World's First Drive-In Residential Tower Lists $32.5M Penthouse With 11-Car Garage On The 56th Floor

When Porsche Design Group (the design company rooted in sports car history and not the sports car company) announced the launch of its first real-estate property in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, it was safe to expect car-related features catered to wealthy car fans. But beyond the relatively expected amenities such as a game room with two-car interconnected virtual racing simulator and a “Car Concierge” that takes care of residents’ vehicle, the design company helped create a first-of-its-kind car elevator lift system that turns the Porsche Design Tower into the world’s first automated drive-in residential skyscraper.

In September, the residential tower will unveil a penthouse that can accommodate up to 11 cars on the 56^th floor. And as the gem of the $560 million beachfront development, here are a few things you must know about this $32.5 million penthouse.

Like all the other residents in the building, you can access the penthouse through a patented, glass-enclosed car elevator system—named the “Dezervator” after the Tower’s developer, Gil Dezer. With an 8,000 lb capacity, the elevator can smoothly and securely transport you and your car at passenger elevator speed directly to the sky garage adjacent to the unit.

Once reaching the penthouse level on the 56^th floor, you’ll see a 2,200 square-foot garage space that can either be arranged as a gallery with three cars plus a living area with bar and billiard table for entertaining friends, or holding up to seven vehicles instead. With all that plus two two-car sky garages on the same floor, this means you could have enough room for 11 vehicles in this penthouse altogether.

Expectedly, there are the stunning panoramic views from the penthouse that stands on the 56^th to 59^th floor. Coupled with floor-to-ceiling glass windows throughout the unit plus dramatic 20-foot-high ceilings, residents of this 19,403 square-foot penthouse could likely enjoy those views from any of the four bedrooms (which can be converted into six bedrooms and two dens or flex rooms), plus six and a half bathrooms.

As for outdoor space, there are two private pools—one on the rooftop and one on the terrace, two balconies, and two summer kitchens, where residents could take advantage of the coveted oceanfront lifestyle in Florida.

With only six units (including this penthouse) out of the luxury tower’s 132-units remaining unsold, it’s evident that Porsche Design’s foray into residential real estate has been a success so far. But for people who have never lived in a drive-in residential skyscraper (that would be everyone), there would naturally be concerns such as: How would security be assured? And what happens if your car flat tires in the elevator?

According to Dezer, only unit owner-registered vehicles will be granted access by being scanned (RFID) and identified at the threshold to the garage and again at the entry or exit rooms prior to loading onto the elevator. As for being stuck in your elevator—whether it’s a flat tire or other reasons, maintenance personnel are always just a phone call away. With six passenger elevators and three car elevators, an on-site mechanic for the elevator, plus a car concierge that's always ready to help in repairs, the Porsche Design Tower seems set to run like a well-oiled machine.