Portofino Tower, Residential skyscraper in South of Fifth, Miami Beach, US

Portofino Tower is a residential high-rise along the Miami Beach waterfront with 44 floors and 206 residential units. Each apartment features floor-to-ceiling windows that open to views of Biscayne Bay.

Portofino Tower was completed in 1997 as South of Fifth's second luxury condominium skyscraper, developed by Thomas Kramer's Portofino Group with The Related Group. The French Wikipedia credits architects Charles Sieger and José Suarez, working for JMA Constructions Miami. It was the first building erected facing Fisher Island, and many similar towers followed nearby.

The tower takes its name from the Italian fishing town of Portofino. Its South of Fifth setting, at the southern tip of South Beach overlooking Government Cut, places it in the "SOFI" district, and the building has drawn national and international celebrities as residents, among them Donald Sutherland, Sir Ivan, Ingrid Casares and Anna Kournikova.

Portofino Tower stands at the southern tip of South Beach, overlooking Government Cut and facing Fisher Island, the first building erected opposite the island. Residents reach the 206 units from a four-story lobby; the 29th floor is given over entirely to a private gym. Hotel-style concierge, 24-hour valet parking and security staff checking every visitor are part of the building's service.

The 29th floor is given over entirely to a private gym for residents, not a social club. The French source also notes the building was the first constructed facing Fisher Island, and that its 206 units run from studios to penthouses with private pools.