Robert A. M. Stern

If you’re looking to build a stylish condo building that will attract billionaires who pride themselves on having good taste and class  — not, say, the nouveau riche crypto crowd — Robert A.M. Stern is the architect for you.

Stern’s style is reminiscent of the past, combining Art Deco motifs with classical traits. For decades, his eponymous firm, also known as RAMSA, has designed some of the most exclusive — and successful — condominiums in the country.

The streak began with 15 Central Park West in New York, the Zeckendorf brothers’ Manhattan development that opened in 2008 near Columbus Circle.

Just a few blocks over, about a decade later, he designed 220 Central Park South for Vornado Realty Trust. The 70-story tower could arguably be considered the most successful condo development from the Billionaires’ Row era that it helped kick off. The 70-story building recorded some of the highest prices per square foot and landed noteworthy buyers, including rock star Sting and investor Ken Griffin (whose $238 million purchase remains the most expensive home sale in the country). Today, the skyscraper still commands healthy resale deals. 

Stern’s highbrow aesthetic extends well beyond New York. Take South Florida, where his firm is designing some of the most coveted, high-profile projects. 

Along Miami Beach’s oceanfront, the Witkoff Group’s Shore Club remains under construction. The development is a reimagining of the Art Deco structure into a luxury hotel and condo property. One of its penthouses remains under contract for $120 million — a record for the priciest condo sale in Miami-Dade County.

In West Palm Beach, none other than Stephen Ross has tapped Stern’s firm to design a luxury condo to attract wealthy business owners and high-earning employees down south, as the famed New York developer vies to transform the Florida city into a finance hub.