but The Berkeley faces Clear Lake on the western downtown edge, close to Palm Beach International Airport and the growing Cleveland Clinic and Vanderbilt investment nearby.
The Berkeley Palm Beach: Frequently Asked Questions
The Berkeley sits outside my core luxury Miami focus, but I follow the Clear Lake and North Flagler projects reshaping West Palm Beach. If you are buying or selling along the Palm Beach County coast, or anywhere in South Florida, I will give you a straight, independent read.