Who should I call about buying a new condo in Coral Gables?

Call someone who works for the buyer, not for the building. Coral Gables currently offers two new buildings of opposite shapes: Cassia, a 174 residence tower across from The Shops at Merrick Park sold turnkey and furnished by RH, and Ponce Park Residences, about 58 homes in eleven storeys above a restaurant and an arcade. The sales gallery of either one will show you only its own, and will describe the other's defining rule (Cassia's three day minimum stay, Ponce Park's retail base) as a drawback. An agent will show you what you ask for. A buyer advisory reads both against each other and is prepared to say not this one, or not yet. The citywide version of the same read is who should I call about buying a new condo in Miami.

The developer's sales gallery. Polished, fast, and paid by the developer. The person you meet there works for the seller; the developer's own paperwork says its oral statements cannot be relied upon. Cassia's gallery sits at 4201 South Le Jeune Road, in front of a finished model of the RH furnished product.

A real estate agent. Licensed and paid a commission by the developer at closing whichever building you choose. A good one works hard for you; the structure still rewards a closing over a warning.

A buyer advisory. A team that takes only the buyer's side, reads the developer's documents against you, and is prepared to say not this one, or not yet. Paid the same commission on the same closing. How representation works on a pre-construction purchase is set out in do I need a realtor to buy pre-construction in Miami.

The buildings on the desk's books, in the developers' own words.

Cassia. ATLA Coral Gables, LLC, per the sales team (the developer brochure prints ALTA Coral Gables, LLC); architecture by Behar Font and Partners. 174 turnkey residences of one to three bedrooms, 662 to 1,439 square feet (58 one-bedrooms, 15 one-bedroom plus den, 85 two-bedrooms, 16 three-bedrooms), fully finished and furnished by RH, directly across from The Shops at Merrick Park. Flexible ownership with a minimum three day stay and optional professional management; assigned parking included; more than one acre of amenities: resort pool, spa and wellness, fitness centre, indoor pool, yoga and barre, social club, co-working. Staged deposits with the balance due at closing, in general terms. Approximately 69 percent sold, preparing for TCO, with estimated completion in the first quarter of 2027 per the sales team. No published entry price; pricing is released on request. The decisions in order are in Cassia Coral Gables: what to know before you buy, and the money mechanics in the Cassia buyer's guide.

Ponce Park Residences. About 58 homes of two to five bedrooms in eleven storeys, terraces with summer kitchens as the signature, a restaurant, cafe spaces and roughly 22,000 to 25,000 square feet of retail at the base, a rooftop pool and sky bar, a spa, a fitness studio, a wine cellar and a concierge, carried by a small owner count with an allocation to the retail set in the documents. No published entry price on the desk's file. Read Ponce Park Residences Coral Gables: what to know before you buy.

The wider map is the Coral Gables zone hub, and every other buyer question is collected in the questions buyers ask.

Four questions in the first five minutes. Who pays you, and does it change by building? Have you read this building's purchase agreement, deposit schedule and first budget, and will you read them with me? Which line and floor would you buy here, and which would you not? What happens to my deposit if delivery is late?

The right call is the one that is willing to talk you out of it.

Developer and sales team materials for Cassia and Ponce Park Residences as carried on the live dossiers and notes, verified September and October 2026. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier.