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title: Branded residences aren’t just for hotels anymore  - The Hustle
description: Brands are slapping their names on condos, offering loyal customers a lifestyle experience.
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# Branded residences aren’t just for hotels anymore

## Brands are slapping their names on condos, offering loyal customers a lifestyle experience.

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Published:  September 22, 2023

Updated:  November 21, 2023

Have you ever wanted to live in a Porsche dealership? Of course not. But what about a Porsche condo?

![The Porsche Design Tower, surrounded by cars on a blue background.](https://thdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/final_size-porsche-condo_20230921215619.png)

Around Miami, developer Gil Dezer — the guy who first licensed former President Donald Trump’s name, a la Trump Towers — has built Porsche- and Armani-branded residences, [per](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/realestate/branded-real-estate-miami.html) *The New York Times*.

- **The Porsche Design Tower** (132 units, $4m-$32m) features a “Dezervator” that takes cars up to owners’ condos where they can be parked on display.
- **Giorgio Armani **himself designed tapestries and chose furniture for Residences by Armani Casa (308 units, $36k-$11.7m)

Sounds intense, but the market for luxury branded condos is actually expected to grow 12% each year through 2026.

#### **Branded residences…**

… aren’t new, but are [typically associated](https://pdf.savills.com/savills_spotlight_on_branded_residences_2020.pdf) with hotel brands, either as standalone properties or incorporated into an existing hotel. Hotels are already kinda like condos — plus, who doesn’t love the amenities?

But now, many other luxury brands are getting in on the action. Obviously, they earn licensing and other fees from developers, but more importantly, it helps them evolve into *lifestyle brands*.

#### **Take Equinox…**

… The gym chain with the motto, “It’s not fitness, it’s life.”

It [operates](https://equinox-hotels.com/development/) wellness-focused hotels, residences, spas, and coworking spaces. Gym members get access to perks like [Dorsia](https://www.dorsia.com/restaurants), a members-only restaurant reservation platform seemingly named after the restaurant serial killer Patrick Bateman could never get into in *American Psycho*.

When Aston Martin debuted its Miami condo, the [$50m](https://robbreport.com/shelter/new-construction/aston-martin-residences-2873259/) penthouse came with the keys to one of 24 Vulcans and a membership to a private track club.

Meanwhile:

- **Japanese restaurant chain Nobu** is building a [700-unit condo project](http://noburesidences.co/) in Toronto with a 15k-square-foot restaurant.
- **Hotel design company Yoo** has [several residential properties](https://www.yooresidences.com/) inspired by various designers, including Jade Jagger and Steve Leung.
- **Magazine publisher Conde Nast,** which already operates a handful of bars and cafes, is also [eyeing the space](http://www.195593.com/commercial.html).

Obviously, we hope they call it Condo Nast.

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