Met is one of those condo towers that went rental in the real estate apocalypse and hasn't yet recommitted itself to total condo-dome. One of the biggest projects of the 90s boom, two of Met Miami's 3 towers have been built, one with a J.W. Marriott in it, and the third is finally, finally breaking ground. The catch: It was supposed to be a tower with a Whole Foods Supermarket at the base. Now they're just building the Whole Foods without the tower.

Despite its quirky name (Vizcaya+Biscayne?) the art deco-esque towers of Vizcayne remind us of New York in the 30s. Vizcayne is a set of two towers atop an amenity deck that spans the entire block. It's a condo, but lots of individual units regularly hit the market.

Icon Brickell is the Grand Queen of the big real estate boom, designed by Arquitectonica and Philippe Starck, and built by the boom's biggest king, Jorge Perez. It also bankrupted him. Three towers contain lots and lots of rentals and condos, and the ultra-plush Viceroy Hotel.

Theoretically, you walk home to Opera Tower after seeing Figaro at the Arsht Center down the street. Actually, you walk to that new Publix less than 500 feet away for groceries and pick up your dog's poop at the bay front Margaret Pace Park across the street. Still a pretty good life.

Towering condos, mid-rise lofts, and low-rise live-work setups give you lots of living options in the heart of Miami's very popular insta-city known as Midtown.

Live right at the mouth of the Miami River "where it all began" with the Tequesta Indians thousands of years ago. The public riverwalk has art and spectacular views.

Are they "sky townhouses," "lofts," "live-work spaces," or just two-story apartments? Well, probably all of the above. This is yet another building in Miami's insta-city of Midtown.

With three massive towers, a bunch of townhouses, expansive grounds, a beauty salon, a pet salon, a spa, a sandy-beach pool, an infinity pool, a David Barton Gym, and a private car sharing service (like Car2Go, but just for the building) the notorious Flamingo is a giant compound of rental insanity smack dab in the center of South Beach. Probably contributing to that notoriety: the onsite liquor store.

Although built as a condo building, Ten Museum Park - perhaps the most architecturally restrained new tower in the "Biscayne Boulevard Wall" of buildings - has an astonishing 261 units on the rental market at the moment, according to Zillow, which is odd because, as far as we know, there are only 200 in the building. A planned Clinique La Prairie spa for residents' use also never happened. But it's still a gorgeous building, in a fantastic location, with views that would make you drool. And hey, no fancy spa = lower rents.