Luxe hotel chain St. Regis is connecting sky and sea with condos and slips. ArX Creative

Fort Lauderdale is done being the middle child of South Florida luxury development.

Staking a claim to the wealth Miami and West Palm Beach have captured until now, the city is entering a new phase of real estate ambition — rolling out branded towers, remaking marinas for megayachts and pricing condos at levels that would shatter local records.

Some of the region’s biggest developers are leading the charge. A partnership that includes Miami’s Related Group is building a “mini-Monaco” at Bahia Mar, the city’s largest marina, with plans for a $2 billion project that will bring a St. Regis hotel and residences, where a $3 million condo is the starting price. The marina itself is being remade for super

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