Launched by Haute Living · Boutique Luxury Concierge · Licensed Brokerage

    HL Real Estate Group

    Launched by Haute Living after 20 years as the editorial authority on luxury living. A boutique concierge focused exclusively on South Florida's most important new-construction and pre-construction residences.

    Launched by Haute Living · Boutique Luxury Concierge · Licensed Brokerage
    Section One

    Why We Started HL Real Estate Group

    Haute Living has spent more than 20 years as the editorial authority on luxury living. Our coverage spans the most important real estate developments, hospitality brands, fashion houses, design partnerships, and cultural moments across cities including Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Aspen, the Hamptons, and beyond.

    Over those two decades, our editorial work brought us into close working relationships with the developers, brands, architects, and creative teams behind South Florida's most consequential luxury new developments. We watched the regional market mature into a global capital. We watched branded residences evolve from a rare exception into the dominant new-development category. And we watched buyers — increasingly sophisticated, increasingly international, increasingly time-pressured — struggle to navigate a market that had outgrown the traditional brokerage model.

    HL Real Estate Group was launched by Haute Living to bring the editorial standard we have spent two decades building to the buyer side of the transaction. HL Real Estate Group focuses on the buildings, brands, and developers that meet the Haute Living standard — and the team tells buyers honestly when a project doesn't. The promise is not "we have every building." The promise is: we know the market, we know the developers, we know the projects worth paying attention to, and we help buyers get better information faster.

    Section Two

    Where We Work

    14+
    Active project pages
    8
    Branded residence collections
    4
    Active South Florida markets
    20+
    Years of Haute Living editorial authority

    Coverage spans Miami (Brickell, Brickell Key, Sunny Isles Beach, Coconut Grove, Edgewater, Design District), West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Hillsboro Beach, and emerging South Florida markets.

    Section Three

    About Haute Living

    Haute Living is one of the longest-running luxury lifestyle media brands in the United States. For over two decades, the masthead has covered the most consequential people, properties, and moments shaping luxury living — from the developers behind every major branded residence in South Florida, to the hospitality brands defining global travel, to the cultural figures shaping how UHNW families spend their time and capital.

    Haute Living's coverage reaches readers across Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Aspen, the Hamptons, and key international luxury markets. The masthead has been recognized in Bloomberg, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, The Real Deal, Mansion Global, and the Miami Herald — and works with developer, brand, and design partners across the global luxury landscape.

    HL Real Estate Group exists because two decades of editorial work created relationships, market knowledge, and a perspective on luxury real estate that buyers cannot find anywhere else. The concierge is the operational extension of that institutional position.

    Section Four

    Operated By Haute Living's Two Founders

    Kamal Hotchandani, Chief Executive Officer of Haute Living and HL Real Estate Group

    Kamal Hotchandani

    Chief Executive Officer, Haute Living & HL Real Estate Group

    Kamal Hotchandani co-founded Haute Living more than 20 years ago and built it into the definitive editorial authority on luxury real estate, hospitality, design, and lifestyle. He is personally involved in HL Real Estate Group's sales process and buyer relationships.

    Seth Semilof, Chief Operating Officer of Haute Living and HL Real Estate Group, Licensed Florida Broker

    Seth Semilof

    Chief Operating Officer, Haute Living & HL Real Estate Group · Licensed Florida Broker

    Seth Semilof co-founded Haute Living and serves as the licensed Florida Broker of HL Real Estate Group. He personally represents buyers in HL Real Estate Group transactions, advising on building selection, floor plans, and deposit structures.

    Haute Living's two founders run HL Real Estate Group personally. Both are actively involved in the sales process for buyers we represent.

    Section Five

    What HL Real Estate Group Does

    HL Real Estate Group is a boutique luxury real estate concierge focused exclusively on South Florida new-construction and pre-construction residences. The team works with buyers across primary residences, second homes, family-office holdings, and investment positions in the most important branded residences, waterfront towers, and design-forward developments delivering between 2026 and 2030.

    Project Discovery & Comparison

    Identify the projects that match your goals across markets, brands, price tiers, completion timelines, and lifestyle preferences. Receive curated shortlists rather than exhaustive databases.

    Pricing, Floor Plans & Availability

    Request current pricing, floor plans, brochures, residence-specific availability, deposit schedules, and developer incentives — sourced directly from each project's official sales team.

    Private Previews & Sales Gallery Access

    Schedule discreet private previews and sales gallery visits at times that work for your travel schedule, including outside standard sales hours where possible.

    Buyer Representation Through Closing

    Direct broker representation through contract negotiation, deposit timing, due diligence, lender coordination, and closing — with the same Haute Living editorial perspective applied to every step.

    Section Six

    How We Work With Buyers

    1. 01

      Tell Us What You're Looking For

      Submit the Request Concierge Assistance form or call directly at 786.957.7868. Share the markets, price range, timeline, and what matters most — primary residence, second home, investment, family, lifestyle. The HL Real Estate Group team uses what you share to identify the buildings genuinely worth your time.

    2. 02

      We Curate The Buildings Worth Your Time

      Based on your goals, the team identifies the projects in our coverage that genuinely match — not the longest list, but the right list. HL Real Estate Group sends current pricing, floor plans, brochures, deposit structures, and any specifics you've asked for, with editorial perspective on each.

    3. 03

      We Coordinate Access And Represent You In The Transaction

      Private previews, sales-gallery visits, developer introductions, and direct representation through contract and closing. HL Real Estate Group is licensed to represent buyers in Florida and works with each project's official sales team to ensure you have the best possible information and pricing.

    Section Seven

    The Haute Living Standard

    For more than 20 years, Haute Living has set the editorial standard for luxury living. That standard is what HL Real Estate Group brings to the buyer side of the transaction.

    HL Real Estate Group focuses on the buildings, brands, and developers that meet the Haute Living standard. The team pays attention to the design partners, the operating partners, the construction quality, the financial structure, and the long-term resale dynamics. The HL Real Estate Group team tells buyers honestly when a project doesn't measure up — even when it would be commercially convenient to recommend it.

    The HL Real Estate Group commitment to buyers is straightforward: we will tell you what we genuinely think, backed by 20+ years of editorial perspective on luxury real estate, hospitality, and design. The promise is not "we have every building." The promise is: we know the market, we know the developers, we know the projects worth paying attention to, and we help buyers get better information faster.

    Haute Living Featured In

    BloombergForbesWall Street JournalThe Real DealMansion GlobalMiami Herald

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    Section Nine

    Work With HL Real Estate Group

    Whether you're comparing branded residences across Brickell and Sunny Isles, evaluating a Mandarin Oriental tower against a Four Seasons project, or weighing a primary-residence purchase against an investment hold, the HL Real Estate Group concierge team can structure a building-by-building comparison based on your priorities.

    Helps the concierge team prioritize your request and identify the right buildings.

    Helps the concierge team match you to projects that fit your goals. Confidential.

    Complimentary. Discreet. No obligation. The HL Real Estate Group concierge team will follow up within 24 hours.

    Your information is private. We share project-specific inquiries only with the relevant developer's sales team, and only with your explicit consent.

    Prefer to talk? Call 786.957.7868, 9am–7pm ET.

    Or call directly at 786.957.7868 — available during business hours.

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