Bal Harbour Shops Debuts Expansion

Bal Harbour Shops has opened a 200,000-square-foot expansion, adding retail and dining space to the luxury shopping center as its owner pursues a separate mixed-use development with hundreds of apartments and a hotel.

The S. Florida Business Journal reports that the Whitman Family Development, which owns and operates the property at 9700 Collins Ave. in Bal Harbor, said the West Shops expansion is fully leased and will accommodate 30 luxury boutiques and flagship stores. The addition nearly doubles the shopping center’s existing retail footprint, excluding its department store anchors.

Retailers will continue opening in phases as they complete individual buildouts, with additional openings expected through 2028. Once construction is complete, Bal Harbour Shops is expected to have 140 tenants.

In late 2024, Whitman Family Development secured $740 million in financing from Blackstone to support the continued development of the retail expansion.

Whitman Family Development has formally submitted plans for a separate mixed-use project that would add 600 apartments, a 70-room hotel and approximately 45,700 square feet of additional retail space.