For the New York family trading a doorman apartment for Miami, who has heard that the Grove and the Gables are where families land and wants to know what new construction each one actually offers.
This page explains. Whether the building suits you is a separate conversation. Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the current position on any building we cover.
For a family that wants a new building, Coconut Grove has the stronger fit on our file: Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove offers 70 homes of about 2,025 to 3,975 square feet, every one with a water view. Coral Gables restricts towers, and its new building on our file, Cassia, is a turnkey building of one to three bedrooms up to 1,439 square feet, better suited to a second base than a family of five. If neither fits, Cipriani Residences Miami in Brickell is the city answer, From $1,859,900.
Five questions, asked of the Grove building, the Gables building and the Brickell tower nearest the Grove:
Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove. Price point: no published entry price; pricing held by the desk. Delivery: no date on the developer fact sheet we hold; deposits of 20 percent at contract and 20 percent at groundbreaking. Unit mix: 70 residences over 20 storeys, typical homes about 2,025 to 3,975 square feet. Position: Coconut Grove, every residence with a water view. Operator or brand: the Four Seasons name under licence, with a Director of Residence, concierge, doorman and 24/7 security.
Cassia, Coral Gables. Price point: no published entry price; pricing released on request. Delivery: estimated first quarter of 2027 per the sales team, about 69 percent sold and preparing for its certificate of occupancy. Unit mix: 174 residences, one to three bedrooms, 662 to 1,439 square feet, furnished by RH. Position: the Merrick Park District, directly across from The Shops at Merrick Park. Operator or brand: RH furnishes every home; optional professional management.
Cipriani Residences Miami, Brickell. Price point: From $1,859,900. Delivery: summer 2027, after topping off in July 2026. Unit mix: 397 residences including penthouses with private pools. Position: 1420 South Miami Avenue, with views toward Coconut Grove and the bay. Operator or brand: Cipriani dining, concierge and staff, with a children's playroom on the amenity list.
Square footage decides it. A New York family moving from a three or four bedroom apartment will find the Four Seasons homes in Coconut Grove closest to what it is leaving, at about 2,025 to 3,975 square feet, with ceilings of 10 feet or more and terraces at least 10 feet deep.
Cassia's largest homes are three bedrooms of up to 1,439 square feet: 16 of its 174 residences are three-bedrooms. That is a good size for a couple, a pied-a-terre or an investor using its flexible ownership, and a tight one for a family with two or three children.
Cipriani publishes an entry of a one-bedroom plus den; its larger lines sit in an availability list that shrinks as the building sells. Our page on which new Brickell condos suit a family sets the Brickell options out in full.
Our Coconut Grove zone page describes the Grove as the place many relocating families end up: tree canopy, walkable low-rise streets, a village centre and a waterfront of marinas and sailing rather than beach. The cost is scale. The Grove is protected low-rise almost everywhere, so new buildings are few, and the drive into Brickell or downtown is slow at peak.
Our Coral Gables zone page describes a separate city with its own building code and an architectural review that keeps new towers rare. For many families the right Gables answer is an established house or an older condominium, not a new tower, and the desk says so when it applies.
Brickell is the opposite trade: transit, density and choice of towers, with amenity floors in place of gardens.
Three things New York buyers raise with us early.
First, the tax question. Florida has no state personal income tax, but New York can still treat you as a resident for tax if you keep a home there and spend enough days in the state. Our page on moving from New York to Miami explains the domicile steps, and your tax adviser applies them.
Second, the calendar. A family wants a key date it can match to a school year. Cassia's estimated completion is the first quarter of 2027 and Cipriani's delivery is summer 2027; Four Seasons Coconut Grove has no date on the sheet we hold, so ask for the construction schedule in writing.
Third, the cash before the keys. At Four Seasons Coconut Grove, 40 percent of the price is due in deposits by groundbreaking, per the developer fact sheet. Our deposit schedule note shows how that sits against the rest of the purchase agreement.
Four Seasons Coconut Grove suits the family that wants a full-size home with a water view, a brand-run service staff and the Grove's streets outside. You give up a published price and date for now, and you fund 40 percent before groundbreaking. Read whether it is worth it.
Cassia suits the New York couple or the family buying a second base near Merrick Park, who wants a turnkey RH-furnished home and an early delivery. You give up family-size floor plans. Read whether Cassia is worth it and where it sits.
Cipriani Residences Miami suits the family that wants the city, a date and a children's playroom. You give up the Grove's streets and the Gables' quiet. Read what to know before you buy at Cipriani.
Our page on relocating to Miami with a family covers the order of decisions, and house or condo in Miami covers the question the Gables often raises. If Edgewater is also on the list, read Edgewater or Coconut Grove on walkability and service. The desk walks a New York family through the plans of all three in one conversation, and says when the answer is a house.
Contact the desk at Miami Dossier for the current plans, pricing and availability as the developer releases them, discussed one to one.
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Samuel Strauch is the owner of Metrik Real Estate. His team of agents represents buyers in Miami pre-construction.
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