High-rise multifamily + condo
26%1,640 active
Brickell, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, and Sunny Isles dominate the high-rise value bucket — South Florida's defining trade vertical.
Miami, Florida
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44,000+ active projects across Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, plus Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and the Broward corridor. Data live from Miami-Dade, Broward, and every incorporated AHJ.
43,680
Active projects in Miami-Dade
3,840
Permits issued in the last 30 days
218
Commercial $1M+ permits this month
Market snapshot
What's actually happening in Miami construction in 2026
Miami-Dade + Broward is the largest commercial construction market in the southeastern US, and its trade mix is structurally different from any other major metro in the country. High-rise multifamily + condo is over a quarter of the metro's permitted value — that's the defining trade vertical, and it concentrates in Brickell, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, and the Sunny Isles corridor. Hospitality + resort is the second-largest value bucket, driven by ongoing refresh + ground-up in Miami Beach, South Beach, and the Ft. Lauderdale / Hollywood corridor.
What's changing in 2026: condo + multifamily continues to permit aggressively despite insurance + financing headwinds, because the demand-side fundamentals remain strong. Hospitality is steady. Mixed-use is picking up materially in Wynwood, the Design District, and Coral Gables. Healthcare is a steady drumbeat — Jackson, Baptist Health, Mount Sinai, and HCA all running continuous capex programs.
The BD teams winning in Miami have a clear segmentation: high-rise specialty trades (one ecosystem), hospitality (a second), and suburban multifamily / mixed-use (a third). The high-rise ecosystem in particular is concentrated — a small set of GCs (John Moriarty, Plaza Construction, Coastal Construction, Suffolk) handle the bulk of the Class A high-rise work, and the M&E sub network is similarly concentrated. Targeted relationship-building beats broad outreach.
Trade mix
Where the permitted value sits in Miami
Trade mix across Miami-Dade + Broward over the last 12 months, weighted by permitted value above $1M.
Hospitality + resort
16%1,420 active
Miami Beach, South Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, and the Hollywood corridor anchor hospitality refresh + ground-up.
Mixed-use + retail
13%1,820 active
Wynwood, Design District, and Coral Gables are driving the mixed-use pipeline.
Healthcare + medical office
11%2,180 active
Jackson, Baptist Health, Mount Sinai, and HCA expansions drive consistent healthcare volume.
Tenant improvement (commercial)
9%8,640 active
Restaurant chains, retail buildouts, and office TI dominate this slice.
Single-family + ADU
7%12,840 active
Suburban Miami-Dade + Broward — Pembroke Pines, Davie, Cooper City, Weston are the strongest corridors.
Pursuit playbook
The Miami pursuit playbook
How the top construction BD teams in Miami operate in 2026.
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Pick a vertical and go deep
High-rise, hospitality, mixed-use, suburban multifamily, healthcare. South Florida's high-rise ecosystem in particular is a closed network — knowing the top 8–10 GCs and their architect + M&E sub roster is the entire game.
- 2
Watch Brickell + Edgewater carefully
Brickell, Edgewater, and Downtown Miami are the densest high-rise development corridors in the US. The signal is the site-plan filing 9–12 months before any building permit; permits confirm the project is real, but the GC has typically been awarded months earlier.
- 3
Cover Broward + Palm Beach separately
Broward (Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines) and Palm Beach (West Palm, Boca Raton, Delray) are distinct sub-markets from Miami-Dade. The high-rise ecosystem doesn't reach as far north; the mid-rise + multifamily ecosystem is different.
- 4
Track DBPR contractor licensing
Florida's DBPR registry is a uniquely strong signal layer. Knowing which contractors are newly licensed in a Florida jurisdiction surfaces market entrants 6–12 months before they appear on permits.
- 5
Bias toward planning + zoning filings
Miami planning filings (UDB amendments, MUSP applications, T-zone variances) surface major projects 6–12 months before any building permit. For sub-trade scope on $5M+ work, those are the right outreach moments.
FAQ
Miami construction FAQ
Yes — Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties are all in the feed, including every incorporated city AHJ (Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray, and the rest).
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