Vista Harbor Residences & Yacht Club

555 NW South River Dr, Miami, FL

Vista Harbor Residences & Yacht Club is a new riverfront condominium development at 555 NW South River Drive in Miami, developed by Alta Development and designed by FormGroup Architects. The project consists of two 12-story towers with approximately 242 residences ranging from studios to multi-bedroom layouts, a breadth that allows the development to serve investors, first buyers and families within a single community rather than segmenting them across separate buildings. The waterfront program is the anchor: the site features over 650 feet of Miami River frontage and a private marina with dockage for yachts up to 250 feet, a scale of dockage that is rare in a residential project and that gives the yacht club in the name genuine substance. Amenities include a rooftop pool deck, a fitness center, spa facilities, co-working spaces, a restaurant and concierge services, an assembly that covers exercise, work and dining without requiring residents to leave the property. The project allows short-term rentals in select units, positioning it as both a lifestyle and investment-driven product, a flexibility that materially changes the ownership calculation for buyers who intend to offset carrying costs with rental income. Pricing is expected to start around the mid-$600Ks, with delivery projected around 2029, placing the project at the front of a long build cycle with time to plan. For buyers watching the Miami River corridor, Vista Harbor offers two towers, a working marina and a rental policy that accommodates investment, on a stretch of waterfront where 650 feet of continuous frontage is a meaningful and finite asset. Short-term rental approval in select units is the detail that separates the two towers from a purely owner-occupied building, and for an investor weighing the river corridor it is the single most consequential term in the documents.