Who Is One Thousand Group? Anantara Miami's Developer

The developer behind Anantara Miami Resort & Residences is One Thousand Group — a Miami-based team with a short but highly regarded track record that includes Zaha Hadid’s final residential project. Minor Hotels is the brand partner. Together they are one of the more interesting developer pairings in the Miami market. Here is a closer look at who is building Anantara Miami.

Who is One Thousand Group?

One Thousand Group was founded by Kevin Venger, Louis Birdman, and Michael Konig. The firm is Miami-based and operates as a boutique developer, selecting a small number of high-profile projects over volume. Their defining characteristic is partnering with world-class architects and luxury brands rather than developing generic product.

The firm’s first major project, One Thousand Museum, opened in 2019 at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard — the final residential project from Zaha Hadid before her death. The 63-story tower became a global architecture story and traded at the top of the Miami market. One Thousand Museum proved One Thousand Group could deliver a technically complex, architect-authored residential tower at the highest quality tier.

What else is One Thousand Group building?

Villa Miami, currently under construction in Edgewater (a few blocks south of the Anantara site), is their ongoing project. Villa Miami is partnered with Major Food Group (Carbone, Sadelle’s) and Terra, and brings the Major Food Group hospitality brand into Miami real estate directly. Villa Miami and Anantara Miami represent a deliberate strategy: partner with a globally recognized hospitality operator, position in Edgewater, and deliver at the top of the market.

One Thousand Group has been deliberately quiet about its pipeline beyond these two projects. That restraint, combined with the quality of what has launched, is why the firm is taken seriously in Miami.

Who is Minor Hotels?

Minor Hotels is a Bangkok-based hospitality company that operates 630+ properties across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean. It owns and operates the Anantara, Avani, Elewana, Oaks, NH Hotels, nhow, and Tivoli brands. Anantara is the flagship luxury brand in the portfolio, with 50+ properties in destinations like the Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mozambique, Austria, France, Italy, and Spain.

Minor Hotels is a publicly traded company (Bangkok stock exchange, ticker MINT) and part of Minor International, one of the largest consumer companies in Asia. The CEO is Dillip Rajakarier. Anantara’s signature programming — Thai spa rituals, wellness and longevity curricula, and experiential hospitality — is developed over more than two decades of operating the brand across Asia.

Why did One Thousand Group partner with Minor Hotels?

Three reasons. First, scale — Minor Hotels is large enough to deliver hotel operations at the level Miami expects. Second, brand reach — Anantara’s global customer base is a meaningful repeat and concierge-travel pool for the Miami property. Third, differentiation — there are Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, St. Regis, Waldorf Astoria, Bentley, Aston Martin, Dolce & Gabbana, and Cipriani residences in Miami already. Anantara fills a white space: Asian-heritage, wellness-forward, immersive luxury.

What does the partnership structure look like?

Standard branded-residence partnership structure. One Thousand Group develops the real estate. Minor Hotels/Anantara licenses the brand and operates the hotel component, spa, rental programming, and service standards for the residences. Residents pay separate HOA fees and have access to hotel services on demand (usually billed a la carte or through a bundled service fee depending on the final structure). The full fee structure will be released with the official offering documents at sales launch.

Why does the developer partnership matter to buyers?

Because branded residences live or die on operational execution. The brand name on the building means nothing if the hotel operator underperforms. Anantara’s 25-year track record operating 50+ luxury properties is exactly the kind of operational depth you want behind a $3M+ residence purchase. And One Thousand Group’s delivery of Zaha Hadid’s One Thousand Museum — a technically demanding concrete exoskeleton tower — is the kind of construction track record you want behind the building itself.

To discuss Anantara Miami in the context of One Thousand Group’s other work, Minor Hotels’ global portfolio, and the right residence category for your goals, call Adrian Sanchez at 305-321-7655.