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Branded residence news: August and September 2026

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September 17, 2026 · 5 min read

Branded residence news: August and September 2026

August and September 2026 brought seven stories: one opening, four launches and two construction milestones. Equinox opened its first resort outside the United States, on the Red Sea; Park Hyatt announced residences on the Portuguese coast; and two Florida towers moved forward, one of them close to its full height. In Asia, new villas and residences were announced in Japan, Vietnam and India.

Middle East

AMAALA, Saudi Arabia. Red Sea Global announced the opening of Equinox Resort AMAALA on 3 September 2026, at Marina Village in Triple Bay. It is Equinox Hotels' second hotel and its first outside the United States. The adults-only resort has 128 rooms and suites and 21 branded residences, designed by Foster + Partners with interiors led by Rockwell Group, and a 1,602-square-metre spa. It followed Rosewood AMAALA, which opened on 18 August with 110 pool villas. Triple Bay also has Four Seasons Private Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, 26 villas, and Six Senses Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay, 25 villas around a mangrove lagoon.

Europe

Comporta, Portugal. Hyatt and the Portuguese developer Coporgest announced agreements on 25 August 2026 for Park Hyatt Comporta and Park Hyatt Comporta Residences, the brand's first property in Portugal, on the Alentejo coast within an hour of Lisbon's airport. Opening is expected in 2029. Plans call for 58 guestrooms and suites, six two-bedroom villas and 22 fully serviced residences beside the Troia Golf Course. Park Hyatt already has Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono Residences and Park Hyatt London River Thames Residences, where sales have opened. Nearby, Six Senses Residences Comporta from Six Senses has 58 villas and apartments, with completion planned for 2028.

Park Hyatt Comporta to bring 22 residences to Portugal in 2029 · Hyatt

Americas

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. The mat foundation for the South Tower at The St. Regis Residences, Sunny Isles Beach was poured from 24 to 26 July 2026, the developers, Fortune International Group and Château Group, announced on 5 August. The pour took about 10,000 cubic yards of concrete. The South Tower will rise 62 storeys with 170 residences, and the North Tower will add 150 more, with groundbreaking expected early in the fourth quarter. The remaining homes start at about $5 million (2026). No completion date was given. The town already has The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles Beach, and The St. Regis Residences, Miami is due in 2027.

Miami, Florida. Work began on the ninth and final cube of Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami, Florida YIMBY reported on 27 August 2026, with the superstructure at level 85 and a top-off advertised for this winter. The tower in Downtown Miami will rise 1,049 feet, Florida's first supertall, with 387 condominiums sold as Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami and a 205-room hotel. Prices started from about $1m at launch (2021), and completion is anticipated in the second quarter of 2028. Waldorf Astoria also has Waldorf Astoria Residences New York and Waldorf Astoria Residences Dubai Downtown, planned for 2028.

Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami · ArX Creative / PMG

Asia Pacific

Niseko, Japan. Pacific Century Premium Developments and Hyatt unveiled ONE HANAZONO VILLAS on 1 September 2026: 13 private residences in Hanazono which, according to the two companies, are the first Park Hyatt-branded villas in Japan. Kengo Kuma is the architect and André Fu the interior designer. Each villa will have about 700 to 1,000 square metres, with four to six en-suite bedrooms, and will be serviced by the team at Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono. Two furnished show villas are due this winter; no pricing has been released. Elsewhere in Niseko, Aman Residences, Niseko is planned for 2030, and Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve is open.

ONE HANAZONO VILLAS: 13 Park Hyatt villas unveiled in Niseko · Hyatt Hotels & Resorts

Sapa, Vietnam. IHG Hotels & Resorts and Alphanam Group announced The Residences at InterContinental Sapa Resort on 8 September 2026: 79 branded villas in the Muong Hoa Valley, within the 83-hectare Alphora Muong Hoa International Resort Complex. IHG expects it to be the highest-altitude InterContinental branded villa project in its portfolio, and it is designed to meet EDGE green building standards. In Vietnam, InterContinental already has InterContinental Residences Halong Bay, completed in 2025 with 100 residences. Elsewhere in Asia, the brand has InterContinental Residences Hua Hin and InterContinental Residences Osaka.

InterContinental plans 79 branded villas in Sapa, Vietnam · IHG Hotels & Resorts

Hyderabad, India. Minor Hotels announced on 16 September 2026 the signing of Anantara Jadcherla Hyderabad Resort, the first hospitality project from Ashya Group. Alongside the resort, 50 Anantara branded residences will be developed, with opening planned for 2029. The resort will sit on a 37-acre waterfront site, about 90 km from the centre of Hyderabad and 71 km from its airport, with 185 keys, among them 47 pool villas of 90 to 280 square metres. The residences will stand next to the resort rather than within it, which makes them second homes rather than a city address. Minor Hotels is aiming for 50 properties in India within the next decade.

Anantara plans 50 branded residences near Hyderabad for 2029 · Minor Hotels

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