Eighty Seven Park is an 18-story, ultra-luxury residential building on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, developed as a limited-residence tower with expansive terraces and high-end, fully finished interiors. It is recognized as Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s first U.S. residential project and is designed to sit lightly against the adjacent park and oceanfront context.
Finishes and visual alignment had to be exact. Small deviations would be obvious on a high-design, high-visibility facade and amenity frontage. The owner’s performance requirements demanded a tight building-envelope standard, with low tolerance for water intrusion, air leakage, and finish degradation in a coastal environment.
Established clear finish and quality benchmarks early (approved details, finish standards, and acceptance criteria) to reduce interpretation gaps in the field. Coordinated envelope components at transition zones where performance often fails first, tying aesthetics to constructability and maintainable waterproofing continuity. Supported construction quality control through field observations focused on alignment, tolerances, and sequencing, flagging issues early to avoid downstream rework. Tracked owner performance requirements against submittals and installation checkpoints so the built work stayed aligned with the intent, not just the drawings.
Delivered a tighter, more consistent finish outcome across critical exterior and transition areas, minimizing visual inconsistencies. Reduced late-stage rework risk by catching tolerance and sequencing issues earlier. Improved confidence that owner performance expectations were being met through documented reviews and field verification focus areas.